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type: "Bill"
title: "Medicaid matters."
description: "Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) to report specified Medicaid data to the Medicaid oversight committee. Requires the office to annually prepare and present a report to the budget committee concerning the enforcement of the Medicaid five year look back period. Prohibits specified persons from advertising or otherwise marketing the Medicaid program. Provides that the office may adopt rules concerning permissible advertising or marketing indicating participation in the Medicaid program by a person that has contracted with the office. Allows the office to reimburse medical providers at the appropriate Medicaid fee schedule rate for certified medical claims prior to the beginning of benefits, provided the claims satisfy certain conditions. Repeals language allowing for marketing of the Medicaid program. Requires the office to receive and review data from specified federal and state agencies concerning Medicaid recipients to determine whether circumstances have changed that affect Medicaid eligibility for recipients and to perform a redetermination. Requires the office to establish: (1) performance standards for hospitals that make presumptive eligibility determinations and sets out action for when hospitals do not comply with the standards; and (2) an appeals procedure for hospitals that dispute the violation determination. Sets out a hospital's responsibilities when making a presumptive eligibility determination. Imposes corrective action and restrictions for failing to meet presumptive eligibility standards. Specifies requirements, allowances, and limitations for the healthy Indiana plan."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 2"
citation: "Indiana SB 2 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; Generally", "AGENCIES; Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)", "BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS", "AND COUNCILS; Budget Committee", "HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; Hospitals", "HEALTH; Billing and Costs", "HEALTH; Medicaid", "INSURANCE; Health Insurance", "LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; Generally", "SOCIAL SERVICES; Generally", "STATE GOVERNMENT; Federal Funding"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Barrett", "Chris Garten", "Ed Charbonneau", "Ryan Mishler"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/feac3f66-d4f2-4781-af7e-cc9519e0afe3"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0002"
source_hash: "51eba51bd2db24c77d97ae972f7a06360cf443bc2fdeeb8ff8f1428b629f88ea"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---
# Indiana SB 2 (2025) — Medicaid matters.
Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) to report specified Medicaid data to the Medicaid oversight committee. Requires the office to annually prepare and present a report to the budget committee concerning the enforcement of the Medicaid five year look back period. Prohibits specified persons from advertising or otherwise marketing the Medicaid program. Provides that the office may adopt rules concerning permissible advertising or marketing indicating participation in the Medicaid program by a person that has contracted with the office. Allows the office to reimburse medical providers at the appropriate Medicaid fee schedule rate for certified medical claims prior to the beginning of benefits, provided the claims satisfy certain conditions. Repeals language allowing for marketing of the Medicaid program. Requires the office to receive and review data from specified federal and state agencies concerning Medicaid recipients to determine whether circumstances have changed that affect Medicaid eligibility for recipients and to perform a redetermination. Requires the office to establish: (1) performance standards for hospitals that make presumptive eligibility determinations and sets out action for when hospitals do not comply with the standards; and (2) an appeals procedure for hospitals that dispute the violation determination. Sets out a hospital's responsibilities when making a presumptive eligibility determination. Imposes corrective action and restrictions for failing to meet presumptive eligibility standards. Specifies requirements, allowances, and limitations for the healthy Indiana plan.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0002/SB0002.03.ENGS.pdf)
2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0002/SB0002.06.ENRH.pdf)
3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0002/SB0002.01.INTR.pdf)
4. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0002/SB0002.04.COMH.pdf)
5. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0002/SB0002.05.COMH.pdf)
## Votes
- SB 2 - Barrett - 2nd Reading — **2860** (fail) · lower
- SB 2 - Barrett - 3rd Reading — **6628** (pass) · lower
- SB 2 - Mishler - 2nd Reading — **939** (fail) · upper
- SB 2 - Barrett - 2nd Reading — **2865** (fail) · lower
- SB 2 - Mishler — **3710** (pass) · upper
- SB 2 - Barrett - 2nd Reading — **2865** (fail) · lower
- SB 2 - Barrett - 2nd Reading — **2667** (fail) · lower
- SB 2 - Barrett - 2nd Reading — **2767** (fail) · lower
- SB 2 - Mishler - 2nd Reading — **939** (fail) · upper
- SB 2 - Barrett - 2nd Reading — **2866** (fail) · lower
- SB 2 - Barrett - 2nd Reading — **2764** (fail) · lower
- SB 2 - Barrett - 2nd Reading — **2867** (fail) · lower
- SB 2 - Mishler - 3rd Reading — **409** (pass) · upper
- SB 2 - Barrett - 2nd Reading — **2860** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brad Barrett — primary (person)
- Chris Garten — primary (person)
- Ed Charbonneau — primary (person)
- Ryan Mishler — primary (person)
- Jeff Raatz — coauthor (person)
- Jeffrey Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rogers — coauthor (person)
- Martin Carbaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Young — coauthor (person)
- Mike Gaskill — coauthor (person)
- Tyler Johnson — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-14** Authored by Senators Mishler, Garten, Charbonneau
- **2025-01-14** Coauthored by Senator Gaskill
- **2025-01-14** First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-30** Senator Raatz added as coauthor
- **2025-02-13** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-13** Senator Rogers added as coauthor
- **2025-02-17** Amendment #9 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-02-17** Amendment #4 (Yoder) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-02-17** Amendment #6 (Yoder) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-02-17** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2025-02-17** Senator Johnson T added as coauthor
- **2025-02-17** Senator Young M added as coauthor
- **2025-02-17** Amendment #8 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 130: yeas 9, nays 39 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-02-17** Amendment #2 (Yoder) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-02-17** Amendment #5 (Yoder) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-02-17** Amendment #1 (Mishler) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-17** Amendment #7 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 129: yeas 9, nays 39 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-02-18** House sponsor: Representative Barrett
- **2025-02-18** Cosponsor: Representative Thompson
- **2025-02-18** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 143: yeas 40, nays 9 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-02-19** Referred to the House `referral`
- **2025-03-03** First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- **2025-03-20** Representative Carbaugh added as cosponsor
- **2025-04-03** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment #5 (Shackleford) failed; Roll Call 379: yeas 28, nays 65 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment #3 (Shackleford) failed; Roll Call 377: yeas 28, nays 66 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment #7 (Porter) ruled out of order
- **2025-04-07** Amendment #8 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 380: yeas 27, nays 64 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment #6 (Shackleford) failed; Roll Call 381: yeas 28, nays 65 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment #12 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 382: yeas 28, nays 67 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment #4 (Shackleford) failed; Roll Call 378: yeas 27, nays 67 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-04-07** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment #10 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 374: yeas 28, nays 60 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment #1 (Garcia Wilburn) failed; Roll Call 375: yeas 28, nays 60 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-04-07** Amendment #2 (Shackleford) failed; Roll Call 376: yeas 26, nays 67 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2025-04-08** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 390: yeas 66, nays 28 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
- **2025-04-10** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2025-04-17** Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 470: yeas 37, nays 10
- **2025-04-22** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-01** Public Law 126 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/feac3f66-d4f2-4781-af7e-cc9519e0afe3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).