Nursing matters; education programs.
Summary
Requires the Indiana State Nurses Association, any time there is a vacancy or expiration of a term on the board of nursing, to recommend to the governor a list of qualified nurses for appointment. (Current law requires the Indiana State Nurses Association to recommend the list when there is a vacancy on the board.) Allows an institution that has been operating an eligible nursing program for at least five years to increase the enrollment in any eligible nursing program at any rate the institution considers appropriate.
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
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Signed Mar 4, 2026
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Enrolled House Bill (H)
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House Bill (S)
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an enrolled act style to a standard House Bill layout, while retaining the same substantive policy provisions. The core changes remain: requiring the Indiana State Nurses Association to recommend twice as many candidates for board vacancies as previously required, and allowing nursing programs with at least five years of operation to increase enrollment at any rate they choose.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's policy impact remains unchanged; only the document structure and formatting were modified.
TECHNICAL
The document was converted from an 'Enrolled House Bill' format to a standard 'House Bill' format, including the addition of a committee report and the removal of signatures from the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor.
The header information was updated to reflect the current session date (January 20, 2026) and included a digest summary explaining the bill's purpose.
Line numbers were added to the statutory text for legislative tracking purposes.
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
25
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 4, 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 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 187: yeas 45, nays 0
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Busch) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 128: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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