SB 4 Indiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Various fiscal matters.

Summary
Requires the legislative services agency to perform a fiscal impact analysis for all executive orders issued by the governor within seven days of an order's issuance. (Under current law, this requirement only applies to a governor's declaration of a disaster emergency by executive order.) Provides that if the implementation and compliance costs of a proposed rule are expected to exceed $500,000 (instead of $1,000,000) over a two year period, the publisher may not publish the proposed rule until the budget committee has reviewed the rule. Amends the Pokagon Indiana Education Fund to allow payments to be made to both public and private Indiana institutions of higher learning for the purposes of the fund. Makes the following changes (effective July 1, 2028) regarding community mental health centers (CMHC): (1) Allows a county to meet CMHC funding requirements from any funding source in lieu of or in combination with property taxes but excluding federal funds. (2) Adds provisions concerning the location where certain CMHC services may be provided. (3) Specifies additional items that are required to be reported by a CMHC in its annual report. Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary the task of undertaking a comprehensive study of all court fees and fines. Allows the budget agency, subject to budget committee review, to use the appropriation to the financial responsibility and opportunity growth fund (fund) in HEA 1001-2025 or augment the fund for the purpose of providing funding to the Child Care and Development Fund voucher program in addition to the uses for the appropriation as authorized in HEA 1001-2025.
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 8, 2026 Signed Mar 5, 2026
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What changed between versions

Senate Bill (S) Senate Bill (H) · 9 edits
MAJOR
The bill was updated from its Senate version to its Engrossed version after passing the House, incorporating numerous substantive policy changes. These include expanding the bill's scope to affect many more state codes, adjusting effective dates for various provisions, and significantly altering funding rules for community mental health centers and the Indiana Education Fund.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include additional citations affecting IC 4-22, IC 6-2.5, IC 6-3.1, IC 6-9, IC 12-15, IC 20-43, IC 32-21, IC 36-4, and IC 36-7, in addition to the original citations.
TIMELINE

The bill's digest date was updated from January 23, 2026, to February 19, 2026, reflecting its progression through the legislative process.

Effective dates were adjusted to include multiple retroactive dates (January 1, 2025; January 1, 2026) and new future dates (January 1, 2027), expanding the bill's operational timeline.

FISCAL

Community mental health center funding rules changed to allow counties to use any funding source instead of property taxes, while explicitly excluding federal funds.

A new $35,000,000 annual allocation of redevelopment tax credits was established for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation to support small town opportunities and qualified investments.

ELIGIBILITY

The Indiana Education Fund eligibility was modified to allow payments to both public and private institutions of higher learning, whereas the Senate version restricted it to public institutions.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added for community mental health centers, including provisions for service locations and additional reporting items.

The threshold for requiring budget committee review of proposed rules was lowered from $1,000,000 to $500,000 in implementation and compliance costs.

New provisions allow the Delaware County executive to consolidate tax administration functions for innkeeper and food/beverage taxes into a single entity.

New rules were added regarding property tax exemptions for nonprofit hospital systems and limitations on transfer fee covenants.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2026 · House Feb 23, 2026

How they voted

470
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Jan 29, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican39
38 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
17
Committee
4
Amendments
12
Mar 5, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 308: yeas 50, nays 0
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 402: yeas 91, nays 0
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 335: yeas 95, nays 1
lower
Feb 23, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-0-5)
house
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #13 (DeLaney) prevailed; Roll Call 315: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #6 (Rowray) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Amended
Amendment #10 (Pryor) failed; Roll Call 319: yeas 29, nays 65
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Amended
Amendment #5 (Hamilton) failed; Roll Call 318: yeas 29, nays 66
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (DeLaney) prevailed; Roll Call 316: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Amended
Amendment #9 (Campbell) failed; voice vote
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Amended
Amendment #4 (Campbell) motion withdrawn
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Amended
Amendment #12 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 317: yeas 29, nays 66
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #7 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 132: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment #8 (Mishler) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment #4 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
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