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SB214 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Mike Gaskill
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details about the exact nature of the amendments or codifications, leaving some aspects unclear.

Indiana Labor and Safety Act

This act updates Indiana's labor laws by codifying rules for various administrative processes, altering the powers of the Department of Workforce Development, and changing when civil penalties can be issued.

What This Bill Does

  • Codifies certain administrative rules related to experience accounts, reporting, contribution rates and payment, seasonal workers, benefit payments to deceased individuals, part-time workers, work searches, partial unemployment, filing claims, interstate claimants, administrative law proceedings, and notice.
  • Alters the powers of the Department of Workforce Development with respect to administrative cooperation agreements.
  • Changes when the department may issue a civil penalty for unauthorized postsecondary proprietary educational institutions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employers in Indiana
  • Workers in Indiana, especially those who work seasonally or part-time

Terms To Know

Department of Workforce Development
The state agency that helps workers find jobs and enforces labor laws.
Seasonal Workers
People who have temporary or short-term jobs, often during specific times of the year like summer or winter.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be spent on these changes.
  • It is unclear exactly which administrative rules are being codified and amended.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0214.01.INTR.AMS01

Committee Introduced Senate Bill (S) • Senator Linda Rogers

Filed

Plain English: The amendment proposes to change the Indiana Code regarding unemployment benefits.

  • Modifies provisions of the Indiana Code related to labor and safety, specifically concerning unemployment.
  • The official text does not provide specific details about what changes will be made to the unemployment provisions.
SB0214.04.COMH.AMH001

Filed Senate Bill (H) • Representative Ethan Lawson

Passed

Plain English: This amendment does not provide specific details about changes to the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.

  • The official text of the amendment is incomplete, providing no concrete information on what changes it intends to make.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Public Law 121

  3. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  4. 2026-02-27 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 281: yeas 47, nays 0

  7. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Motion to concur filed

  8. 2026-02-18 House

    Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. 2026-02-17 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 267: yeas 90, nays 0

  10. 2026-02-16 House

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-16 House

    Amendment #1 (Lawson) prevailed; voice vote

  12. 2026-02-12 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  13. 2026-01-29 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

  14. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Referred to the House

  15. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 107: yeas 45, nays 0

  16. 2026-01-27 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Lawson

  17. 2026-01-26 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  18. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  19. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  20. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Authored by Senators Gaskill, Rogers

  21. 2026-01-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.
Department of workforce development.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.

Department of workforce development.

Defines or amends certain terms. Codifies certain administrative rules with respect to: (1) experience accounts; (2) reporting; (3) contribution rates and payment; (4) seasonal workers; (5) benefit payments to the deceased; (6) part-time workers; (7) work searches; (8) partial unemployment; (9) the filing of claims; (10) interstate claimants; (11) administrative law proceedings; and (12) notice. Alters the powers of the department of workforce development with respect to administrative cooperation agreements. Changes when the department may issue a civil penalty with respect to unauthorized postsecondary proprietary educational institutions. Makes conforming changes.