Securities and investment adviser representatives.
Summary
Exempts a merger and acquisition broker from registering as a broker-dealer under certain circumstances. Requires an applicant seeking to register as an agent of a broker-dealer in Indiana to pass financial industry regulatory authority (FINRA) examinations unless certain exceptions apply. Requires an applicant seeking to register as an investment adviser representative in Indiana to pass FINRA examinations unless certain exceptions apply. Provides that under certain circumstances an agent of a broker-dealer or an investment adviser representative may have the validity of the individual's FINRA qualifying examinations extended. Requires an investment adviser representative to participate in a continuing education program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Signed Feb 26, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a printed legislative digest into a standard House Bill format. The substantive legal content, including registration exemptions, examination requirements, and effective dates, remains unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability and legal requirements has not changed; only the document presentation was altered.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was converted from a 'House Enrolled Act' digest style to a standard 'House Bill' format, including the addition of a digest summary and removal of printing code instructions.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026 · House Jan 28, 2026
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic9
77% Yea
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 26, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 298: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 190: yeas 45, nays 0
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 123: yeas 89, nays 0
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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