Indiana Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Indiana State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

Note: You must first register as a NVIC Team Member before you can view action alerts, legislation to watch, and announcements.

Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
IN SB 321 2023-03-22 WATCH Allows schools to establish school-based health centers, requires parental consent for services, prohibits vaccine information from transcripts Passed House Education Committee on 3/22/2023 with "Do Pass Amend", by vote of 12 Yes, 0 No; passed full Senate on 2/14/2023

Action: Contact House Education Committee Members & your Representative with concerns
IN SB 345 2023-03-22 SUPPORT Prohibits a licensed child placing agency from requiring vaccination as a condition for adoption or discriminating based on vaccination status Returned to the Senate with amendments on 3/22/2023; passed Third reading in Full Senate on 2/21/2023, by vote of 142

Action: Contact the Governor, ask to SIGN
IN HB 1127 2023-02-17 SUPPORT Prohibits employers from questioning religious belief exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine requirements, requires accommodations for healthcare workers Introduced and referred to the House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee on 1/10/2023

Action: Contact House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee Members, your Representative & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
IN SB 47 2023-02-08 OPPOSE Requires the health department provide and release a bar or QR code of vaccine information in the tracking system on request to individuals Removed from hearing in Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services 2/8/2023

Action: None at this time
IN SB 272 2023-01-11 SUPPORT Prohibits immunization status requirements for individuals or household members who are being evaluated for adoption or foster care Referred to Senate Committee on Family & Children Services on 1/11/2023

Action: Contact Senate Committee on Family & Children Service Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
IN HB 1164 2023-01-10 SUPPORT Prohibits Dept. of Child Services from requiring applicant for foster family license be vaccinated without allowing medical & religious exemptions Introduced and referred to the House Committee on Family, Children & Human Affairs on 1/10/2023

Action: Contact House Family, Children & Human Affairs Committee Members, your Legislators, ask to SUPPORT
IN SB 140 2023-01-09 SUPPORT Prohibits a unit or state agency from requiring an individual who is less than 18 years of age to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Introduced and referred to the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee on 1/9/2023

Action: Contact Senate Health and Provider Services Committee Members, your Legislators, ask to SUPPORT
IN HB 1083 2023-01-09 SUPPORT Removes requirement vaccine information be on high school transcripts, transfers authority to add vaccine mandates from health dept. to legislature Introduced and referred to the House Committee on Education on 1/9/2023

Action: Contact House Committee on Education Members, your Representative & Senator, ask to SUPPORT

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.