Legislative record

HB 1278STATE · IndianaIntroduced

Nursing matters; education programs.

Requires the Indiana State Nurses Association, any time there is a vacancy or expiration of a term on the board of nursing, to recommend to the governor a list of qualified nurses for appointment. (Current law requires the Indiana State Nurses Association to recommend the list when there is a vacancy on the board.) Allows an institution that has been operating an eligible nursing program for at least five years to increase the enrollment in any eligible nursing program at any rate the institution considers appropriate.

Voted 3/4/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

137 yea·0 nay·11 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/4/2026Signed by the Governor
  2. 3/4/2026Public Law 89
  3. 2/27/2026Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. 2/27/2026Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  5. 2/26/2026Signed by the Speaker
  6. 2/25/2026Joint Rule 15 Certification
  7. 2/18/2026Returned to the House with amendments
  8. 2/17/2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 187: yeas 45, nays 0
  9. 2/12/2026Amendment #1 (Busch) prevailed; voice vote
  10. 2/12/2026Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed