# Indiana SB 176: Nursing matters. Indiana SB 176, Nursing matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Shelli Yoder (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB176-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 176 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Nursing matters. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 26 - Subjects: health and provider services, the house, public health - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (188 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Adds members to the Indiana state board of nursing and changes the required qualifications for certain members. Amends the requirements that an individual applying for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse must meet. Provides that an applicant for a state accredited program of practical nursing (program) is not required to have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Requires a student of the program to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent before completing the program. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Earlier nursing school entry without a diploma: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, you can enter an Indiana state-accredited practical nursing program without a high school diploma or equivalent. You must earn one before finishing the program. When applying for a practical-nurse license, you must provide the program proof that you earned it. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Danny Lopez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Behning (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robin Shackleford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 90 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-04-10: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Public Law 45 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-03-27: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 303: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Motion to concur filed (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2025-03-20: Representative Lopez added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-03-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 284: yeas 90, nays 0 (House) - 2025-03-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-03-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House) - 2025-01-24: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senator Tomes added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senators Alting and Raatz added as coauthors (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senators Hunley, Spencer, Qaddoura, Pol, Niezgodski added as coauthors (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senator Glick added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senator Buck added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senator Alexander added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Cosponsors: Representatives Behning and Shackleford (Senate) - 2025-01-23: House sponsor: Representative Barrett (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 16: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senator Taylor G added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senator Charbonneau added as second author (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Senator Johnson T removed as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Senators Becker, Busch, Bohacek, Leising, Crider, Jackson L, Ford J.D. added as coauthors (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Senator Johnson T added as third author (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Senator Johnson T added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Yoder (Senate) - 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0176/versions/SB0176.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0176/versions/SB0176.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0176/versions/SB0176.02.COMS?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0176/versions/SB0176.03.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed) - SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed) - SB 80: Code publication. (signed) - SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed) - SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed) - SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0176/versions/SB0176.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0176/versions/SB0176.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0176/versions/SB0176.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0176/versions/SB0176.03.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025) - [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025) - [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025) - [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025) - [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025) - [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025) - [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-SB176-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).