Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 31 R cosponsors

SB 1 — Human services matters.

Last action — Public Law 63

  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 January 08, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on March 04, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 31 sponsors

    4 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (31 R).

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Summary

Establishes the Indiana rural health transformation fund and makes allotments and expenditures from the fund subject to budget committee review before the allotment and expenditure may occur. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to report biannually to the budget committee concerning the use of the money in the fund. Prohibits recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from using SNAP benefits to purchase candy and soft drinks. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply for a waiver or authorization to implement the prohibition if a waiver or authorization from a federal agency is required. Terminates the state's participation in the use of expanded categorical eligibility within the federal SNAP. Specifies gross income standards and countable resources for SNAP eligibility. Establishes immigration eligibility requirements for SNAP and requires the division of family resources to verify compliance with the requirements and submit information to the federal government about individuals for whom the division could not verify the immigration status. Specifies the time frame for Medicaid eligibility redeterminations. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) to transmit certain information to the federal government to prevent multiple state Medicaid enrollment. Specifies the time frame concerning the initial date of Medicaid assistance based on the application date. Sets forth additional countable income requirements for Medicaid. Modifies immigration status requirements for Medicaid, including presumptive eligibility and the healthy Indiana plan (HIP), and requires the office to verify compliance of the requirements and report information to the federal government. Modifies work and exemption requirements for HIP and requires the conditions to be met in the three preceding months before an individual applies to HIP. Requires the office to verify compliance with the work requirements on an ongoing basis and at least quarterly. Prohibits the office from expanding the medically frail exemption beyond the federal definition of the term. Removes the 12 month eligibility period for HIP and requires semiannual renewal. Sets forth additional copayments for the use of an emergency room setting for nonemergency services and other services under HIP.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Public Law 63

  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. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 266: yeas 39, nays 9

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Representative King added as cosponsor

  10. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 302: yeas 64, nays 30

  11. Amendment #16 (Clere) failed; Division of the House: yeas 32, nays 59

  12. Amendment #2 (Pack) failed; Roll Call 277: yeas 30, nays 56

  13. Amendment #14 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote

  14. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  15. Amendment #11 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 286: yeas 30, nays 64

  16. Amendment #12 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 285: yeas 34, nays 55

  17. Amendment #10 (DeLaney) failed; voice vote

  18. Amendment #7 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 284: yeas 32, nays 60

  19. Amendment #6 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 283: yeas 28, nays 62

  20. Amendment #5 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 282: yeas 29, nays 60

  21. Amendment #4 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 281: yeas 28, nays 60

  22. Amendment #17 (Shackleford) failed; Roll Call 280: yeas 30, nays 59

  23. Amendment #15 (Clere) failed; Roll Call 278: yeas 31, nays 57

  24. Amendment #3 (Shackleford) failed; Roll Call 279: yeas 29, nays 61

  25. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  26. First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  27. Referred to the House

  28. Cosponsors: Representatives Thompson, Snow

  29. House sponsor: Representative Barrett

  30. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 44: yeas 38, nays 8

  31. Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 29: yeas 10, nays 38

  32. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  33. Amendment #6 (Yoder) failed; Roll Call 32: yeas 13, nays 35

  34. Amendment #5 (Yoder) failed; voice vote

  35. Amendment #4 (Yoder) failed; voice vote

  36. Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 30: yeas 12, nays 35

  37. Amendment #3 (Yoder) failed; Roll Call 31: yeas 10, nays 38

  38. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  39. First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations

  40. Senators Tomes, Niemeyer added as coauthors

  41. Authored by Senators Garten, Mishler, Charbonneau

  42. Coauthored by Senators Holdman, Koch, Johnson T, Brown L, Busch, Freeman, Gaskill, Donato, Byrne, Carrasco, Alexander, Maxwell, Baldwin, Goode, Raatz, Clark, Schmitt, Crider, Buchanan, Rogers, Doriot, Young M

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (27)

Not signed on (119)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1 do?
Establishes the Indiana rural health transformation fund and makes allotments and expenditures from the fund subject to budget committee review before the allotment and expenditure may occur. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to report biannually to the budget committee concerning the use of the money in the fund. Prohibits recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from using SNAP benefits to purchase candy and soft drinks. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to apply for a waiver or authorization to implement the prohibition if a waiver or authorization from a federal agency is required. Terminates the state's participation in the use of expanded categorical eligibility within the federal SNAP. Specifies gross income standards and countable resources for SNAP eligibility. Establishes immigration eligibility requirements for SNAP and requires the division of family resources to verify compliance with the requirements and submit information to the federal government about individuals for whom the division could not verify the immigration status. Specifies the time frame for Medicaid eligibility redeterminations. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) to transmit certain information to the federal government to prevent multiple state Medicaid enrollment. Specifies the time frame concerning the initial date of Medicaid assistance based on the application date. Sets forth additional countable income requirements for Medicaid. Modifies immigration status requirements for Medicaid, including presumptive eligibility and the healthy Indiana plan (HIP), and requires the office to verify compliance of the requirements and report information to the federal government. Modifies work and exemption requirements for HIP and requires the conditions to be met in the three preceding months before an individual applies to HIP. Requires the office to verify compliance with the work requirements on an ongoing basis and at least quarterly. Prohibits the office from expanding the medically frail exemption beyond the federal definition of the term. Removes the 12 month eligibility period for HIP and requires semiannual renewal. Sets forth additional copayments for the use of an emergency room setting for nonemergency services and other services under HIP.
Who sponsors SB 1?
SB 1 is sponsored by Joanna King (Republican), Craig Snow (Republican), Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Michael Crider (Republican), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Brett Clark (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Greg Goode (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Randy Maxwell (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), Justin Busch (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Ryan Mishler (Republican), and Chris Garten (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2026. Enacted.
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