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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.
Introduced
Jan 6, 2026
Last Action
Mar 4, 2026
Session
IN 2026
Sponsors
4 primary · 6 co
Public Law 89
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Joint Rule 15 Certification
Returned to the House with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 187: yeas 45, nays 0
Amendment #1 (Busch) prevailed; voice vote
Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
Placed back on second reading
Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Referred to the Senate
Senate sponsors: Senators Busch, Charbonneau, Jackson L
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 128: yeas 94, nays 0
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Representatives Ledbetter, Isa, Shackleford added as coauthors
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Authored by Representative Barrett
HB 1278 was introduced on Jan 6, 2026 by Justin Busch in IN session 2026. It is currently signed. Most recent action on Mar 4, 2026: Public Law 89.
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Public Law 89