# Indiana SB 216: Mental health professionals.

Indiana SB 216, Mental health professionals., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Michael Crider (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 216
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Mental health professionals.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: health and provider services, the house, public health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (182 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows certain individuals to take the examination for licensure as a social worker before having completed the bachelor's degree. Makes the following changes in regard to marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, addiction counselors, and clinical addiction counselors: (1) Provides that an individual must be licensed as an associate before obtaining the relevant experience hours, except in certain circumstances. (2) Amends provisions concerning experience hours and the expiration of a temporary license or permit. Removes certain provisions regarding first available examinations.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Public Law 130 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 457: yeas 39, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-03-25: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 310: yeas 94, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Amendment #1 (Goss-Reaves) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-03-24: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-20: 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: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 19: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: House sponsor: Representative Goss-Reaves (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Charbonneau added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Becker added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Crider (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0216/versions/SB0216.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0216/versions/SB0216.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0216/versions/SB0216.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0216/versions/SB0216.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0216/versions/SB0216.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (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
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0216/versions/SB0216.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0216/versions/SB0216.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0216/versions/SB0216.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0216/versions/SB0216.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0216/versions/SB0216.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB216-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).