Prohibits a licensed child placing agency from requiring vaccination as a condition for adoption or discriminating based on vaccination status

State: IN
Bill Number: SB 345
Position: SUPPORT
Action Required: NONE
Status: ENACTED, signed by Governor Eric Holcomb on 4/20/2023, Effective date 7/1/2023; Public Law Number 45

Legislation Details:

UPDATE: 4/20/2023 - SB 345 was signed by Governor Eric Holcomb on 4/20/2023, effective July 1, 2023. View the enrolled version HERE. Public Law Number 45.

UPDATE: 4/11/202 - SB 345 was signed by Speaker of House on 4/11/2023.

UPDATE: 4/6/2023 - SB 345 was signed by  Senate President Pro Tempore on 4/6/2023.

UPDATE: 4/4/2023 - Senate concurred with House Amendments on 4/4/2023 by vote of 324 Yeas, 48 Nays.

UPDATE: 3/22/2023 - SB 345 was returned to the Senate with House amendments on 3/22/2023. The current version still prohibits a licensed child placing agency from requiring, as a condition for obtaining an adoption, that an individual or a member receive an immunization and prohibits a licensed child placing agency from discriminating based on the individual's immunization status.  See text of engrossed version here. 

UPDATE: 3/21/2023 - SB 345 passed the Third reading in the Full House on 3/21/2023 by a vote of 284 Yes, 14 No

UPDATE: 3/20/2023 - SB 345 passed the  Second reading:in the House and was ordered engrossed

UPDATE: 3/16/2023 - SB 345 was amended by the House Committee on Judiciary and passed on 3/16/2023.

UPDATE: 2/28/2023  - SB 345 was referred to the House Committee on Judiciary on 2/28/2023. 

UPDATE: 2/22/2023 - SB 345 was referred to the House on 2/22/2023.
UPDATE: 2/21/2023 - SB 345 passed the Third reading in the Full Senate on 2/21/2023, by a vote of 142 Yes, 0 No.
UPDATE: 2/20/2023 - SB 345 passed the Second reading. Amendment # 1 pass by a voice vote, and the bill was ordered engrossed on 2/20/2023.
UPDATE: 2/16/2023 - SB 345 was amended and passed the Senate Committee on Judiciary by a voice vote.
UPDATE: 1/12/2023 - SB 345 was referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary 1/12/2023.
SB 345 was introduced on 1/12/2023. It is sponsored by Senator Travis  Holdman and Senator Liz Brown.

The bill covers many aspects regarding the termination of parental rights and what defines a "safe haven infant."

The bill, among other things, prohibits a licensed child placing agency from requiring, as a condition for obtaining an adoption, that an individual or a member receive an immunization and prohibits a licensed child placing agency from discriminating based on the individual's immunization status. 

https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/345 - text, status, and history of SB 345