Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Spencer Deery was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced13
Out of committee9
Passed one chamber9
Passed both chambers6
Became law6
Never left committee4
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 6 bills that became law this session.
Various education matters.
Various education matters. Provides that an individual who has obtained a license to teach in a charter school may be eligible to obtain an initial practitioner professional educator license under certain conditions. Removes a requirement that an individual must hold a bachelor's degree in science,…
Became lawPublic Law 150 · 2026-03-12
Pharmacist licensure.
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.
Became lawPublic Law 140 · 2026-03-05
Utility service enhancement improvement costs.
Utility service enhancement improvement costs. Amends the statute that authorizes a conservancy district providing water service to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) if the conservancy district serves less than 2,000 customers, so as to authorize a withdrawal from the…
Became lawPublic Law 127 · 2026-03-05
Surplus interconnection service.
Surplus interconnection service. Defines "surplus interconnection service" (SIS), with respect to established interconnection service connecting an electric generating facility with an electric transmission system, as any portion of that service that: (1) has not been used; and (2) is not reasonably expected to be needed;…
Became lawPublic Law 126 · 2026-03-05
Public safety.
Public safety. Makes wearing a mask during the commission of a criminal offense a sentencing aggravator. Makes it malicious littering, a Class A misdemeanor, for a person to place refuse on the property of another person with the intent to cause the owner or occupant…
Became lawPublic Law 112 · 2026-03-05
Education matters.
Education matters. Amends good citizenship instruction requirements. Includes the Classic Learning Test in certain references to nationally recognized college entrance examinations. Requires a state educational institution (SEI) to accept the Classic Learning Test examination to the same extent the SEI accepts the ACT or SAT…
Became lawPublic Law 108 · 2026-03-05
Carbon sequestration.
Carbon sequestration. Provides that a storage operator may not operate a carbon sequestration project that transports or stores carbon dioxide outside the county where the carbon dioxide is generated unless the project is approved by the appropriate county legislative body or plan commission. Exempts certain…
Passed one chamberFirst reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications · 2026-02-02
Workforce related programs.
Workforce related programs. Requires a state provider of a workforce related program (state provider) to include the following information in an annual report concerning the workforce related program: (1) The number of participants who participated in another workforce related program after completing the program. (2)…
Passed one chamberFirst reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions · 2026-01-29
School technology plans and policies.
School technology plans and policies. Requires school corporations and charter schools (schools) to include in the school's technology plan a description of the school's plan to: (1) ensure the appropriate use of technological devices in schools; and (2) enable parents of students to exercise control…
Passed one chamberFirst reading: referred to Committee on Education · 2026-01-28
Plug-in home solar units.
Plug-in home solar units. Provides that electricity generated by a plug-in home solar unit is exempt from Indiana law regarding distributed generation. Prohibits an electricity supplier from requiring a customer to: (1) obtain the electricity supplier's approval before installing or using; (2) pay any fee…
Not out of committeeSenator Walker K added as coauthor · 2026-01-22
Carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide. Specifies that an application for a carbon dioxide transmission pipeline certificate of authority must include: (1) a risk assessment; and (2) a carbon dioxide injection estimate. Provides that when determining compensation in certain eminent domain proceedings, the perceived risk of certain hazardous conditions…
Not out of committeeFirst reading: referred to Committee on Utilities · 2026-01-08
Indiana economic development corporation.
Indiana economic development corporation. Requires the state board of accounts to act as the economic development ombudsman (ombudsman) for the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) and a nonprofit subsidiary of the IEDC (nonprofit subsidiary) and to designate an individual to serve as the ombudsman. Sets…
Not out of committeeFirst reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology · 2026-01-08
Data center development.
Data center development. Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (commission) to establish a working group to: (1) determine an estimate of the future electricity demands of the data center industry in Indiana; and (2) report to the general assembly regarding the working group's findings and…
Not out of committeeSenator Deery added as second author · 2026-01-06
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