Legislative record

SB 182STATE · IndianaIntroduced

Gender issues.

Defines "female", "male", "gender", and "sex" for all Indiana statutes. Provides that the department of correction shall assign an offender, including a delinquent offender, to a facility or program that is based on the offender's sex. States that a local health officer shall mark the sex of an individual as male or female on a birth certificate. Provides that the Indiana department of health may make an addition to a birth certificate, for purposes of paternity, in certain situations. Provides the circumstances for when the sex designation on a birth certificate can be amended. Requires public schools, including charter schools, and state educational institutions to designate a multiple occupancy restroom or changing area as follows: (1) For the exclusive use of the male sex. (2) For the exclusive use of the female sex. Provides, with exceptions, that an individual shall only use a multiple occupancy restroom or changing area that is designated for the sex that is the individual's sex. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Prohibits public schools, including charter schools, and state educational institutions from requiring a student to share sleeping quarters with a member of the opposite sex, unless the individual who is a member of the opposite sex is a family member. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions.

Voted 2/3/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

37 yea·7 nay·4 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/3/2026Representative Isa added as cosponsor
  2. 2/2/2026Representative Abbott added as cosponsor
  3. 1/29/2026First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
  4. 1/28/2026Referred to the House
  5. 1/27/2026Senator Young M added as coauthor
  6. 1/27/2026House sponsor: Representative Carbaugh
  7. 1/27/2026Cosponsor: Representative McGuire
  8. 1/27/2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 101: yeas 37, nays 8
  9. 1/26/2026Senator Byrne added as coauthor
  10. 1/26/2026Amendment #2 (Deery) prevailed; voice vote