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| Bill | Public health commission. | Defines "core public health services" for purposes of public health laws. Adds members to the executive board of the Indiana department of health (state department). Removes a provision allowing the state department to establish branch offices. Provides that the state department may provide services to local health departments. Requires each local board of health to establish a local public health services fund to receive state funding. Provides a method of allocation of state funding to local boards of health, subject to state appropriations. Specifies the percentage of how additional funding may be expended on core public health services. Allows the local health department to enter into contracts or approve grants for core public health services. Allows the state department to issue guidance to local health departments. Requires the state department to make annual local health department reports available to the public. Changes the qualification requirements for a local health officer and requires certain training. Requires the state department to identify state level metrics and county level metrics and requires certain local health departments to report to the state department activities and metrics on the delivery of core public health services. Requires the state department to annually report on the metrics to the budget committee and publish information concerning the metrics on the Internet. Requires that a local health department post a position or contract for the provision or administration of core public health services for at least 30 days. Requires a local health department to provide certain education before administering a vaccine. Requires a multiple county health department to maintain at least one physical office in each represented county. Provides that a new city health department cannot be created after December 31, 2022, but allows current city health departments to continue to operate. Creates the Indiana trauma care commission. Allows a school corporation that cannot obtain an ophthalmologist or optometrist to perform the modified clinical technique vision test to conduct certain specified vision screenings. Requires the school to send to the parent of a student any recommendation for further testing by the vision screener. Allows for standing orders to be used for emergency stock medication in schools. Allows the state health commissioner or designee to issue a statewide standing order, prescription, or protocol for emergency stock medication for schools. Removes the distance requirement for an access practice dentist to provide communication with a dental hygienist. Repeals provisions concerning the Indiana local health department trust account. | us/states/in | Indiana General Assembly | 2023 | SB 4 | Indiana SB 4 (2023) |
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Indiana SB 4 (2023) — Public health commission.
Defines "core public health services" for purposes of public health laws. Adds members to the executive board of the Indiana department of health (state department). Removes a provision allowing the state department to establish branch offices. Provides that the state department may provide services to local health departments. Requires each local board of health to establish a local public health services fund to receive state funding. Provides a method of allocation of state funding to local boards of health, subject to state appropriations. Specifies the percentage of how additional funding may be expended on core public health services. Allows the local health department to enter into contracts or approve grants for core public health services. Allows the state department to issue guidance to local health departments. Requires the state department to make annual local health department reports available to the public. Changes the qualification requirements for a local health officer and requires certain training. Requires the state department to identify state level metrics and county level metrics and requires certain local health departments to report to the state department activities and metrics on the delivery of core public health services. Requires the state department to annually report on the metrics to the budget committee and publish information concerning the metrics on the Internet. Requires that a local health department post a position or contract for the provision or administration of core public health services for at least 30 days. Requires a local health department to provide certain education before administering a vaccine. Requires a multiple county health department to maintain at least one physical office in each represented county. Provides that a new city health department cannot be created after December 31, 2022, but allows current city health departments to continue to operate. Creates the Indiana trauma care commission. Allows a school corporation that cannot obtain an ophthalmologist or optometrist to perform the modified clinical technique vision test to conduct certain specified vision screenings. Requires the school to send to the parent of a student any recommendation for further testing by the vision screener. Allows for standing orders to be used for emergency stock medication in schools. Allows the state health commissioner or designee to issue a statewide standing order, prescription, or protocol for emergency stock medication for schools. Removes the distance requirement for an access practice dentist to provide communication with a dental hygienist. Repeals provisions concerning the Indiana local health department trust account.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- SB 4 - Charbonneau - 3rd Reading — 41–7 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Brad Barrett — primary (person)
- Chip Perfect — primary (person)
- Ed Charbonneau — primary (person)
- Jean Leising — primary (person)
- Ann Vermilion — cosponsor (person)
- Carey Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Carolyn Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Cherrish Pryor — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Garten — coauthor (person)
- Chuck Moseley — cosponsor (person)
- Dale DeVon — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Heine — cosponsor (person)
- David Abbott — cosponsor (person)
- David Niezgodski — coauthor (person)
- Dennis Zent — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Schaibley — cosponsor (person)
- Earl Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Melton — coauthor (person)
- Edmond Soliday — cosponsor (person)
- Edward DeLaney — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Rowray — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Bassler — coauthor (person)
- Ethan Manning — cosponsor (person)
- Fady Qaddoura — coauthor (person)
- Gregory Porter — cosponsor (person)
- J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
- Jean Breaux — coauthor (person)
- Jeff Raatz — coauthor (person)
- Jerry Torr — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Pressel — cosponsor (person)
- John Bartlett — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Olthoff — cosponsor (person)
- Justin Moed — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Walker — coauthor (person)
- Liz Brown — coauthor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
- Mark Genda — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen Bauer — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Crider — coauthor (person)
- Michael Karickhoff — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Andrade — cosponsor (person)
- Mitch Gore — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Boy — cosponsor (person)
- Philip GiaQuinta — cosponsor (person)
- Ragen Hatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Renee Pack — cosponsor (person)
- Rita Fleming — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Shackleford — cosponsor (person)
- Scott Baldwin — coauthor (person)
- Sharon Negele — cosponsor (person)
- Sheila Klinker — cosponsor (person)
- Shelli Yoder — coauthor (person)
- Stacey Donato — coauthor (person)
- Susan Glick — coauthor (person)
- Tonya Pfaff — cosponsor (person)
- Vanessa Summers — cosponsor (person)
- Vaneta Becker — coauthor (person)
- Vernon Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria Garcia Wilburn — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy McNamara — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-01-09 Authored by Senator Charbonneau
- 2023-01-09 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
reading-1, referral-committee - 2023-01-26 Senator Leising added as second author
- 2023-01-26 Senator Perfect added as third author
- 2023-01-30 Senators Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Donato, Raatz added as coauthors
- 2023-01-30 Senators Crider, Melton, Brown L, Baldwin added as coauthors
- 2023-02-02 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2023-02-02 Senator Bohacek removed as coauthor
- 2023-02-02 Senator Walker K added as coauthor
- 2023-02-02 Senators Garten, Glick, Breaux added as coauthors
- 2023-02-06 Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
- 2023-02-06 Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor
- 2023-02-06 Senator Yoder added as coauthor
- 2023-02-16 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2023-02-16 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- 2023-02-20 Amendment #8 (Charbonneau) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2023-02-20 Amendment #9 (Charbonneau) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2023-02-20 Amendment #3 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2023-02-20 Amendment #1 (Johnson) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2023-02-20 Amendment #2 (Johnson) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2023-02-20 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2023-02-21 Senator Johnson added as coauthor
- 2023-02-23 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 152: yeas 41, nays 7
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2023-02-23 House sponsor: Representative Barrett
- 2023-02-23 Cosponsors: Representatives Karickhoff and DeLaney
- 2023-02-23 Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor
- 2023-02-24 Referred to the House
referral - 2023-02-28 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
reading-1, referral-committee - 2023-03-16 Representative Cherry added as cosponsor
- 2023-04-04 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2023-04-04 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
- 2023-04-11 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2023-04-13 Amendment #22 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2023-04-13 Amendment #2 (Jordan) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2023-04-13 Amendment #3 (Jordan) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2023-04-13 Amendment #28 (Prescott) motion withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal - 2023-04-13 Amendment #18 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 414: yeas 32, nays 62
amendment-failure, failure - 2023-04-13 Amendment #11 (Cash) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2023-04-13 Amendment #21 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 415: yeas 30, nays 65
amendment-failure, failure - 2023-04-13 Amendment #8 (Jeter) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2023-04-13 Amendment #19 (DeLaney) motion withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal - 2023-04-13 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2023-04-13 Motion to Suspend House Rule 118 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 416: yeas 27, nays 68
failure - 2023-04-17 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 423: yeas 78, nays 21
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2023-04-17 Rule 105.1 suspended
- 2023-04-17 Representatives Abbott D, Schaibley, Torr, Harris, Pfaff, Pryor, Smith, V., Shackleford, Porter, Summers, Klinker, Bauer M, Hatcher, Garcia Wilburn V, Andrade M, Hamilton, Miller K, Moed, Campbell, Fleming, Pack R, Jackson, Boy, Gore M, Moseley, Bartlett, GiaQuinta added as cosponsors
- 2023-04-17 Representatives Negele, Heine, McNamara, Rowray E, Vermilion A, Pressel, Olthoff, Manning, Soliday, Genda M, DeVon, Zent added as cosponsors
- 2023-04-18 Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt - 2023-04-20 Motion to dissent filed
filing - 2023-04-20 Senate dissented from House amendments
- 2023-04-20 Senate conferees appointed: Charbonneau and Yoder
- 2023-04-20 Senate advisors appointed: Breaux, Garten and Busch
- 2023-04-20 House conferees appointed: Barrett and DeLaney
- 2023-04-20 House advisors appointed: Vermilion, Ledbetter, Zent, Fleming and Porter
- 2023-04-25 Senator Johnson removed as coauthor
- 2023-04-26 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing - 2023-04-26 CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing - 2023-04-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 529: yeas 74, nays 21
- 2023-04-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 500: yeas 39, nays 10
- 2023-04-28 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage - 2023-04-28 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2023-05-01 Signed by the Speaker
passage - 2023-05-04 Public Law 164
became-law - 2023-05-04 Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/356d9832-9d27-4091-b1ab-ccc8e4fd00d5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).