SB 15 Indiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Foster youth.

Summary

Requires the department of child services to: (1) create a statement called "the foster youth bill of rights", which is to summarize a foster youth's rights and responsibilities; (2) update the statement periodically; (3) distribute the statement to specified individuals; and (4) publish the statement on the department's website. Defines "foster youth" for purposes of the foster youth bill of rights. Makes conforming changes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Dec 8, 2025 Signed Mar 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

Senate Bill (H) → Senate Bill (S) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was updated from a draft version to its final engrossed form, incorporating new sponsors and amending the text to reflect the House's changes. The substantive policy content regarding the 'foster youth bill of rights' remains consistent, though the distribution requirement was clarified to specify 'specified individuals' rather than 'certain individuals'.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the updates are procedural and clarifying.

TECHNICAL

The bill status was updated from a draft (SB0015.1) to the final engrossed version (ES0015.1), including updated dates and legislative identifiers.

REQUIREMENT

New sponsors (Alexander, Yoder, Buck, Randolph Lonnie M, Qaddoura) were added to the list of Senate sponsors, and House sponsors were explicitly listed.

The requirement for the department to distribute the 'foster youth bill of rights' was clarified by changing 'certain individuals' to 'specified individuals'.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 48

Jan 20, 2026

D Democratic9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

R Republican39

37 Yea 2

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 270: yeas 42, nays 0

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 86, nays 0

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 35: yeas 46, nays 0

upper

Jan 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

upper

4 primary · 11 co-sponsors