IN SB 236

died on adjournment

Abortion inducing drugs and abortion reports.

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

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Did IN SB 236 pass?

No. IN SB 236 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-29): First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

What is IN SB 236 about?

Modifies the definitions of "abortion" and "abortion inducing drug". Amends the information required to be reported to the Indiana department of health (state department) concerning an abortion complication. Requires the state department to send each abortion complication report to the office of the inspector general. Provides that a person who manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, or provides an abortion inducing drug is jointly and severally liable for: (1) the wrongful death of an unborn child or pregnant woman from the use of an abortion inducing drug; and (2) personal injury of an unborn child or pregnant woman from the use of the abortion inducing drug. Allows the mother or father of an unborn child to bring a wrongful death action for the wrongful death of the unborn child from the use of abortion inducing drugs. Provides affirmative defenses. Allows for qui tam actions against certain persons. Adds an exception for the prohibition on abortion inducing drugs.

Who sponsors IN SB 236?

Chris Jeter, Liz Brown, Tyler Johnson are the primary sponsors of IN SB 236, joined by 15 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-01-29 — First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Newest first

2026-01-29
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-28
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-27
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: yeas 35, nays 10
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-27
Cosponsors: Representatives Bascom, Prescott, King
2026-01-27
House sponsor: Representative Jeter
2026-01-26
Amendment #4 (Yoder) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-26
Amendment #3 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-26
Amendment #2 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-26
Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-26
Senators Alexander, Holdman, Byrne added as coauthors
2026-01-26
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-26
Amendment #6 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-22
Senators Rogers, Gaskill added as coauthors
2026-01-22
Senators Raatz, Young M, Tomes added as coauthors
2026-01-22
Senators Doriot, Donato, Maxwell, Buchanan added as coauthors
2026-01-22
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-22
Senator Brown L added as second author
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Authored by Senator Johnson T

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Votes

SB 236 - Johnson T - 3rd Reading
2026-01-27 · pass · 35-10
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Alting: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Glick: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Clark: yes
- Goode: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bray: yes
- Crider: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Brown: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buck: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Hunley: no
- Pol: no
- Spencer: no
- Yoder: no
- Jackson, L: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Taylor: no
- Niezgodski: no
- Randolph: no
- Walker K: no
- Becker: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Garten: excused
- Bassler: not voting

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