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Bill Nursing matters. Adds members to the Indiana state board of nursing and changes the required qualifications for certain members. Amends the requirements that an individual applying for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse must meet. Provides that an applicant for a state accredited program of practical nursing (program) is not required to have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Requires a student of the program to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent before completing the program. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2025 SB 176 Indiana SB 176 (2025)
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AGENCIES; Professional Licensing Agency (PLA)
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Licensing (Including Behavioral and Mental Health)
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Nurses (Excluding Advanced Practice Registered Nurses)
HIGHER EDUCATION; Academics and Curriculum
SCHOOLS; Academic Achievements and Outcomes (Including Diplomas)
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Brad Barrett
Ed Charbonneau
Shelli Yoder
Tyler Johnson
4 34 3 2025-01-08 2025-04-10 openstates ocd-bill/08c24024-649e-48f7-afcc-1cf0b38fc17d https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0176 88a200d37e9025afc7dcb9d85bbb63e7d23c7159283abcb7a4add66960014692 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Indiana SB 176 (2025) — Nursing matters.

Adds members to the Indiana state board of nursing and changes the required qualifications for certain members. Amends the requirements that an individual applying for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse must meet. Provides that an applicant for a state accredited program of practical nursing (program) is not required to have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Requires a student of the program to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent before completing the program.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SB 176 - Yoder — 490 (pass) · upper
  • SB 176 - Yoder - 3rd Reading — 490 (pass) · upper
  • SB 176 - Barrett - 3rd Reading — 900 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Brad Barrett — primary (person)
  • Ed Charbonneau — primary (person)
  • Shelli Yoder — primary (person)
  • Tyler Johnson — primary (person)
  • Andrea Hunley — coauthor (person)
  • Danny Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • David Niezgodski — coauthor (person)
  • Fady Qaddoura — coauthor (person)
  • Greg Taylor — coauthor (person)
  • J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
  • James Buck — coauthor (person)
  • James Tomes — coauthor (person)
  • Jean Leising — coauthor (person)
  • Jeff Raatz — coauthor (person)
  • Justin Busch — coauthor (person)
  • La Keisha Jackson — coauthor (person)
  • Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
  • Mark Spencer — coauthor (person)
  • Michael Crider — coauthor (person)
  • Mike Bohacek — coauthor (person)
  • Robert Behning — cosponsor (person)
  • Robin Shackleford — cosponsor (person)
  • Rodney Pol — coauthor (person)
  • Ron Alting — coauthor (person)
  • Scott Alexander — coauthor (person)
  • Susan Glick — coauthor (person)
  • Vaneta Becker — coauthor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-01-08 Authored by Senator Yoder
  • 2025-01-13 Senator Johnson T added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-16 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-16 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2025-01-16 Senator Johnson T added as third author
  • 2025-01-16 Senators Becker, Busch, Bohacek, Leising, Crider, Jackson L, Ford J.D. added as coauthors
  • 2025-01-16 Senator Johnson T removed as coauthor
  • 2025-01-21 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-01-21 Senator Charbonneau added as second author
  • 2025-01-23 Senator Taylor G added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-23 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 16: yeas 49, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2025-01-23 House sponsor: Representative Barrett
  • 2025-01-23 Cosponsors: Representatives Behning and Shackleford
  • 2025-01-23 Senator Alexander added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-23 Senator Buck added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-23 Senator Glick added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-23 Senators Hunley, Spencer, Qaddoura, Pol, Niezgodski added as coauthors
  • 2025-01-23 Senators Alting and Raatz added as coauthors
  • 2025-01-23 Senator Tomes added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-24 Referred to the House referral
  • 2025-03-03 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-13 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2025-03-17 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-03-20 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 284: yeas 90, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2025-03-21 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
  • 2025-03-20 Representative Lopez added as cosponsor
  • 2025-03-24 Motion to concur filed filing
  • 2025-03-27 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2025-03-27 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 303: yeas 49, nays 0
  • 2025-04-01 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-03 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2025-04-10 Public Law 45 became-law
  • 2025-04-10 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/08c24024-649e-48f7-afcc-1cf0b38fc17d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).