Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 36 R · 10 D cosponsors

SB 480 — Prior authorization.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on May 01, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 47 sponsors

    4 primary, 43 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (36 R · 10 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Sets forth requirements for a utilization review entity that requires prior authorization of a health care service. Prohibits a utilization review entity from requiring prior authorization for the first 12 physical therapy or chiropractic visits of each new episode of care. Provides that a claim for reimbursement for a covered service or item provided to an insured or enrollee may not be denied on the sole basis that the referring provider is an out of network provider. Repeals superseded provisions regarding prior authorization. Makes corresponding changes.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 144

  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 466: yeas 39, nays 2

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 443: yeas 94, nays 0

  10. Amendment #1 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote

  11. Amendment #2 (Mayfield) prevailed; voice vote

  12. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  13. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  14. First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance

  15. Referred to the House

  16. House sponsor: Representative Barrett

  17. Cosponsors: Representatives Carbaugh, McGuire, King

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 203: yeas 47, nays 2

  19. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  20. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  21. Senator Young M added as coauthor

  22. Senator Carrasco added as coauthor

  23. Senator Schmitt added as coauthor

  24. Senators Raatz, Spencer, Taylor G, Walker G added as coauthors

  25. Senator Tomes added as coauthor

  26. Senators Deery, Glick, Holdman, Jackson L, Niemeyer, Niezgodski added as coauthors

  27. Senator Alting added as coauthor

  28. Senators Clark and Qaddoura added as coauthors

  29. Senator Charbonneau removed as coauthor

  30. Senator Brown L removed as coauthor

  31. Senator Charbonneau added as second author

  32. Senator Brown L added as third author

  33. Senator Zay added as coauthor

  34. Senator Pol added as coauthor

  35. Senators Buck, Busch, Doriot, Walker K, Yoder added as coauthors

  36. Senators Alexander, Bassler, Bohacek, Buchanan, Byrne, Dernulc, Donato, Koch, Maxwell added as coauthors

  37. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  38. Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  39. Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor

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

  41. Coauthored by Senators Charbonneau, Brown L, Rogers, Crider, Becker, Leising, Hunley

  42. Authored by Senator Johnson T

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 43 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (43)

Not signed on (103)

103 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 480 - Johnson T

Passed 39 Yea · 2 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 31206
Democrat 7003
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 39209
% of votes cast 78%4%0%18%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Zay — Yea
Andrea Hunley Democrat Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Not Voting
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Not Voting
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
J.D. Ford Democrat Not Voting
La Keisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Mark Spencer Democrat Yea
Rodney Pol Democrat Yea
Shelli Yoder Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Nay
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brett Clark Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Not Voting
Cyndi Carrasco Republican Not Voting
Dan Dernulc Republican Yea
Daryl Schmitt Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Not Voting
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Gary Byrne Republican Yea
Greg Goode Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Yea
Kyle Walker Republican Yea
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Not Voting
Michael Young Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Nay
Randy Maxwell Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Not Voting
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Not Voting
Scott Alexander Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Yea
Spencer Deery Republican Yea
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Tyler Johnson Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

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SB 480 - Barrett - 3rd Reading

Passed 94 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 67004
Democrat 24002
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 94006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Boy — Yea
Dant Chesser — Yea
Garcia Wilburn — Yea
Alex Burton Democrat Yea
Carey Hamilton Democrat Yea
Carolyn Jackson Democrat Yea
Cherrish Pryor Democrat Yea
Chris Campbell Democrat Yea
Chuck Moseley Democrat Yea
Earl Harris Democrat Yea
Edward DeLaney Democrat Yea
Gregory Porter Democrat Yea
John Bartlett Democrat Not Voting
Justin Moed Democrat Yea
Kyle Miller Democrat Yea
Matt Pierce Democrat Yea
Maureen Bauer Democrat Yea
Mike Andrade Democrat Yea
Mitch Gore Democrat Yea
Philip GiaQuinta Democrat Yea
Ragen Hatcher Democrat Yea
Renee Pack Democrat Not Voting
Robin Shackleford Democrat Yea
Ryan Dvorak Democrat Yea
Sheila Klinker Democrat Yea
Sue Errington Democrat Yea
Tonya Pfaff Democrat Yea
Vanessa Summers Democrat Yea
Vernon Smith Democrat Yea
Alaina Shonkwiler Republican Yea
Alex Zimmerman Republican Yea
Andrew Ireland Republican Yea
Beau Baird Republican Yea
Becky Cash Republican Yea
Ben Smaltz Republican Yea
Brad Barrett Republican Yea
Bruce Borders Republican Yea
Chris Jeter Republican Yea
Chris Judy Republican Yea
Chris May Republican Yea
Cindy Ledbetter Republican Yea
Cory Criswell Republican Yea
Craig Haggard Republican Yea
Craig Snow Republican Yea
Dale DeVon Republican Yea
Danny Lopez Republican Yea
Dave Hall Republican Yea
Dave Heine Republican Yea
David Abbott Republican Yea
Doug Miller Republican Yea
Edmond Soliday Republican Yea
Edward Clere Republican Not Voting
Elizabeth Rowray Republican Yea
Ethan Lawson Republican Yea
Ethan Manning Republican Yea
Garrett Bascom Republican Yea
Gregory Steuerwald Republican Yea
Harold Slager Republican Yea
Heath VanNatter Republican Yea
Hunter Smith Republican Not Voting
J.D. Prescott Republican Yea
Jack Jordan Republican Yea
Jake Teshka Republican Yea
Jeffrey Thompson Republican Yea
Jennifer Meltzer Republican Yea
Jim Lucas Republican Yea
Jim Pressel Republican Yea
Joanna King Republican Yea
Julie McGuire Republican Yea
Julie Olthoff Republican Yea
Karen Engleman Republican Yea
Kendell Culp Republican Yea
Kyle Pierce Republican Yea
Lindsay Patterson Republican Yea
Lori Goss-Reaves Republican Yea
Lorissa Sweet Republican Yea
Mark Genda Republican Yea
Martin Carbaugh Republican Yea
Matt Commons Republican Yea
Matt Hostettler Republican Yea
Matt Lehman Republican Yea
Michael Karickhoff Republican Yea
Michelle Davis Republican Yea
Mike Aylesworth Republican Yea
Peggy Mayfield Republican Yea
Robb Greene Republican Yea
Robert Behning Republican Yea
Robert Heaton Republican Yea
Robert Morris Republican Yea
Ryan Lauer Republican Yea
Shane Lindauer Republican Yea
Steve Bartels Republican Yea
Tim Yocum Republican Yea
Timothy O'Brien Republican Yea
Timothy Wesco Republican Yea
Todd Huston Republican Not Voting
Tony Isa Republican Yea
Tyler Johnson Republican Not Voting
Wendy McNamara Republican Yea
Zach Payne Republican Yea

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SB 480 - Johnson T - 3rd Reading

Passed 47 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37200
Democrat 9001
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 47201
% of votes cast 94%4%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Zay — Yea
Andrea Hunley Democrat Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Yea
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
J.D. Ford Democrat Not Voting
La Keisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Mark Spencer Democrat Yea
Rodney Pol Democrat Yea
Shelli Yoder Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Nay
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brett Clark Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Yea
Cyndi Carrasco Republican Yea
Dan Dernulc Republican Yea
Daryl Schmitt Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Gary Byrne Republican Yea
Greg Goode Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Yea
Kyle Walker Republican Yea
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Yea
Michael Young Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Nay
Randy Maxwell Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Scott Alexander Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Yea
Spencer Deery Republican Yea
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Tyler Johnson Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 480 do?
Sets forth requirements for a utilization review entity that requires prior authorization of a health care service. Prohibits a utilization review entity from requiring prior authorization for the first 12 physical therapy or chiropractic visits of each new episode of care. Provides that a claim for reimbursement for a covered service or item provided to an insured or enrollee may not be denied on the sole basis that the referring provider is an out of network provider. Repeals superseded provisions regarding prior authorization. Makes corresponding changes.
Who sponsors SB 480?
SB 480 is sponsored by Joanna King (Republican), Julie McGuire (Republican), Martin Carbaugh (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Greg Walker (Republican), Greg Taylor (Democrat), Mark Spencer (Democrat), Jeff Raatz (Republican), David Niezgodski (Democrat), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), La Keisha Jackson (Democrat), Travis Holdman (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Spencer Deery (Republican), Ron Alting (Republican), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), Brett Clark (Republican), Andy Zay, Rodney Pol (Democrat), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Kyle Walker (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Justin Busch (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Randy Maxwell (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Dan Dernulc (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Andrea Hunley (Democrat), Jean Leising (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Michael Crider (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), and Tyler Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 480?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
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