Indiana lawmakers have convened for the 2026 legislative session. This year is not a budget year, so the session will be shorter than in 2025. Several bills filed early already signal a continued interest in strengthening the state’s health workforce, including some legislation impacting the veterinarian and nursing workforces. A blog highlighting themes across all filed legislation will be coming later this month!
Throughout the 2026 Indiana legislative session, the Bowen Center will be monitoring health workforce legislation through the Bowen Bill Brief (B3). This marks the eighth legislative session that the Bowen Center has monitored and shared health workforce legislation in this way. The B3 is a customizable tracker that allows users to see up to date information about bills with a potential impact on the health workforce. Users can search for keywords of interest or filter by topic.
What’s New This Year?
Bill topic categories have changed slightly and are included below.
- Animal Health
- Behavioral Health (Substance Use and Mental Health)
- Corrections
- Cost
- Direct Care Workforce
- EMS Workforce
- Maternal/Child Health
- Nursing Workforce
- Oral Health
- Other
- Physician Workforce
- Prevention and Awareness (Public Health, Infrastructure, and Healthy and Active Living)
- Regulatory (Agency, Boards, Professional Licensing Agency)
- Safety Net (Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, etc.)
- School Health
- Workforce Pipeline (Education)
- Workforce Incentive Programs
In addition to tracking legislation, the Bowen Center will continue working to elevate data into policy conversations and providing stakeholders with clear and objective information throughout the session.
Stay tuned as we monitor developments and highlight the policies shaping Indiana’s health workforce landscape. In the mean time, bone up on how a bill becomes a law in Indiana on our Policy 101 page.