Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 12 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 56 — Veterinary licensing.

Last action — Public Law 9

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 08, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on February 24, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    4 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (12 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Provides that the board of veterinary medicine may issue a license or registration to a qualified applicant without an examination if the qualified applicant: (1) satisfies the requirements for reciprocity of health care professionals; and (2) otherwise meets the requirements to become a licensed veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Public Law 9

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 235: yeas 94, nays 1

  8. Representative Novak R added as cosponsor

  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. Representative Smith H added as cosponsor

  11. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

  13. Senators Alting, Deery, Becker added as coauthors

  14. Referred to the House

  15. Senator Schmitt added as coauthor

  16. House sponsor: Representative Baird

  17. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 13: yeas 49, nays 0

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Senators Doriot, Byrne, Spencer, Tomes, Clark added as coauthors

  20. Senator Glick added as second author

  21. Senator Yoder added as third author

  22. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  23. Authored by Senator Leising

  24. First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 135 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (135)

135 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 56 do?
Provides that the board of veterinary medicine may issue a license or registration to a qualified applicant without an examination if the qualified applicant: (1) satisfies the requirements for reciprocity of health care professionals; and (2) otherwise meets the requirements to become a licensed veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician.
Who sponsors SB 56?
SB 56 is sponsored by Randy Novak (Democrat), Hunter Smith (Republican), Beau Baird (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Spencer Deery (Republican), Ron Alting (Republican), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Brett Clark (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Mark Spencer (Democrat), Gary Byrne (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Susan Glick (Republican), and Jean Leising (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 56?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 08, 2025. Enacted.
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