SB 180 Indiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Various health care matters.

Summary
Eliminates a requirement that home health aide competency evaluation program training include at least 75 hours of training and 16 hours of classroom training before supervised practical training. Amends the educational requirements for dental hygienists. Amends the requirements for administration of nitrous oxide by a dental hygienist. Allows the state board of dentistry to establish additional requirements for an applicant who has failed the licensure examination at least three times. Amends the licensure and temporary permit requirements for respiratory care practitioners. Provides that a current or former police officer or firefighter (first responder) may recover medical benefits from the first responder's employer for an employment related injury or illness without first proceeding with a worker's compensation claim. Provides that if a first responder pursues a worker's compensation claim for medical benefits and the claim is withdrawn or denied, the first responder is not precluded from recovering medical benefits from the employer. Repeals the penalty in Title 16 concerning the crime of transferring contaminated semen. (Current statute contains a transferring of contaminated body fluids crime in Title 35 remains in law.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 5, 2026 Signed Mar 5, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Senate Bill (S) Senate Bill (S) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill transitions from a formal enrolled act to a standard Senate bill draft, updating the session year to 2026 and adding a detailed legislative digest. Substantively, it retains the requirement for home health aides to complete 75 hours of training (including 16 hours of classroom instruction) and maintains the felony penalties for transferring HIV-contaminated semen for artificial insemination. It also preserves the July 1, 2026 effective date for dental hygienist licensing changes and the retroactive September 1, 2025 effective date for home health aide training adjustments.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on health care regulations, specifically home health aide training, HIV-related criminal penalties, and dental hygienist licensure requirements.
TECHNICAL

The document format changed from an 'Enrolled Senate Bill' to a standard 'Senate Bill' draft, updating the session designation to the 124th General Assembly (2026) and adding a summary digest of the bill's contents.

The specific provision allowing police officers and firefighters to recover medical benefits without first filing a workers' compensation claim was removed from this version of the text, though the digest summary still mentions it.

The provision repealing the penalty for transferring contaminated semen (while keeping the general HIV crime in Title 35) was removed from the main text in this version, despite being noted in the bill's synopsis.

TIMELINE

The effective dates for the home health aide training requirements and dental hygienist licensure changes remain unchanged at September 1, 2025 (retroactive) and July 1, 2026, respectively.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2026 · House Feb 16, 2026

How they voted

440
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 48
Jan 27, 2026
D Democratic9
7 Yea 2
77% Yea
R Republican39
37 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
11
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 5, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 280: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 87, nays 4
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 45, nays 0
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
upper
4 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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