IN SB 56

enacted

Veterinary licensing.

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

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Quick answers

Did IN SB 56 pass?

Yes. IN SB 56 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Public Law 9

What is IN SB 56 about?

Provides that the board of veterinary medicine may issue a license or registration to a qualified applicant without an examination if the qualified applicant: (1) satisfies the requirements for reciprocity of health care professionals; and (2) otherwise meets the requirements to become a licensed veterinarian or a registered veterinary technician.

Who sponsors IN SB 56?

Beau Baird, Shelli Yoder, Susan Glick and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 56, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-24 — Public Law 9
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-24
Public Law 9
became-law
2026-02-24
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-19
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-18
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-12
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-11
Returned to the Senate without amendments
receipt
2026-02-10
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 235: yeas 94, nays 1
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-10
Representative Novak R added as cosponsor
2026-02-09
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-05
Representative Smith H added as cosponsor
2026-02-05
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-20
First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-12
Senators Alting, Deery, Becker added as coauthors
2026-01-12
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-08
Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
2026-01-06
House sponsor: Representative Baird
2026-01-06
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 13: yeas 49, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-05
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2025-12-10
Senators Doriot, Byrne, Spencer, Tomes, Clark added as coauthors
2025-12-10
Senator Glick added as second author
2025-12-10
Senator Yoder added as third author
2025-12-09
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2025-12-08
Authored by Senator Leising
2025-12-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture
reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

SB 56 - Leising - 3rd Reading
2026-01-06 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Alting: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Becker: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Bray: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Pol: yes
- Zay: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Bassler: excused
SB 56 - Baird - 3rd Reading
2026-02-10 · pass · 94-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Porter: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Baird: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moed: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Novak: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Dvorak: no
- Bauer: excused
- Heine: excused
- Lopez: excused
- Pressel: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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