Bill Commons

IN HB 1358

enacted

Indiana department of health.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

Follow this bill’s action updates (Atom)

Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.

Quick answers

Did IN HB 1358 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1358 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Public Law 96

What is IN HB 1358 about?

Changes the statewide standing order for the dispensing of a smoking cessation product to a tobacco, vaping, or nicotine cessation product. Amends the date by which a hospital must submit the hospital's fiscal report and patient information report to the state department. Removes a requirement that a home health aide competency evaluation program include at least 75 hours of training and 16 hours of classroom training before supervised practical training. Adds Parkinson's disease to the definition of "chronic disease" for provisions concerning the chronic disease registry. Requires: (1) the state department to maintain a trauma registry; and (2) certain health care facilities to submit data to the registry. Establishes requirements for the handling and transporting of infectious waste. Sets forth factors the state department must consider in determining the nature of and civil penalty for a violation of infectious waste requirements. Expands provisions concerning epinephrine, including provisions allowing a pharmacist to dispense and an entity to prescribe epinephrine rather than auto-injectable epinephrine. Removes the expiration of provisions concerning lead screening for children. Requires a registered manufacturer, processor, repackager, or wholesale distributor of food, drugs, or cosmetics to comply with federal regulations concerning good manufacturing practices. Allows the state health commissioner to enter and inspect the premises of the manufacturer, processor, repackager, or wholesale distributor. Permits a local health department to conduct inspections of certain manufacturers, processors, repackagers, or wholesale distributors. Amends the information a local child fatality review team and the statewide child fatality review committee may review in conducting a child fatality review. Allows a suicide and overdose fatality review team and a fetal-infant mortality review team to provide records to the state department. Requires the state department to maintain the confidentiality of these records. Requires a medical school to: (1) include nutrition education in the school's curriculum; and (2) require students to complete a rural health rotation. Voids administrative rules concerning infectious waste and the state trauma registry.

Who sponsors IN HB 1358?

Ed Charbonneau, Justin Busch, Brad Barrett are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1358, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Changes the statewide standing order for the dispensing of a smoking cessation product to a tobacco, vaping, or nicotine cessation product. Amends the date by which a hospital must submit the hospital's fiscal report and patient information report to the state department. Removes a requirement that a home health aide competency evaluation program include at least 75 hours of training and 16 hours of classroom training before supervised practical training. Adds Parkinson's disease to the definition of "chronic disease" for provisions concerning the chronic disease registry. Requires: (1) the state department to maintain a trauma registry; and (2) certain health care facilities to submit data to the registry. Establishes requirements for the handling and transporting of infectious waste. Sets forth factors the state department must consider in determining the nature of and civil penalty for a violation of infectious waste requirements. Expands provisions concerning epinephrine, including provisions allowing a pharmacist to dispense and an entity to prescribe epinephrine rather than auto-injectable epinephrine. Removes the expiration of provisions concerning lead screening for children. Requires a registered manufacturer, processor, repackager, or wholesale distributor of food, drugs, or cosmetics to comply with federal regulations concerning good manufacturing practices. Allows the state health commissioner to enter and inspect the premises of the manufacturer, processor, repackager, or wholesale distributor. Permits a local health department to conduct inspections of certain manufacturers, processors, repackagers, or wholesale distributors. Amends the information a local child fatality review team and the statewide child fatality review committee may review in conducting a child fatality review. Allows a suicide and overdose fatality review team and a fetal-infant mortality review team to provide records to the state department. Requires the state department to maintain the confidentiality of these records. Requires a medical school to: (1) include nutrition education in the school's curriculum; and (2) require students to complete a rural health rotation. Voids administrative rules concerning infectious waste and the state trauma registry.

Introduced
—
Latest action
2026-03-04 — Public Law 96
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ed Charbonneausponsor
  • Justin Buschsponsor
  • Brad Barrettauthor
  • Lori Goss-Reavescoauthor
  • Joanna Kingcoauthor
  • Gregory Portercoauthor
  • James Tomescosponsor
  • Lonnie Randolphcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-04

    Public Law 96

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-04

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-02-27

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-02-27

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    passage

  5. 2026-02-26

    Signed by the Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-02-25

    House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 380: yeas 96, nays 0

  7. 2026-02-25

    Motion to concur filed

    filing

  8. 2026-02-18

    Returned to the House with amendments

    receipt

  9. 2026-02-17

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 193: yeas 40, nays 4

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  10. 2026-02-16

    Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  11. 2026-02-16

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  12. 2026-02-12

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  13. 2026-02-10

    Senator Tomes added as cosponsor

  14. 2026-02-05

    Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-02

    First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2026-01-29

    Referred to the Senate

    referral

  17. 2026-01-28

    Senate sponsors: Senators Charbonneau, Busch

  18. 2026-01-28

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 116: yeas 95, nays 0

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  19. 2026-01-22

    Representatives King, Goss-Reaves, Porter added as coauthors

  20. 2026-01-22

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  21. 2026-01-20

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  22. 2026-01-08

    Authored by Representative Barrett

  23. 2026-01-08

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HB 1358 - Barrett - 3rd Reading

    2026-01-28 · pass · 95-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Garcia Wilburn: yes
    • Ledbetter: yes
    • Pierce, M: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • GiaQuinta: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Porter: yes
    • Aylesworth: yes
    • Gore: yes
    • Lindauer: yes
    • Prescott: yes
    • Baird: yes
    • Goss-Reaves: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Pressel: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Pryor: yes
    • Bartels: yes
    • Haggard: yes
    • Manning: yes
    • Rowray: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • May: yes
    • Shackleford: yes
    • Bascom: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Shonkwiler: yes
    • Behning: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Slager: yes
    • Borders: yes
    • Hatcher: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Smaltz: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Heaton: yes
    • Meltzer: yes
    • Smith, H: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Hostettler: yes
    • Miller, D: yes
    • Smith, V: yes
    • Carbaugh: yes
    • Ireland: yes
    • Miller, K: yes
    • Snow: yes
    • Cash: yes
    • Isa: yes
    • Moed: yes
    • Soliday: yes
    • Clere: yes
    • Jackson, C: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Steuerwald: yes
    • Criswell: yes
    • Jeter: yes
    • Moseley: yes
    • Summers: yes
    • Culp: yes
    • Johnson, B: yes
    • Novak: yes
    • Sweet: yes
    • Dant Chesser: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Teshka: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Judy: yes
    • Olthoff: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • DeLaney: yes
    • Karickhoff: yes
    • Pack: yes
    • VanNatter: yes
    • DeVon: yes
    • King: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Wesco: yes
    • Dvorak: yes
    • Klinker: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Yocum: yes
    • Engleman: yes
    • Lauer: yes
    • Pfaff: yes
    • Zimmerman: yes
    • Errington: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Pierce, K: yes
    • Bauer: excused
    • Heine: excused
    • Commons: not voting
    • Genda: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting
  • HB 1358 - Charbonneau - 3rd Reading

    2026-02-17 · pass · 40-4

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Charbonneau: yes
    • Jackson, L: yes
    • Raatz: yes
    • Baldwin: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Crider: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bohacek: yes
    • Deery: yes
    • Leising: yes
    • Schmitt: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Dernulc: yes
    • Maxwell: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • McKinley: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Ford J.D.: yes
    • Mishler: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Buck: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Niemeyer: yes
    • Walker G: yes
    • Busch: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Niezgodski: yes
    • Walker K: yes
    • Carrasco: yes
    • Holdman: yes
    • Qaddoura: yes
    • Yoder: yes
    • Byrne: no
    • Freeman: no
    • Gaskill: no
    • Young: no
    • Doriot: excused
    • Alting: not voting
    • Garten: not voting
    • Hunley: not voting
    • Pol: not voting
    • Bassler: not voting
  • HB 1358 - Barrett

    2026-02-25 · pass · 96-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Errington: yes
    • Lauer: yes
    • Pierce, K: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Garcia Wilburn: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Pierce, M: yes
    • Aylesworth: yes
    • Genda: yes
    • Ledbetter: yes
    • Porter: yes
    • Baird: yes
    • GiaQuinta: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Prescott: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Gore: yes
    • Lindauer: yes
    • Pressel: yes
    • Bartels: yes
    • Goss-Reaves: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Pryor: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Rowray: yes
    • Bascom: yes
    • Haggard: yes
    • Manning: yes
    • Shackleford: yes
    • Bauer: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Shonkwiler: yes
    • Behning: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Slager: yes
    • Borders: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Smaltz: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Heaton: yes
    • Meltzer: yes
    • Smith, H: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Heine: yes
    • Miller, D: yes
    • Smith, V: yes
    • Carbaugh: yes
    • Hostettler: yes
    • Miller, K: yes
    • Snow: yes
    • Clere: yes
    • Ireland: yes
    • Moed: yes
    • Soliday: yes
    • Commons: yes
    • Isa: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Steuerwald: yes
    • Criswell: yes
    • Jackson, C: yes
    • Moseley: yes
    • Summers: yes
    • Culp: yes
    • Jeter: yes
    • Novak: yes
    • Sweet: yes
    • Dant Chesser: yes
    • Johnson, B: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Teshka: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Olthoff: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • DeLaney: yes
    • Judy: yes
    • Pack: yes
    • VanNatter: yes
    • DeVon: yes
    • Karickhoff: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Wesco: yes
    • Dvorak: yes
    • King: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Yocum: yes
    • Engleman: yes
    • Klinker: yes
    • Pfaff: yes
    • Zimmerman: yes
    • Cash: excused
    • Hatcher: excused
    • May: excused
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:22:09.317128Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=IN&identifier=HB 1358. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.
  • Some documents have no extracted text yet, so version comparison may be limited.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.