Indiana SB 293 — Pharmacist licensure.
Indiana, 2026. SB 293: Pharmacist licensure.
Latest action
March 5, 2026 — Public Law 140
Summary
Removes an examination requirement for certain pharmacists for license reciprocity. Requires an individual to pass the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination to be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist. Voids or requires the amendment of certain administrative rules. Makes technical changes.
Sponsors
- Brian Buchanan — primary sponsor
- Eric Koch — primary sponsor
- Spencer Deery — primary sponsor
- Stacey Donato
- Blake Doriot
- J.D. Ford
- Mark Spencer
- Robert Morris — primary sponsor
- Heath VanNatter
- Brad Barrett
- Gregory Porter
Bill text
Enrolled Senate Bill (S) Read version ↗
Senate Bill (S) Read version ↗
Senate Bill (H) Read version ↗
Introduced Senate Bill (S) Read version ↗
Recorded votes
SB 293 - Morris - 3rd Reading
February 23, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 97 · no: 0 · excused: 2 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Moed | excused |
| McGuire | excused |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| Engleman | yes |
| Pierce, K | yes |
| King | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Karickhoff | yes |
| DeVon | yes |
| Zimmerman | yes |
| Payne | yes |
| Judy | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Yocum | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Jordan | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Wesco | yes |
| Pack | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| VanNatter | yes |
| Olthoff | yes |
| Jeter | yes |
| Culp | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| O'Brien | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Criswell | yes |
| Teshka | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Isa | yes |
| Commons | yes |
| Sweet | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Ireland | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Morris | yes |
| Hostettler | yes |
| Cash | yes |
| Steuerwald | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Heine | yes |
| Carbaugh | yes |
| Soliday | yes |
| Miller, D | yes |
| Heaton | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Snow | yes |
| Meltzer | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| McNamara | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Borders | yes |
| Smith, H | yes |
| Mayfield | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Behning | yes |
| Smaltz | yes |
| May | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Slager | yes |
| Manning | yes |
| Haggard | yes |
| Bascom | yes |
| Shonkwiler | yes |
| Lucas | yes |
| Greene | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Lopez | yes |
| Goss-Reaves | yes |
| Bartels | yes |
| Rowray | yes |
| Lindauer | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Barrett | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Lehman | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Baird | yes |
| Pressel | yes |
| Ledbetter | yes |
| Genda | yes |
| Aylesworth | yes |
| Prescott | yes |
| Lawson | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Lauer | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Abbott | yes |
SB 293 - Buchanan
February 25, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 45 · no: 2 · excused: 1 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (50)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mishler | not voting |
| Doriot | not voting |
| Pol | excused |
| McKinley | no |
| Freeman | no |
| Randolph | yes |
| Goode | yes |
| Byrne | yes |
| Raatz | yes |
| Glick | yes |
| Busch | yes |
| Qaddoura | yes |
| Gaskill | yes |
| Buck | yes |
| Young | yes |
| Niezgodski | yes |
| Garten | yes |
| Buchanan | yes |
| Yoder | yes |
| Niemeyer | yes |
| Ford J.D. | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Walker K | yes |
| Maxwell | yes |
| Donato | yes |
| Bray | yes |
| Walker G | yes |
| Leising | yes |
| Dernulc | yes |
| Bohacek | yes |
| Tomes | yes |
| Koch | yes |
| Deery | yes |
| Becker | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Crider | yes |
| Bassler | yes |
| Spencer | yes |
| Jackson, L | yes |
| Clark | yes |
| Baldwin | yes |
| Schmitt | yes |
| Hunley | yes |
| Charbonneau | yes |
| Alting | yes |
| Rogers | yes |
| Holdman | yes |
| Carrasco | yes |
| Alexander | yes |
SB 293 - Buchanan - 3rd Reading
January 28, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 48 · no: 0 · excused: 1 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (49)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Becker | excused |
| Young | yes |
| Pol | yes |
| Glick | yes |
| Carrasco | yes |
| Yoder | yes |
| Niezgodski | yes |
| Gaskill | yes |
| Byrne | yes |
| Walker K | yes |
| Niemeyer | yes |
| Garten | yes |
| Busch | yes |
| Walker G | yes |
| Mishler | yes |
| Freeman | yes |
| Buck | yes |
| Tomes | yes |
| Maxwell | yes |
| Ford J.D. | yes |
| Buchanan | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Leising | yes |
| Doriot | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Spencer | yes |
| Koch | yes |
| Donato | yes |
| Bray | yes |
| Schmitt | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Dernulc | yes |
| Bohacek | yes |
| Rogers | yes |
| Jackson, L | yes |
| Deery | yes |
| Bassler | yes |
| Randolph | yes |
| Hunley | yes |
| Crider | yes |
| Baldwin | yes |
| Raatz | yes |
| Holdman | yes |
| Clark | yes |
| Alting | yes |
| Qaddoura | yes |
| Goode | yes |
| Charbonneau | yes |
| Alexander | yes |
Legislative history
- Public Law 140
- Signed by the Governor
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Signed by the Speaker
- Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 289: yeas 45, nays 2
- Motion to concur filed
- Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 313: yeas 97, nays 0
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Representative Porter added as cosponsor
- Representative Barrett added as cosponsor
- First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
- Referred to the House
- House sponsor: Representative Morris
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 130: yeas 48, nays 0
- Cosponsor: Representative VanNatter
- Senators Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Spencer added as coauthors
- Senator Deery added as third author
- Senator Koch added as second author
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Authored by Senator Buchanan
- First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
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