# Indiana SB 15: Foster youth. Indiana SB 15, Foster youth., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Kyle Walker (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-04 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB15-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 15 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Foster youth. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-08 - Last action: 2026-03-04, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican) - Cosponsors: 14 - Subjects: family and children services, the house, family - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (174 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Requires the department of child services to: (1) create a statement called "the foster youth bill of rights", which is to summarize a foster youth's rights and responsibilities; (2) update the statement periodically; (3) distribute the statement to specified individuals; and (4) publish the statement on the department's website. Defines "foster youth" for purposes of the foster youth bill of rights. Makes conforming changes. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Foster youth get yearly rights information: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana's Department of Child Services must create and periodically update a foster youth rights-and-responsibilities guide. Partners must include at least one adult age 18 or older with childhood experience in the child welfare system. At least one child-placing agency and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Carey Hamilton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Danny Lopez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 42 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 86 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 46 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-03-04: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Public Law 67 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-26: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 270: yeas 42, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Motion to concur filed (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 86, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-29: Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs (House) - 2026-01-27: Representative Hamilton added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 35: yeas 46, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senator Buck added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senators Alexander, Yoder added as coauthors (Senate) - 2026-01-20: House sponsor: Representative Lopez (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-08: Senator Jackson L added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-12-08: Coauthored by Senator Hunley (Senate) - 2025-12-08: Authored by Senators Walker K, Walker G, Goode (Senate) - 2025-12-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services (Senate) - 2025-12-08: Senator Becker added as coauthor (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0015/versions/SB0015.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0015/versions/SB0015.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0015/versions/SB0015.02.COMS?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0015/versions/SB0015.03.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0015/versions/SB0015.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0015/versions/SB0015.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0015/versions/SB0015.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0015/versions/SB0015.03.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related - [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) - [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB15-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).