Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 16 R · 11 D cosponsors

SB 176 — Nursing matters.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  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, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on April 10, 2025.

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.

  • 27 sponsors

    4 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (16 R · 11 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Adds members to the Indiana state board of nursing and changes the required qualifications for certain members. Amends the requirements that an individual applying for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse must meet. Provides that an applicant for a state accredited program of practical nursing (program) is not required to have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Requires a student of the program to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent before completing the program.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 45

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 303: yeas 49, nays 0

  6. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Representative Lopez added as cosponsor

  10. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 284: yeas 90, nays 0

  11. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  14. Referred to the House

  15. Senator Tomes added as coauthor

  16. Senators Alting and Raatz added as coauthors

  17. Senators Hunley, Spencer, Qaddoura, Pol, Niezgodski added as coauthors

  18. Senator Glick added as coauthor

  19. Senator Buck added as coauthor

  20. Senator Alexander added as coauthor

  21. Cosponsors: Representatives Behning and Shackleford

  22. House sponsor: Representative Barrett

  23. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 16: yeas 49, nays 0

  24. Senator Taylor G added as coauthor

  25. Senator Charbonneau added as second author

  26. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  27. Senator Johnson T removed as coauthor

  28. Senators Becker, Busch, Bohacek, Leising, Crider, Jackson L, Ford J.D. added as coauthors

  29. Senator Johnson T added as third author

  30. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  31. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  32. Senator Johnson T added as coauthor

  33. Authored by Senator Yoder

  34. First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (23)

Not signed on (123)

123 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 176 do?
Adds members to the Indiana state board of nursing and changes the required qualifications for certain members. Amends the requirements that an individual applying for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse must meet. Provides that an applicant for a state accredited program of practical nursing (program) is not required to have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Requires a student of the program to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent before completing the program.
Who sponsors SB 176?
SB 176 is sponsored by Danny Lopez (Republican), Robin Shackleford (Democrat), Robert Behning (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Greg Taylor (Democrat), David Niezgodski (Democrat), Rodney Pol (Democrat), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), Mark Spencer (Democrat), Andrea Hunley (Democrat), Susan Glick (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Ron Alting (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), J.D. Ford (Democrat), La Keisha Jackson (Democrat), Michael Crider (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Justin Busch (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), and Shelli Yoder (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 176?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
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