Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 3 R cosponsors

SB 34 — Occupational licensing.

Last action — Public Law 8

  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, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    4 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Requires the professional licensing agency (agency) to study universal occupational licensing laws enacted in other states. Requires the agency to submit a report with findings and recommendations to the general assembly not later than October 31, 2025. Extends certain dates and expands certain duties regarding the comprehensive review of occupational licensing by public agencies. Delays the date that certain individuals may begin to file a petition to repeal or modify certain occupational regulations. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on employment and labor.)

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 8

  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 217: yeas 94, nays 0

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  10. First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

  11. Referred to the House

  12. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 48, nays 0

  13. House sponsor: Representative Miller D

  14. Cosponsors: Representatives Teshka and Bauer M

  15. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  16. Amendment #1 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote

  17. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  18. Senator Crane added as second author

  19. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  20. Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Pensions and Labor

  21. Senator Hunley added as third author

  22. Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor

  23. First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology

  24. Authored by Senator Rogers

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (142)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 34 do?
Requires the professional licensing agency (agency) to study universal occupational licensing laws enacted in other states. Requires the agency to submit a report with findings and recommendations to the general assembly not later than October 31, 2025. Extends certain dates and expands certain duties regarding the comprehensive review of occupational licensing by public agencies. Delays the date that certain individuals may begin to file a petition to repeal or modify certain occupational regulations. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on employment and labor.)
Who sponsors SB 34?
SB 34 is sponsored by Maureen Bauer (Democrat), Jake Teshka (Republican), Doug Miller (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Andrea Hunley (Democrat), John Crane, and Linda Rogers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 34?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
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