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Indiana General Assembly · SB 171 · Public Law 116

Family and children matters.

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Officially: “A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Family and children matters.
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Where it is

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Authored by Senator Johnson T · Jan 5, 2026

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First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services · Jan 5, 2026

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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Jan 12, 2026

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Senator Walker G added as second author · Jan 13, 2026

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Senator Brown L added as third author · Jan 13, 2026

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Senators Ford J.D., Donato added as coauthors · Jan 13, 2026

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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · Jan 20, 2026

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Amendment #1 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote · Jan 20, 2026

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Senator Randolph added as coauthor · Jan 20, 2026

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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 54: yeas 43, nays 0 · Jan 22, 2026

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House sponsor: Representative McGuire · Jan 22, 2026

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Referred to the House · Jan 23, 2026

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First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · Jan 28, 2026

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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Feb 16, 2026

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Second reading: ordered engrossed · Feb 18, 2026

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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 290: yeas 94, nays 0 · Feb 19, 2026

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Representative Goss-Reaves added as cosponsor · Feb 19, 2026

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Representative Morris added as cosponsor · Feb 19, 2026

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Returned to the Senate with amendments · Feb 20, 2026

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Motion to concur filed · Feb 23, 2026

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Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 279: yeas 46, nays 0 · Feb 25, 2026

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Signed by the President Pro Tempore · Feb 27, 2026

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Signed by the Speaker · Feb 27, 2026

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Signed by the President of the Senate · Feb 27, 2026

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Signed by the Governor · Mar 5, 2026

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Public Law 116 · Mar 5, 2026

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The numbers

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Recorded votes

Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 279: yeas 46, nays 0Senate · 2026-02-25 · 124TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY · yea 46, nay 0, excused 1, present null, inactive null, notVoting 3
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 54: yeas 43, nays 0Senate · 2026-01-22 · Bill Passed · yea 43, nay 0, excused 2, present null, inactive null, notVoting 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Indiana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Public Law 116 (Mar 5, 2026).