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type: "Bill"
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title: "Nursing matters; education programs."
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description: "Requires the Indiana State Nurses Association, any time there is a vacancy or expiration of a term on the board of nursing, to recommend to the governor a list of qualified nurses for appointment. (Current law requires the Indiana State Nurses Association to recommend the list when there is a vacancy on the board.) Allows an institution that has been operating an eligible nursing program for at least five years to increase the enrollment in any eligible nursing program at any rate the institution considers appropriate."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1278"
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citation: "Indiana HB 1278 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGENCIES; Professional Licensing Agency (PLA)", "HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; Nurses (Excluding Advanced Practice Registered Nurses)", "STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Governor"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brad Barrett", "Ed Charbonneau", "Justin Busch", "La Keisha Jackson"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-06"
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last_action: "2026-03-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9a71d80-4bb4-4455-a378-08a420241c78"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1278"
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source_hash: "95da1b9c19771b776ab44e24f60ea566104c1e96fac783cd4979ba2d242ce318"
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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 HB 1278 (2026) — Nursing matters; education programs.
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Requires the Indiana State Nurses Association, any time there is a vacancy or expiration of a term on the board of nursing, to recommend to the governor a list of qualified nurses for appointment. (Current law requires the Indiana State Nurses Association to recommend the list when there is a vacancy on the board.) Allows an institution that has been operating an eligible nursing program for at least five years to increase the enrollment in any eligible nursing program at any rate the institution considers appropriate.
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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. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1278/HB1278.04.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1278/HB1278.05.ENRS.pdf)
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3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1278/HB1278.03.COMS.pdf)
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4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1278/HB1278.01.INTR.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HB 1278 - Busch - 3rd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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- HB 1278 - Barrett - 3rd Reading — **94–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brad Barrett — primary (person)
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- Ed Charbonneau — primary (person)
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- Justin Busch — primary (person)
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- La Keisha Jackson — primary (person)
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- Cindy Ledbetter — coauthor (person)
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- J.D. Ford — cosponsor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
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- Robin Shackleford — coauthor (person)
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- Shelli Yoder — cosponsor (person)
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- Tony Isa — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-06** Authored by Representative Barrett
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- **2026-01-20** Representatives Ledbetter, Isa, Shackleford added as coauthors
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- **2026-01-20** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-22** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 128: yeas 94, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-28** Senate sponsors: Senators Busch, Charbonneau, Jackson L
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to the Senate `referral`
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- **2026-02-02** First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-05** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-09** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-10** Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-10** Placed back on second reading
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- **2026-02-10** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-12** Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12** Amendment #1 (Busch) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-18** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
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- **2026-02-17** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 187: yeas 45, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** Joint Rule 15 Certification
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Public Law 89 `became-law`
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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/b9a71d80-4bb4-4455-a378-08a420241c78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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