Senate Bill
SB 236
Abortion inducing drugs and abortion reports.
In plain English
Makes anyone who makes, sends, prescribes, or provides abortion inducing drugs jointly liable for the wrongful death or injury of a pregnant woman or unborn child from their use. Allows a mother or father to sue for an unborn child's wrongful death, and allows certain lawsuits brought on the state's behalf. Changes abortion complication reporting rules and makes other changes.
Written by AI from the official digest below, and checked only by automated rules. If they differ, the official digest and bill text control.
Official digest
Modifies the definitions of "abortion" and "abortion inducing drug". Amends the information required to be reported to the Indiana department of health (state department) concerning an abortion complication. Requires the state department to send each abortion complication report to the office of the inspector general. Provides that a person who manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, or provides an abortion inducing drug is jointly and severally liable for: (1) the wrongful death of an unborn child or pregnant woman from the use of an abortion inducing drug; and (2) personal injury of an unborn child or pregnant woman from the use of the abortion inducing drug. Allows the mother or father of an unborn child to bring a wrongful death action for the wrongful death of the unborn child from the use of abortion inducing drugs. Provides affirmative defenses. Allows for qui tam actions against certain persons. Adds an exception for the prohibition on abortion inducing drugs.
Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health, January 29, 2026Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Tyler Johnson, Liz Brown, Chris Jeter
Co-authors and co-sponsors: Blake Doriot, Stacey Donato, Randy Maxwell, Brian Buchanan, Jeff Raatz, Mike Young, Jim Tomes, Linda Rogers, Mike Gaskill, Scott Alexander, Travis Holdman, Gary Byrne, Garrett Bascom, J.D. Prescott, Joanna King
Roll-call votes
1 recorded vote, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
Senate · Jan 27, 2026
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 236 - Johnson T - 3rd Reading
Passed
35 yes10 no4 did not vote
Republicans: 35 yes, 1 no, 3 did not voteDemocrats: 0 yes, 9 no, 1 did not vote
How each member voted
Yes (35)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Greg Walker (R)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Buck (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Justin Busch (R)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Mike Young (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Ron Alting (R)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
No (10)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
Did not vote (4)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- J.D. Ford (D)
- Vaneta Becker (R)
Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.