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IntroducedJan 05, 2026
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Passed SenateJan 26, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 16, 2026
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Became Law
Indiana Senate Bill
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Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 27, 2026: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 403: yeas 67, nays 25
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 176
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Sponsors



- Sen. Michael Cridercoauthor
- Sen. Randy Maxwellcoauthor
- Sen. Gary Byrnecoauthor
- Sen. Tyler Johnsoncoauthor
- Sen. Mike Bohacekcoauthor
- Sen. Liz Browncoauthor
- Sen. Blake Doriotcoauthor
- Sen. Eric Kochcoauthor
- Sen. Aaron Freemancoauthor
- Rep. Ben Smaltzsponsor
Votes
YES: 66
- Abbott
- Garcia Wilburn
- Lehman
- Prescott
- Aylesworth
- Genda
- Lucas
- Pressel
- Baird
- Gore
- Manning
- Shonkwiler
- Bartels
- Goss-Reaves
- May
- Slager
- Bascom
- Greene
- Mayfield
- Smaltz
- Behning
- Haggard
- McGuire
- Smith, H
- Borders
- Hall
- McNamara
- Soliday
- Carbaugh
- Heaton
- Meltzer
- Steuerwald
- Cash
- Ireland
- Miller, D
- Sweet
- Clere
- Isa
- Morris
- Teshka
- Commons
- Jeter
- Novak
- Thompson
- Criswell
- Jordan
- O'Brien
- VanNatter
- Dant Chesser
- Judy
- Olthoff
- Wesco
- Davis
- King
- Patterson
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Lauer
- Payne
- Zimmerman
- Dvorak
- Lawson
- Pfaff
- Engleman
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, K
NO: 24
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 67
- Abbott
- Gore
- Lehman
- Pierce, K
- Aylesworth
- Goss-Reaves
- Lindauer
- Prescott
- Barrett
- Greene
- Lopez
- Pressel
- Bartels
- Haggard
- Manning
- Rowray
- Bascom
- Hall
- May
- Shonkwiler
- Behning
- Heaton
- Mayfield
- Slager
- Borders
- Heine
- McGuire
- Smaltz
- Carbaugh
- Ireland
- McNamara
- Smith, H
- Cash
- Isa
- Meltzer
- Snow
- Clere
- Jeter
- Miller, D
- Soliday
- Commons
- Jordan
- Morris
- Steuerwald
- Criswell
- Judy
- Moseley
- Sweet
- Culp
- Karickhoff
- Novak
- Thompson
- Dant Chesser
- King
- O'Brien
- VanNatter
- DeVon
- Lauer
- Olthoff
- Wesco
- Engleman
- Lawson
- Payne
- Yocum
- Genda
- Ledbetter
- Pfaff
NO: 25
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 403: yeas 67, nays 25
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate;
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Speaker
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- CCR # 1 filed in the House
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Freeman added as coauthor
- CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Koch added as coauthor
- Senator Taylor G removed as conferee
- Senator Doriot added as conferee
- Senator Doriot removed as conferee
- Senator Garten added as conferee
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Representative Johnson B removed as conferee
- Representative Commons removed as advisor
- Representative Commons added as conferee
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Senate conferees appointed: Tomes, Taylor G
- Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Buck
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- House conferees appointed: Smaltz, Johnson B
- House advisors appointed: Commons, Lucas, Smith V
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to concur filed
- Concurrence withdrawn
- Motion to dissent filed
- Senate dissented from House amendments
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 252: yeas 66, nays 24
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Representative Pressel added as cosponsor
- Representatives Commons, Lucas added as cosponsors
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to the House
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 75: yeas 38, nays 6
- House sponsor: Representative Smaltz
- Senator Buck added as second author
- Senator Young M added as third author
- Senators Crider, Maxwell, Byrne, Johnson T, Bohacek added as coauthors
- Senator Brown L added as coauthor
- Senator Doriot added as coauthor
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Jan 05, 2026 | Senate
- Authored by Senator Tomes
- First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Documents
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #3 to Senate Bill (S) (Local Government) -- Permitted zoning uses. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #3 to Senate Bill (S) (Local Government) -- Permitted zoning uses. PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0176.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0176.02.COMS.FN001 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0176.02.COMS.FN002 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0176.02.COMS.FN003 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0176.03.COMH.FN001 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0176.03.COMH.FN002 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0176.03.COMH.FN003 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0176.04.ENRH.FN001 (Enrolled Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/20/2026PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/10/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 01/20/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 02/10/2026PDF
- Concurrence #1 (Withdrawn)PDF
- Senate Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- House Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- Dissent #1 (Filed)PDF
