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type: "Bill"
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title: "TANF eligibility."
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description: "Sets the income eligibility requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program at a specified percentage of the federal income poverty level. Requires the division of family resources (division) to amend the state TANF plan or take any other action necessary to implement the income requirements. Increases certain payment amounts nder the TANF program. Repeals provisions: (1) regarding TANF eligibility of a child born more than 10 months after the child's family qualifies for TANF assistance; (2) encouraging a family that receives TANF assistance to receive family planning counseling; and (3) requiring the division to apply a percentage reduction to the total needs of TANF applicants and recipients in computing TANF benefits. Provides that TANF assistance shall be provided to a woman who: (1) is pregnant at the time an application for assistance is filed; and (2) meets the income requirements. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to calculate and report to the legislative council, by December 1 of every even-numbered year, the amounts that would result if certain payment amounts were adjusted each year using the Social Security cost of living adjustment rate. Makes conforming changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 265"
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citation: "Indiana SB 265 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CHILDREN AND MINORS", "Child Care Programs", "HUMAN SERVICES", "WELFARE", "Aid to Families with Dependent Children", "WELFARE", "Poor Relief"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Edward Clere", "Greg Walker", "Jon Ford"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-01-11"
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last_action: "2023-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d14ffb2-242b-411b-96cd-fe09905f9001"
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source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/265"
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source_hash: "9adea1c03f39ca94f7d8b07f7e0d7dbaf2546047f103c01817728846c979f4d1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 265 (2023) — TANF eligibility.
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Sets the income eligibility requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program at a specified percentage of the federal income poverty level. Requires the division of family resources (division) to amend the state TANF plan or take any other action necessary to implement the income requirements. Increases certain payment amounts nder the TANF program. Repeals provisions: (1) regarding TANF eligibility of a child born more than 10 months after the child's family qualifies for TANF assistance; (2) encouraging a family that receives TANF assistance to receive family planning counseling; and (3) requiring the division to apply a percentage reduction to the total needs of TANF applicants and recipients in computing TANF benefits. Provides that TANF assistance shall be provided to a woman who: (1) is pregnant at the time an application for assistance is filed; and (2) meets the income requirements. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to calculate and report to the legislative council, by December 1 of every even-numbered year, the amounts that would result if certain payment amounts were adjusted each year using the Social Security cost of living adjustment rate. Makes conforming changes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0265/versions/SB0265.06.ENRH)
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2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0265/versions/SB0265.05.ENRH)
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3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0265/versions/SB0265.01.INTR)
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4. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0265/versions/SB0265.04.COMH)
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5. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0265/versions/SB0265.03.COMH)
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6. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0265/versions/SB0265.02.COMS)
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## Votes
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- SB 265 - Ford Jon - 3rd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Edward Clere — primary (person)
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- Greg Walker — primary (person)
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- Jon Ford — primary (person)
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- Cherrish Pryor — cosponsor (person)
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- Chuck Goodrich — cosponsor (person)
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- Eric Bassler — coauthor (person)
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- J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
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- Jean Breaux — coauthor (person)
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- Stacey Donato — coauthor (person)
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- Tonya Pfaff — cosponsor (person)
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- Vaneta Becker — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-11** Authored by Senator Ford Jon
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- **2023-01-11** First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-23** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-01-26** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-01-26** Senator Walker G added as second author
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- **2023-01-26** Senator Becker added as coauthor
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- **2023-01-26** Senators Ford J.D. and Breaux added as coauthors
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- **2023-01-30** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 37: yeas 45, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-01-30** House sponsor: Representative Clere
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- **2023-01-30** Cosponsor: Representative Pfaff
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- **2023-01-30** Senator Bassler added as coauthor
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- **2023-01-30** Senator Donato added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-01** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2023-02-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-16** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-16** Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
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- **2023-03-30** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-04-03** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-03** Representative Pryor added as cosponsor
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- **2023-04-04** Representative Goodrich added as cosponsor
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- **2023-04-04** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 352: yeas 93, nays 4 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-05** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2023-04-06** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2023-04-10** Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 351: yeas 48, nays 0
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- **2023-04-13** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2023-04-21** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-26** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-01** Public Law 103 `became-law`
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- **2023-05-01** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d14ffb2-242b-411b-96cd-fe09905f9001`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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