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IntroducedJan 06, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 24, 2026
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Became Law
Indiana House Bill
Health and human services matters.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate;
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1277
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Sponsors



- Rep. Harold Slagercoauthor
- Sen. Michael Cridersponsor
- Sen. Liz Brownsponsor
Votes
YES: 93
- Abbott
- Genda
- Lindauer
- Prescott
- Andrade
- GiaQuinta
- Lopez
- Pressel
- Aylesworth
- Gore
- Lucas
- Pryor
- Baird
- Goss-Reaves
- Manning
- Rowray
- Barrett
- Greene
- May
- Shackleford
- Bartels
- Haggard
- Mayfield
- Shonkwiler
- Bartlett
- Hall
- McGuire
- Slager
- Behning
- Hamilton
- McNamara
- Smaltz
- Borders
- Harris
- Meltzer
- Smith, H
- Burton
- Hatcher
- Miller, D
- Smith, V
- Campbell
- Heaton
- Miller, K
- Snow
- Carbaugh
- Heine
- Moed
- Soliday
- Cash
- Hostettler
- Morris
- Steuerwald
- Clere
- Ireland
- Moseley
- Summers
- Commons
- Isa
- Novak
- Sweet
- Criswell
- Jackson, C
- O'Brien
- Teshka
- Culp
- Jordan
- Olthoff
- Thompson
- Dant Chesser
- Judy
- Pack
- VanNatter
- Davis
- King
- Patterson
- Wesco
- DeLaney
- Klinker
- Payne
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Lauer
- Pfaff
- Zimmerman
- Dvorak
- Lawson
- Pierce, K
- Engleman
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, M
- Errington
- Lehman
- Porter
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 4
EXCUSED: 3
NO: 10
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 47
- Alexander
- Charbonneau
- Goode
- Qaddoura
- Alting
- Clark
- Holdman
- Raatz
- Baldwin
- Crider
- Hunley
- Randolph
- Becker
- Deery
- Jackson, L
- Rogers
- Bohacek
- Dernulc
- Johnson
- Schmitt
- Bray
- Donato
- Koch
- Spencer
- Brown
- Doriot
- Leising
- Taylor
- Buchanan
- Ford J.D.
- Maxwell
- Tomes
- Buck
- Freeman
- McKinley
- Greg Walker
- Busch
- Garten
- Mishler
- Kyle Walker
- Byrne
- Gaskill
- Niemeyer
- Yoder
- Carrasco
- Glick
- Niezgodski
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 96
- Abbott
- Garcia Wilburn
- Lawson
- Pierce, K
- Andrade
- Genda
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, M
- Aylesworth
- GiaQuinta
- Lehman
- Porter
- Barrett
- Gore
- Lindauer
- Prescott
- Bartels
- Goss-Reaves
- Lopez
- Pressel
- Bartlett
- Greene
- Lucas
- Pryor
- Bascom
- Haggard
- Manning
- Rowray
- Bauer
- Hall
- May
- Shackleford
- Behning
- Hamilton
- Mayfield
- Shonkwiler
- Borders
- Harris
- McGuire
- Slager
- Burton
- Hatcher
- McNamara
- Smaltz
- Campbell
- Heaton
- Meltzer
- Smith, H
- Carbaugh
- Heine
- Miller, D
- Smith, V
- Cash
- Ireland
- Miller, K
- Snow
- Clere
- Isa
- Moed
- Soliday
- Commons
- Jackson, C
- Morris
- Steuerwald
- Criswell
- Jeter
- Moseley
- Summers
- Culp
- Johnson, B
- Novak
- Sweet
- Dant Chesser
- Jordan
- O'Brien
- Teshka
- DeLaney
- Judy
- Olthoff
- Thompson
- DeVon
- Karickhoff
- Pack
- VanNatter
- Dvorak
- King
- Patterson
- Wesco
- Engleman
- Klinker
- Payne
- Yocum
- Errington
- Lauer
- Pfaff
- Zimmerman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
EXCUSED: 3
YES: 46
- Alexander
- Carrasco
- Holdman
- Raatz
- Alting
- Charbonneau
- Hunley
- Randolph
- Baldwin
- Clark
- Jackson, L
- Rogers
- Bassler
- Crider
- Johnson
- Schmitt
- Becker
- Deery
- Koch
- Spencer
- Bohacek
- Dernulc
- Leising
- Tomes
- Bray
- Donato
- Maxwell
- Greg Walker
- Brown
- Doriot
- McKinley
- Kyle Walker
- Buchanan
- Garten
- Mishler
- Yoder
- Buck
- Gaskill
- Niemeyer
- Young
- Busch
- Glick
- Niezgodski
- Byrne
- Goode
- Pol
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate;
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 416: yeas 96, nays 0
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- CCR # 1 filed in the House
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Senate conferees appointed: Crider, Jackson L
- Senate advisors appointed: Busch, Yoder, Brown L
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Motion to dissent filed
- House dissented from Senate amendments
- House conferees appointed: Barrett, Shackleford
- House advisors appointed: Goss-Reaves, Slager, Lopez, Bauer, Porter
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Returned to the House with amendments
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 250: yeas 47, nays 0
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #3 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #8 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
- Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Charbonneau added as cosponsor
- Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Becker added as cosponsor
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
- Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- Senator Brown L added as second sponsor
- Senator Busch added as cosponsor
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Referred to the Senate
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 180: yeas 93, nays 0
- Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Representative Slager added as coauthor
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor
- Representative Porter added as coauthor
- Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- Jan 06, 2026 | House
- Authored by Representative Barrett
- First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Bill Texts
- Introduced House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (S)PDF
- Engrossed House Bill (S)PDF
- Enrolled House Bill (H)PDF
- House Committee Amendment #2 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Medicaid. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #5 to House Bill (H) (Appropriations) -- Medicaid requirements. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #6 to House Bill (H) (Appropriations) -- Effective date. PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill (S) (Failed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill (S) (Failed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #3 to House Bill (S) (Passed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #4 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #5 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #6 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #7 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #8 to House Bill (S) (Passed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #9 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
Documents
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #5 to House Bill (H) (Appropriations) -- Medicaid requirements. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #5 to House Bill (H) (Appropriations) -- Medicaid requirements. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #6 to House Bill (H) (Appropriations) -- Effective date. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #6 to House Bill (H) (Appropriations) -- Effective date. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Medicaid. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Medicaid. PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1277.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1277.02.COMH.FN001 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1277.03.COMH.FN001 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1277.03.COMH.FN002 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1277.03.COMH.FN003 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1277.04.COMS.FN001 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1277.05.ENGS.FN001 (Engrossed House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1277.05.ENGS.FN002 (Engrossed House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1277.06.ENRS.FN001 (Enrolled House Bill (H))PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/13/2026PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/27/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/19/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 01/13/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 01/27/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 02/19/2026PDF
- House Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- Senate Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- Dissent #1 (Filed)PDF
