Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 18 R cosponsors

SB 236 — Abortion inducing drugs and abortion reports.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  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 January 08, 2026. 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.

  • 18 sponsors

    3 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (18 R).

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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

Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: yeas 35, nays 10

  4. Cosponsors: Representatives Bascom, Prescott, King

  5. House sponsor: Representative Jeter

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

  7. Amendment #3 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  8. Amendment #2 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  9. Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote

  10. Senators Alexander, Holdman, Byrne added as coauthors

  11. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  12. Amendment #6 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote

  13. Senators Rogers, Gaskill added as coauthors

  14. Senators Raatz, Young M, Tomes added as coauthors

  15. Senators Doriot, Donato, Maxwell, Buchanan added as coauthors

  16. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  17. Senator Brown L added as second author

  18. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  19. Authored by Senator Johnson T

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 236 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 SB 236?
SB 236 is sponsored by Joanna King (Republican), J.D. Prescott (Republican), Garrett Bascom (Republican), Chris Jeter (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Randy Maxwell (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), and Tyler Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 236?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 08, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SB 236?
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