IN SB 226

enacted

Indiana department of administration.

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

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Did IN SB 226 pass?

Yes. IN SB 226 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Signed by the Governor

What is IN SB 226 about?

Allows the Indiana department of administration (department) to implement category management for purchasing and contracting by state agencies. Amends the nomination and appointment process for a state agency's purchasing representative. Requires the department to establish and maintain an independent verification and validation oversight program for contracts entered into by state agencies. Requires state agencies to submit an annual procurement and purchasing plan to the department and the budget agency. Repeals provisions concerning the ability of the Indiana war memorials commission to enter into contracts.

Who sponsors IN SB 226?

Matt Lehman, Chris Garten, Scott Baldwin are the primary sponsors of IN SB 226, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

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

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-05
Public Law 125
became-law
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-26
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-26
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 305: yeas 49, nays 1
2026-02-17
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-16
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 255: yeas 91, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-12
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-12
Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 239: yeas 33, nays 54
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-09
Representative Shonkwiler added as cosponsor
2026-02-09
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-29
First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-28
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-27
House sponsor: Representative Lehman
2026-01-27
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 112: yeas 45, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-26
Senator Garten added as second author
2026-01-26
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-22
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-08
Authored by Senator Baldwin
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SB 226 - Baldwin - 3rd Reading
2026-01-27 · pass · 45-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Clark: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Alting: yes
- Crider: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Deery: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Busch: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Young: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Becker: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Garten: excused
- Bassler: not voting
SB 226 - Lehman - 2nd Reading
2026-02-12 · fail · 33-54
Member-level votes (100)
- Andrade: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Porter: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Burton: yes
- Errington: yes
- Moed: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Gore: yes
- Novak: yes
- Summers: yes
- Cash: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Pack: yes
- Clere: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Harris: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Abbott: no
- Greene: no
- Lindauer: no
- Smaltz: no
- Aylesworth: no
- Hall: no
- Lopez: no
- Smith, H: no
- Baird: no
- Heaton: no
- Lucas: no
- Snow: no
- Barrett: no
- Heine: no
- May: no
- Soliday: no
- Bartels: no
- Hostettler: no
- Meltzer: no
- Steuerwald: no
- Bascom: no
- Ireland: no
- Miller, D: no
- Sweet: no
- Behning: no
- Isa: no
- Morris: no
- Teshka: no
- Borders: no
- Jordan: no
- O'Brien: no
- Thompson: no
- Commons: no
- Judy: no
- Olthoff: no
- VanNatter: no
- Culp: no
- Karickhoff: no
- Payne: no
- Wesco: no
- Davis: no
- King: no
- Prescott: no
- Yocum: no
- DeVon: no
- Lauer: no
- Pressel: no
- Zimmerman: no
- Genda: no
- Lawson: no
- Shonkwiler: no
- Goss-Reaves: no
- Lehman: no
- Slager: no
- Engleman: excused
- Jackson, C: excused
- Manning: excused
- Patterson: excused
- GiaQuinta: excused
- Ledbetter: excused
- Mayfield: excused
- Rowray: excused
- Hatcher: excused
- Jeter: not voting
- McGuire: not voting
- McNamara: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 226 - Lehman - 3rd Reading
2026-02-16 · pass · 91-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Baird: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Porter: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Bartels: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Gore: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- May: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Greene: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Haggard: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hall: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Cash: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Moed: yes
- Summers: yes
- Clere: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Morris: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Commons: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Novak: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jeter: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Heine: excused
- Johnson, B: excused
- Lopez: excused
- Rowray: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Lindauer: excused
- Pressel: excused
- Snow: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 226 - Baldwin
2026-02-26 · pass · 49-1
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Alting: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Becker: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bray: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bohacek: no

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