Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 9 R cosponsors

SB 8 — Library budgets.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced December 08, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    4 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

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Summary

Amends the percentage increase in a public library's proposed budget that determines whether the public library's proposed budget is subject to binding review by the applicable county, city, or town, fiscal body.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Senator Schmitt added as coauthor

  4. House sponsor: Representative Prescott

  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 31, nays 13

  6. Senator Garten added as second author

  7. Senator Baldwin added as coauthor

  8. Senator Young M added as coauthor

  9. Senator Mishler added as third author

  10. Senators Johnson T, Buchanan added as coauthors

  11. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. Authored by Senator Byrne

  14. First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 8 do?
Amends the percentage increase in a public library's proposed budget that determines whether the public library's proposed budget is subject to binding review by the applicable county, city, or town, fiscal body.
Who sponsors SB 8?
SB 8 is sponsored by J.D. Prescott (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Ryan Mishler (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), and Gary Byrne (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 8?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced December 08, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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