SB 405 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Labor organization membership.

Summary
Provides that if a governmental entity contracts with a private entity to manage or lease an asset owned by the governmental entity, the governmental entity may not require or consider, as a provision of the contract or as a condition of entering into the contract, that the employees of the private entity are members or nonmembers of a labor organization.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed May 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Bill (H) Senate Bill (S) · 4 edits
MODERATE
SB 405 was amended to expand its scope from prohibiting governmental entities from mandating labor organization membership for assets they own directly, to also covering situations where private entities manage or lease those assets. This change ensures that labor organization membership requirements cannot be imposed on private contractors working with government assets, broadening the bill's protection for private sector employees.
Scope change
The bill now applies to contracts between governmental entities and private entities for managing or leasing government-owned assets, whereas it previously only applied to governmental entities' direct operations with their own assets.
SCOPE

Expanded applicability to include private entities that manage or lease government-owned assets under contract, rather than just government-owned assets operated directly by the government.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the prohibition from requiring asset operations to prohibit requiring labor organization membership as a contract provision or condition for private entity employees.

TIMELINE

Updated bill status dates from January 30, 2025 to April 3, 2025, reflecting committee amendments and final passage.

TECHNICAL

Added House sponsors (Vannatter, Teshka, Miller D) and House action timeline to the bill header.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

3513
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Feb 4, 2025
D Democratic10
9 Nay 1
90% Nay
R Republican40
35 Yea 4 Nay 1
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
2
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 462: yeas 29, nays 9
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 402: yeas 57, nays 31
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 73: yeas 35, nays 13
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors