IndianaBill would bar requiring some substances to enter people’s bodies
If approved, people could not be required to put substances into their bodies when a law shields someone making or handling them from responsibility in civil lawsuits.
What it does
No one could be required to put a substance into their body by injection, swallowing, breathing it in, or another method. This applies when a law shields someone who makes or handles it from responsibility in a civil lawsuit.
Argument forPeople could have more control over what enters their bodies because covered substances could not be required, even by another law.
Argument againstPeople who rely on shared protection from a covered immunization might face greater exposure if fewer people can be required to receive it.
More detail
A person could not be required to put a covered substance into their body. A covered substance includes an immunization if a state or federal law protects someone from civil liability for acts or omissions tied to making, distributing, giving, or storing it. The ban would apply even if another law says otherwise. The provisions would take effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Dec 1First reading: referred to Committee on Public HealthLatest
- Dec 1Authored by Representative LucasIntroduced
Healthcare