A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.
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SB0236 — A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.
Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 08, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
6 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Modifies the definitions of "abortion" and "abortion inducing drug". Amends the information required to be reported to the Indiana department of health (state department) concerning an abortion complication. Requires the state department to send each abortion complication report to the office of the inspector general. Provides that a person who manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, or provides an abortion inducing drug is jointly and severally liable for: (1) the wrongful death of an unborn child or pregnant woman from the use of an abortion inducing drug; and (2) personal injury of an unborn child or pregnant woman from the use of the abortion inducing drug. Allows the mother or father of an unborn child to bring a wrongful death action for the wrongful death of the unborn child from the use of abortion inducing drugs. Provides affirmative defenses. Allows for qui tam actions against certain persons. Adds an exception for the prohibition on abortion inducing drugs.
Bill Text
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Read SB0236 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
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Referred to the House
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: yeas 35, nays 10
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Cosponsors: Representatives Bascom, Prescott, King
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House sponsor: Representative Jeter
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Amendment #4 (Yoder) failed; voice vote
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Amendment #3 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
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Amendment #2 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
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Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote
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Senators Alexander, Holdman, Byrne added as coauthors
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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
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Amendment #6 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
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Senators Rogers, Gaskill added as coauthors
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Senators Raatz, Young M, Tomes added as coauthors
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Senators Doriot, Donato, Maxwell, Buchanan added as coauthors
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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Senator Brown L added as second author
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First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Authored by Senator Johnson T
Sponsors
- Tyler Johnson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 32 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Tyler Johnson Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 20% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Nay |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Nay |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Nay |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| La Keisha Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark Spencer | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Nay |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Nay |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Clark | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Not Voting |
| Cyndi Carrasco | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Schmitt | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Goode | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Maxwell | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 92 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Goodrich | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Vermilion | — | Yea |
| Fleming | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Boy | — | Not Voting |
| Torr | — | Not Voting |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Garcia Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Becky Cash | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Yea |
| Cory Criswell | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Haggard | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Joanna King | Republican | Not Voting |
| Julie McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Kendell Culp | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Pierce | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsay Patterson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lorissa Sweet | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Genda | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robb Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Boehnlein | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Not Voting |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 38% | 60% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Ford J.D. | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Nay |
| Houchin | — | Nay |
| Ford Jon | — | Nay |
| Sandlin | — | Nay |
| Kruse | — | Nay |
| Zay | — | Nay |
| Crane | — | Nay |
| Grooms | — | Nay |
| Tallian | — | Not Voting |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Nay |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Nay |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Nay |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Nay |
| James Buck | Republican | Nay |
| James Tomes | Republican | Nay |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Nay |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Nay |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Nay |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Nay |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Nay |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Nay |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 93 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 3% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Davisson | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Hamm | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Mahan | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Pelath | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Not Voting |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Siegrist | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Washburne | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Nay |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Forestal | — | Yea |
| Friend | — | Yea |
| Frizzell | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Smith, M | — | Nay |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Culver | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Kersey | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Ober | — | Yea |
| Stemler | — | Not Voting |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Beumer | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Not Voting |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Delph | — | Yea |
| Eckerty | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Head | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Yea |
| Zakas | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0236 do?
- Modifies the definitions of "abortion" and "abortion inducing drug". Amends the information required to be reported to the Indiana department of health (state department) concerning an abortion complication. Requires the state department to send each abortion complication report to the office of the inspector general. Provides that a person who manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, or provides an abortion inducing drug is jointly and severally liable for: (1) the wrongful death of an unborn child or pregnant woman from the use of an abortion inducing drug; and (2) personal injury of an unborn child or pregnant woman from the use of the abortion inducing drug. Allows the mother or father of an unborn child to bring a wrongful death action for the wrongful death of the unborn child from the use of abortion inducing drugs. Provides affirmative defenses. Allows for qui tam actions against certain persons. Adds an exception for the prohibition on abortion inducing drugs.
- Who sponsors SB0236?
- SB0236 is sponsored by Tyler Johnson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB0236?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 08, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track SB0236?
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