# Indiana SB 139: Jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding.

Indiana SB 139, Jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Stacey Donato (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-04 (Public Law 69) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 139
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-03-04, Public Law 69
- Sponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: judiciary, the house, courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (147 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Exempts a woman who is breastfeeding from jury duty. Sets forth requirements.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Jury duty relief for new breastfeeding mothers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, breastfeeding mothers in Indiana can ask to be excused from jury service. You must have given birth within the past 365 days and still be breastfeeding the baby. Tell the jury administrator that you want the exemption.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Becky Cash (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Meltzer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-03-04: Public Law 69 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House)
- 2026-02-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 340: yeas 98, nays 0 (House)
- 2026-02-23: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-18: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-02-17: Representative Cash added as cosponsor (House)
- 2026-02-02: Representative Meltzer added as cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-29: Representative King added as cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-20: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Senator Rogers added as third author (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 22: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: House sponsor: Representative Olthoff (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Senator Buck added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Senator Young M added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-06: Senator Doriot added as second author (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Authored by Senator Donato (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0139/versions/SB0139.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0139/versions/SB0139.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0139/versions/SB0139.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0139/versions/SB0139.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed)
- HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed)
- HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed)
- HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed)
- HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0139/versions/SB0139.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0139/versions/SB0139.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0139/versions/SB0139.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0139/versions/SB0139.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2026)
- [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026)
- [HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1406-2026)
- [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026)
- [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026)
- [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB139-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).