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SB293 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on which administrative rules are voided or amended.

Changes to Pharmacy Licensing in Indiana

This law modifies how pharmacists obtain their licenses in Indiana by removing an exam requirement for license reciprocity and mandating passage of the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes an examination requirement for certain pharmacists for license reciprocity.
  • Requires all pharmacists to pass the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination before getting their license in Indiana.
  • Voids or requires the amendment of certain administrative rules.
  • Makes technical changes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Pharmacists who want to work in Indiana
  • People who make rules for pharmacy licensing

Terms To Know

License reciprocity
When a person can use the same license from one state in another state without taking more exams.
North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX)
A test that pharmacists must pass to get their license in Indiana and other states.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify which rules will be changed or canceled.
  • It is unclear how many pharmacists this change will affect.

Amendments

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

SB0293.02.COMS.AMH04

Committee Senate Bill (H) • Representative Brad Barrett

Filed

Plain English: This amendment changes the requirements for pharmacist licensure in Indiana.

  • Adds new criteria that pharmacists must meet to maintain their license.
  • The specific details of the new criteria are not provided, making it unclear exactly what additional requirements will be imposed on pharmacists.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Public Law 140

  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 289: yeas 45, nays 2

  7. 2026-02-24 House

    Returned to the Senate with amendments

  8. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Motion to concur filed

  9. 2026-02-23 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 313: yeas 97, nays 0

  10. 2026-02-19 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-17 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. 2026-02-10 House

    Representative Porter added as cosponsor

  13. 2026-02-09 House

    Representative Barrett added as cosponsor

  14. 2026-02-02 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

  15. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Referred to the House

  16. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 130: yeas 48, nays 0

  17. 2026-01-28 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Morris

  18. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Cosponsor: Representative VanNatter

  19. 2026-01-26 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  20. 2026-01-26 Senate

    Senator Koch added as second author

  21. 2026-01-26 Senate

    Senator Deery added as third author

  22. 2026-01-26 Senate

    Senators Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Spencer added as coauthors

  23. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  24. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Authored by Senator Buchanan

  25. 2026-01-12 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.
Pharmacist licensure.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

Pharmacist licensure.

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.