Votes at a glance: Senate approves package of bills on April 8, 2025

The Indiana Senate recorded final floor actions on multiple measures during the April 8, 2025 session. Below are the bills and concurrence motions the Senate acted on that have final recorded outcomes in the transcript (titles and descriptions are taken from floor readings and sponsor statements). Vote tallies and procedural notes are drawn from the clerk's roll-call and machine tallies recorded in the transcript.

Votes at a glance

- House Bill 1292 — Northwest Indiana Professional Sports Development Commission: Passed on third reading, recorded tally 46 ayes, 2 noes. Sponsor described the commission as 17 local members from seven cities to pursue locally funded efforts to attract professional sports franchises to Northwest Indiana.

- House Bill 1376 (as read on floor as House Bill 13-76) — Emergency medication in schools: Passed on third reading, recorded tally 49 ayes, 0 noes. The bill amends the definition of emergency medication to include an FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal medication (including approved nasal sprays) for use in schools.

- House Bill 1390 (BMV / agency bill, read as House Bill 13-90) — BMV/agency housekeeping and program changes: Passed, recorded tally 38 ayes, 11 noes. The agency bill contained a range of technical updates including license credentials, slow-moving vehicle program administration, and commercial driver's license cost clarifications.

- House Bill 1403 (juvenile justice oversight / JRAQ grants extension, read as House Bill 14-03): Passed, recorded tally 48 ayes, 1 no. The bill extends a local grant program connected to juvenile justice oversight and moves decision-making to the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee; sponsors said no new state financial obligation was created.

- House Bill 1457 (Department of Health agency bill, read as House Bill 14-57): Passed, recorded tally 48 ayes, 1 no. The bill made agency cleanup changes including CNA background checks, epinephrine training approvals and other technical alignments with federal requirements.

- House Bill 1468 (temporary cigar sales and regulated cigar rooms, read as House Bill 14-68): Passed, recorded tally 41 ayes, 8 noes. Sponsors said the bill creates a supplemental cigar-sales certificate for temporary sales at public events and authorizes regulated indoor cigar rooms for 21+ customers subject to local notice and ventilation requirements.

- House Bill 1595 (Medicaid plan amendment request, read as House Bill 15-95): Passed, recorded tally 49 ayes, 0 noes. The bill directs FSSA to reapply for a Medicaid amendment by a statutory deadline.

- House Bill 1634 (math proficiency / automatic enrollment in advanced middle-school math for students scoring above proficiency, read as House Bill 16-34): Passed, recorded tally 38 ayes, 11 noes. The bill requires automatic enrollment for students who score above proficiency on the state iLearn assessment and earn a C or higher; it also creates screeners and targeted intervention requirements.

- House Bill 1689 (Medicaid home- and community-based oversight, read as House Bill 16-89): Passed, recorded tally 47 ayes, 1 no. The bill amends oversight and reporting for disability services waivers and restores ombudsman access for several waiver populations.

- Motions to concur (selected): Senate concurred in a number of House amendments and motions to concur recorded on the floor; for example, the Senate concurred with the House on Senate Bill 4 (machine tally 45 ayes, 2 noes for the concurrence motion as recorded) and concurred with House changes to Senate Bill 119 (hospital consolidation COPPA bill) on a 46 ayes, 1 no vote.

These results reflect the roll-call and machine tallies as recorded by the clerk on the Senate floor during the April 8 session. For bills that were debated but not finally acted upon (for example, House Bill 13-89 on fuel-source restrictions and HOA rights), the sponsor withdrew the bill for further drafting rather than seeking a final vote.