IndianaState agencies analyze proposed rules before publication
State agencies analyze proposed rules, and some high-cost rules need budget committee review before publication; the budget agency may also direct approved funds to child care vouchers.
What it does
State agencies analyze proposed rules, including their costs and effects. Some high-cost rules need budget committee review before publication, with exceptions for certain emergency, federal, and code-related rules.
With budget committee review, the budget agency may use or add money from a state fund for child care vouchers. The law permits this funding but does not require it.
The Pokagon Band sets aside part of its annual payment for education costs for eligible citizens, paid directly to Indiana public colleges or approved workforce programs. Indiana residents get priority.
Certified community mental health centers provide services only in their designated counties. The state division may approve an exception for school-based services outside that area.
The legislative council is urged to assign an interim committee to study court fees and fines, including how much they raise and where the money goes.
Argument forChild care vouchers may receive additional funding if budget officials approve using or adding money from the state fund.
Argument againstAgencies could face extra work, and some high-cost rules could be delayed while the budget committee reviews them.
More detail
State agencies prepare an analysis before taking specified steps to adopt a proposed rule. These requirements apply to state agencies preparing proposed rules under the specified rulemaking steps. The analysis includes required findings and supporting information about costs, benefits, and effects. For rules expected to meet the text's cost threshold, the publisher may not publish them until the budget committee reviews them, except for certain emergency, federal, or code-related rules. A rule is not invalid solely because its analysis is insufficient or inaccurate if the agency made a good faith effort. These provisions apply to rulemaking actions that begin after June 30, 2026.
The budget agency may use or add money from the Financial Responsibility and Opportunity Growth Fund for child care vouchers. The funding may go to the Child Care and Development Fund voucher program run by the Family and Social Services Administration. The budget agency's action is subject to budget committee review. This is an allowed additional use of the fund, not a requirement to provide funding. This provision took effect July 1, 2025, retroactively, and expires July 1, 2027.
The Pokagon Band allocates part of its annual payment to an education fund, which pays providers directly for eligible citizens' education costs. The fund serves eligible Pokagon Band citizens seeking public postsecondary education or approved workforce training in Indiana. The Band makes the allocation for as long as it makes payments under the cited law. The fund pays only Indiana public colleges or workforce programs approved by the state workforce department, for direct education costs. A person must be enrolled in the Band before receiving a payment and meet the provider's admission requirements. Indiana residents receive priority. The allocation applies for as long as the Band makes the payments described in the law.
A state division may approve a community mental health center to provide school-based services outside its designated area. These provisions concern services authorized through state certification of community mental health centers. Other services authorized through a center's certification are provided only in its designated county or counties. The division's approval exception applies to school-based services.
The legislative council is urged to assign an interim committee to study court fees and fines and report its findings. The study concerns court fees and fines, including those under the listed Indiana code titles. The study covers court fees and fines, the revenue they bring in, where that money goes, and which courts or state agencies oversee it. The council is urged to assign the study; the text does not require it to do so. The report and recommendations are due to the legislative council before November 1, 2026. This study section expires July 1, 2027.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 5Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- Mar 5Public Law 102Major
- Feb 27Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 308: yeas 50, nays 0
- Vote recorded SB 4 - Mishler. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded SB 4 - Snow. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 27Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Feb 27Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 402: yeas 91, nays 0
- Feb 27Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Feb 27Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Feb 26CCR # 1 filed in the HouseMinor
- Feb 26Senator Byrne added as third author
- Feb 26CCR # 1 filed in the SenateMinor
- Feb 25House conferees appointed: Snow, Porter
- Feb 25House advisors appointed: Jordan, O'Brien, Thompson, DeLaney
- Feb 25Senate advisors appointed: Garten, Randolph Lonnie M
- Feb 25Senate conferees appointed: Mishler, Niezgodski
- Feb 25Motion to dissent filedMinor
- Feb 25Returned to the Senate with amendmentsMinor
- Feb 25Senate dissented from House amendments
- Feb 24Third reading: passed; Roll Call 335: yeas 95, nays 1Passed House
- Vote recorded SB 4 - Snow - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Amendment #13 (DeLaney) prevailed; Roll Call 315: yeas 95, nays 0Major
- Vote recorded SB 4 - Snow - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded SB 4 - Snow - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded SB 4 - Snow - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded SB 4 - Snow - 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded SB 4 - Snow - 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Amendment #6 (Rowray) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Feb 23Amendment #10 (Pryor) failed; Roll Call 319: yeas 29, nays 65Major
- Feb 23Amendment #5 (Hamilton) failed; Roll Call 318: yeas 29, nays 66Major
- Feb 23Amendment #1 (DeLaney) prevailed; Roll Call 316: yeas 94, nays 0Major
- Feb 23Amendment #9 (Campbell) failed; voice voteMajor
- Feb 23Amendment #4 (Campbell) motion withdrawnMajor
- Feb 23Amendment #12 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 317: yeas 29, nays 66Major
- Feb 23Representative O'Brien added as cosponsor
- Feb 23Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 23Amendment #7 (Ireland) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Feb 19Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Feb 10Representative Porter added as cosponsor
- Feb 2First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and MeansMinor
- Jan 29House sponsor: Representative Snow
- Vote recorded SB 4 - Mishler - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- Jan 29Third reading: passed; Roll Call 132: yeas 48, nays 0Passed Senate
- Jan 29Referred to the HouseMinor
- Jan 29Cosponsor: Representative Thompson
- Jan 28Amendment #8 (Mishler) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 28Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Jan 28Amendment #4 (Holdman) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 22Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 8First reading: referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 8Authored by Senators Mishler, GartenIntroduced
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