IN SB 256

enacted

Foreign agent registration, foreign terrorist organizations, and foreign adversaries.

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

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Did IN SB 256 pass?

Yes. IN SB 256 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Public Law 131

What is IN SB 256 about?

Provides that contracts entered into, amended, or renewed by a qualified entity for the provision of a technological product or service must contain a provision requiring the contractor to confirm that the contractor and any subcontractors working under the contract for the contractor are not prohibited persons. Requires certain persons acting on behalf of a hostile foreign country to register with the attorney general. Establishes a procedure to deny state benefits to persons who aid a foreign terrorist organization. Requires a state educational institution to meet certain requirements regarding the admission and enrollment of a foreign student into qualifying programs at state educational institutions. Requires an approved postsecondary educational institution to provide to the commission for higher education the number of foreign students currently enrolled in a qualifying program and the number of foreign students enrolled in a qualifying program for each academic year for the preceding 10 years. Prohibits certain individuals and business entities from acquiring real property located in Indiana. Provides that an agreement or cooperative agreement between a unit and a prohibited person is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable. Repeals existing statutes regarding foreign ownership of agricultural land.

Who sponsors IN SB 256?

Matt Commons, Aaron Freeman, Eric Koch and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 256, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Public Law 131
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Public Law 131
became-law
2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 412: yeas 82, nays 13
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 316: yeas 49, nays 0
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Senator Baldwin added as conferee
2026-02-27
Senator Taylor G removed as conferee
2026-02-27
Senator Baldwin removed as advisor
2026-02-27
Senator Alting added as coauthor
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-26
Representative Judy removed as advisor
2026-02-26
Representative Garcia Wilburn removed as conferee
2026-02-26
Representative Judy added as conferee
2026-02-25
Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M, Baldwin, Koch
2026-02-25
Senate conferees appointed: Garten, Taylor G
2026-02-25
Senator Brown L added as coauthor
2026-02-24
Senate dissented from House amendments
2026-02-24
Motion to dissent filed
filing
2026-02-24
House advisors appointed: Judy, Jeter, Ireland, Burton
2026-02-24
House conferees appointed: Commons, Garcia Wilburn
2026-02-24
Senator Maxwell added as coauthor
2026-02-20
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-19
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 292: yeas 93, nays 1
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-18
Amendment #2 (Commons) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-18
Representative Ireland added as cosponsor
2026-02-18
Amendment #1 (Judy) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-18
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-16
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-28
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-27
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-26
Cosponsors: Representatives Judy, Jeter
2026-01-26
House sponsor: Representative Commons
2026-01-26
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 82: yeas 44, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-26
Senator Doriot added as coauthor
2026-01-22
Senator Byrne added as coauthor
2026-01-22
Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
2026-01-20
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-20
Amendment #1 (Garten) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-15
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-08
Coauthored by Senators Busch, Baldwin
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Authored by Senators Garten, Koch, Freeman

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SB 256 - Garten - 3rd Reading
2026-01-26 · pass · 44-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Brown: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Busch: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Young: yes
- Bassler: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Jackson, L: excused
- Randolph: excused
- Becker: excused
SB 256 - Commons - 3rd Reading
2026-02-19 · pass · 93-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Porter: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Baird: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Barrett: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Burton: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Snow: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Summers: yes
- Cash: yes
- Heine: yes
- Morris: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Clere: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Commons: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Novak: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Isa: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Pack: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Judy: yes
- Payne: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Pierce, M: no
- Jeter: excused
- Miller, D: excused
- Moed: excused
- Soliday: excused
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 256 - Garten
2026-02-27 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Deery: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Becker: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Donato: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Bray: yes
- Doriot: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Buck: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Ford J.D.: excused
SB 256 - Commons
2026-02-27 · pass · 82-13
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Heaton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Heine: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Isa: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Moed: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Morris: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Judy: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Culp: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Novak: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- King: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Payne: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Bartlett: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Summers: no
- Campbell: no
- Harris: no
- Porter: no
- DeLaney: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Shackleford: no
- Errington: no
- Pack: no
- Smith, V: no
- Baird: excused
- Davis: excused
- Hatcher: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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