republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2023/hb-1091.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eligibility under Medicaid, CHIP and other benefits."
description: "Changes the requirements for submitting eligibility information for an individual who is: (1) less than 19 years of age; and (2) a recipient of either the Medicaid program or the children's health insurance program (CHIP) (programs). (Current law concerning the submission of eligibility information in the programs applies to individuals less than three years of age.) Provides Medicaid eligibility for certain individuals who have immigrated and are lawfully residing in the United States and meet other Medicaid eligibility requirements. Specifies eligibility for the children's health insurance program (CHIP) for lawfully residing individuals who are less than 19 years of age. Provides that an agency or political subdivision is not required to verify citizenship or immigration status of an individual for purposes of the individual's eligibility for benefits under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, including the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1091"
citation: "Indiana HB 1091 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND MINORS generally", "HEALTH", "Health Care Costs; Health Insurance", "WELFARE", "Medicaid"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann Vermilion", "Linda Rogers", "Liz Brown", "Stacey Donato"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 39
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/135457b1-e254-42b1-b439-782b59798453"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1091"
source_hash: "af199bc261b8209cf0b9843dff3aae3fe97d8ca771c47a3a88fb790de49d1bc8"
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 HB 1091 (2023) — Eligibility under Medicaid, CHIP and other benefits.

Changes the requirements for submitting eligibility information for an individual who is: (1) less than 19 years of age; and (2) a recipient of either the Medicaid program or the children's health insurance program (CHIP) (programs). (Current law concerning the submission of eligibility information in the programs applies to individuals less than three years of age.) Provides Medicaid eligibility for certain individuals who have immigrated and are lawfully residing in the United States and meet other Medicaid eligibility requirements. Specifies eligibility for the children's health insurance program (CHIP) for lawfully residing individuals who are less than 19 years of age. Provides that an agency or political subdivision is not required to verify citizenship or immigration status of an individual for purposes of the individual's eligibility for benefits under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, including the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1091/versions/HB1091.06.ENGS)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1091/versions/HB1091.07.ENRS)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1091/versions/HB1091.03.COMH)
4. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1091/versions/HB1091.02.COMH)
5. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1091/versions/HB1091.04.COMS)
6. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1091/versions/HB1091.05.COMS)
7. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/HB1091/versions/HB1091.01.INTR)

## Votes

- HB 1091 - Brown L - 3rd Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ann Vermilion — primary (person)
- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
- Liz Brown — primary (person)
- Stacey Donato — primary (person)
- Edward Clere — coauthor (person)
- Jean Breaux — cosponsor (person)
- Joanna King — coauthor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Shackleford — coauthor (person)
- Shelli Yoder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Authored by Representative Vermilion
- **2023-01-09** First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-09** Representative Clere added as coauthor
- **2023-01-17** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17** Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
- **2023-01-19** Representatives King J and Shackleford added as coauthors
- **2023-01-26** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-30** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-01-31** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 50: yeas 97, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-01-31** Senate sponsor: Senator Brown L
- **2023-02-01** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2023-02-27** First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Senator Rogers added as second sponsor
- **2023-03-21** Senator Donato added as third sponsor
- **2023-03-21** Senator Breaux added as cosponsor
- **2023-04-06** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- **2023-04-06** Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
- **2023-04-13** Amendment #1 (Donato) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-13** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 420: yeas 49, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2023-04-18** Motion to dissent filed `filing`
- **2023-04-18** House dissented from Senate amendments
- **2023-04-19** House conferees appointed: Vermilion and Garcia Wilburn
- **2023-04-19** House advisors appointed: Clere, Culp and Hatfield
- **2023-04-20** Senate conferees appointed: Brown L and Yoder
- **2023-04-20** Senate advisors appointed: Breaux and Rogers
- **2023-04-26** Senator Rogers removed as advisor
- **2023-04-26** Senator Yoder removed as conferee
- **2023-04-26** Senator Rogers added as conferee
- **2023-04-26** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2023-04-26** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 512: yeas 89, nays 1
- **2023-04-28** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Public Law 213 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/135457b1-e254-42b1-b439-782b59798453`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).