SB 3 Indiana Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Administrative authority.

Summary
Allows the secretary of family and social services (secretary) to issue a waiver of human services statutory provisions and administrative rules if the secretary determines that the waiver is necessary to claim certain enhanced federal matching funds available to the Medicaid program. Allows the secretary to issue an emergency declaration for purposes of participating in specified authorized federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotments. Requires the secretary to prepare and submit any waivers or emergency declarations to the budget committee. Allows the state health commissioner of the state department of health or the commissioner's designated public health authority to issue standing orders, prescriptions, or protocols to administer or dispense certain immunizations for individuals who are at least five years old (current law limits the age for the commissioner's issuance of standing orders, prescriptions, and protocols for individuals who are at least 11 years old).
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2022 Last action Feb 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2022

How they voted

3111
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 46
Jan 27, 2022
D Democratic10
1 Yea 9 Nay
90% Nay
R Republican36
30 Yea 2 Nay 4
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 88: yeas 34, nays 11
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Amended
Amendment #4 (Charbonneau) prevailed; Roll Call 59: yeas 30, nays 17
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors