IN SB 180

enacted

Various health care matters.

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

Quick answers

Did IN SB 180 pass?

Yes. IN SB 180 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-05. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Signed by the Governor

What is IN SB 180 about?

Eliminates a requirement that home health aide competency evaluation program training include at least 75 hours of training and 16 hours of classroom training before supervised practical training. Amends the educational requirements for dental hygienists. Amends the requirements for administration of nitrous oxide by a dental hygienist. Allows the state board of dentistry to establish additional requirements for an applicant who has failed the licensure examination at least three times. Amends the licensure and temporary permit requirements for respiratory care practitioners. Provides that a current or former police officer or firefighter (first responder) may recover medical benefits from the first responder's employer for an employment related injury or illness without first proceeding with a worker's compensation claim. Provides that if a first responder pursues a worker's compensation claim for medical benefits and the claim is withdrawn or denied, the first responder is not precluded from recovering medical benefits from the employer. Repeals the penalty in Title 16 concerning the crime of transferring contaminated semen. (Current statute contains a transferring of contaminated body fluids crime in Title 35 remains in law.)

Who sponsors IN SB 180?

Lori Goss-Reaves, Lonnie Randolph, Ed Charbonneau and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 180, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-05
Authored by Senator Brown L
2026-01-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-15
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-01-22
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-22
Senator Charbonneau added as second author
2026-01-26
Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-26
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-27
Senator Jackson L added as coauthor
2026-01-27
Senator Randolph added as third author
2026-01-27
Senators Raatz, Becker added as coauthors
2026-01-27
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 45, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-27
Cosponsor: Representative McGuire
2026-01-27
House sponsor: Representative Goss-Reaves
2026-01-28
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-29
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-09
Representative Patterson added as cosponsor
2026-02-10
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-16
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 87, nays 4
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-17
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-17
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-25
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 280: yeas 47, nays 0
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-03-05
Public Law 118
became-law
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SB 180 - Brown L - 3rd Reading
2026-01-27 · pass · 45-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Deery: yes
- Koch: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Buck: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Glick: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Goode: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Becker: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Garten: excused
- Pol: not voting
SB 180 - Goss-Reaves - 3rd Reading
2026-02-16 · pass · 87-4
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Porter: yes
- Baird: yes
- Errington: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Gore: yes
- May: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Behning: yes
- Greene: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hall: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Moed: yes
- Summers: yes
- Cash: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Morris: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Novak: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Davis: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- King: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Haggard: no
- Ireland: no
- Payne: no
- Prescott: no
- Heine: excused
- Johnson, B: excused
- Lopez: excused
- Snow: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Lindauer: excused
- Rowray: excused
- Miller, K: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 180 - Brown L
2026-02-25 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Pol: excused
- Doriot: not voting
- Mishler: not voting

Related bills

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