Indiana SB 214 — Department of workforce development.
Indiana, 2026. SB 214: Department of workforce development.
Latest action
March 5, 2026 — Public Law 121
Summary
Defines or amends certain terms. Codifies certain administrative rules with respect to: (1) experience accounts; (2) reporting; (3) contribution rates and payment; (4) seasonal workers; (5) benefit payments to the deceased; (6) part-time workers; (7) work searches; (8) partial unemployment; (9) the filing of claims; (10) interstate claimants; (11) administrative law proceedings; and (12) notice. Alters the powers of the department of workforce development with respect to administrative cooperation agreements. Changes when the department may issue a civil penalty with respect to unauthorized postsecondary proprietary educational institutions. Makes conforming changes.
Sponsors
- Mike Gaskill — primary sponsor
- Linda Rogers — primary sponsor
- Ethan Lawson — primary sponsor
Bill text
Enrolled Senate Bill (S) Read version ↗
Engrossed Senate Bill (S) Read version ↗
Senate Bill (H) Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Senate Bill (S) Read version ↗
Introduced Senate Bill (S) Read version ↗
Recorded votes
SB 214 - Lawson - 3rd Reading
February 17, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 90 · no: 0 · excused: 8 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Karickhoff | not voting |
| Shonkwiler | excused |
| Lucas | excused |
| Gore | excused |
| Bartels | excused |
| Olthoff | excused |
| Hostettler | excused |
| Commons | excused |
| Barrett | excused |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Lawson | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Pierce, K | yes |
| Lauer | yes |
| Engleman | yes |
| Zimmerman | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Yocum | yes |
| Payne | yes |
| King | yes |
| DeVon | yes |
| Wesco | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Judy | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| VanNatter | yes |
| Pack | yes |
| Jordan | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| O'Brien | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Teshka | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Jeter | yes |
| Culp | yes |
| Sweet | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Criswell | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Morris | yes |
| Isa | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Steuerwald | yes |
| Moed | yes |
| Ireland | yes |
| Cash | yes |
| Soliday | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Heine | yes |
| Carbaugh | yes |
| Snow | yes |
| Miller, D | yes |
| Heaton | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Meltzer | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Smith, H | yes |
| McNamara | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Borders | yes |
| Smaltz | yes |
| McGuire | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Behning | yes |
| Slager | yes |
| Mayfield | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| May | yes |
| Haggard | yes |
| Bascom | yes |
| Rowray | yes |
| Manning | yes |
| Greene | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Lopez | yes |
| Goss-Reaves | yes |
| Baird | yes |
| Pressel | yes |
| Lindauer | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Aylesworth | yes |
| Prescott | yes |
| Lehman | yes |
| Genda | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Ledbetter | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Abbott | yes |
SB 214 - Gaskill - 3rd Reading
January 27, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 45 · no: 0 · excused: 3 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (49)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Bassler | not voting |
| Garten | excused |
| Ford J.D. | excused |
| Becker | excused |
| Randolph | yes |
| Hunley | yes |
| Charbonneau | yes |
| Raatz | yes |
| Holdman | yes |
| Carrasco | yes |
| Qaddoura | yes |
| Goode | yes |
| Byrne | yes |
| Young | yes |
| Pol | yes |
| Glick | yes |
| Busch | yes |
| Yoder | yes |
| Niezgodski | yes |
| Gaskill | yes |
| Buck | yes |
| Walker K | yes |
| Niemeyer | yes |
| Freeman | yes |
| Buchanan | yes |
| Walker G | yes |
| Mishler | yes |
| Doriot | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Tomes | yes |
| Maxwell | yes |
| Donato | yes |
| Bray | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Leising | yes |
| Dernulc | yes |
| Bohacek | yes |
| Spencer | yes |
| Koch | yes |
| Deery | yes |
| Baldwin | yes |
| Schmitt | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Crider | yes |
| Alting | yes |
| Rogers | yes |
| Jackson, L | yes |
| Clark | yes |
| Alexander | yes |
SB 214 - Gaskill
February 25, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 47 · no: 0 · excused: 1 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (50)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mishler | not voting |
| Doriot | not voting |
| Pol | excused |
| Qaddoura | yes |
| Glick | yes |
| Byrne | yes |
| Young | yes |
| Niezgodski | yes |
| Gaskill | yes |
| Busch | yes |
| Yoder | yes |
| Niemeyer | yes |
| Garten | yes |
| Buck | yes |
| Walker K | yes |
| McKinley | yes |
| Freeman | yes |
| Buchanan | yes |
| Walker G | yes |
| Maxwell | yes |
| Ford J.D. | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Tomes | yes |
| Leising | yes |
| Donato | yes |
| Bray | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Koch | yes |
| Dernulc | yes |
| Bohacek | yes |
| Spencer | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Deery | yes |
| Becker | yes |
| Schmitt | yes |
| Jackson, L | yes |
| Crider | yes |
| Bassler | yes |
| Rogers | yes |
| Hunley | yes |
| Clark | yes |
| Baldwin | yes |
| Randolph | yes |
| Holdman | yes |
| Charbonneau | yes |
| Alting | yes |
| Raatz | yes |
| Goode | yes |
| Carrasco | yes |
| Alexander | yes |
Legislative history
- Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Public Law 121
- Signed by the Governor
- Signed by the Speaker
- Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 281: yeas 47, nays 0
- Motion to concur filed
- Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 267: yeas 90, nays 0
- Amendment #1 (Lawson) prevailed; voice vote
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
- Referred to the House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 107: yeas 45, nays 0
- House sponsor: Representative Lawson
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- Authored by Senators Gaskill, Rogers
- First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
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