Indiana Senate Bill 171

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-16 - Senator Byrne added as second author
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Abortion matters. Prohibits a person from knowingly or intentionally: (1) prescribing or possessing an abortion inducing drug; or (2) sending an abortion inducing drug to a person located in Indiana, if the person located in Indiana possesses the abortion inducing drug. Provides that each offense is a Class A misdemeanor with a Level 6 felony for subsequent offenses. Establishes a defense to possessing an abortion inducing drug. Provides for the discipline of a practitioner for a violation. Prohibits a nonprofit organization in Indiana from providing or offering to provide financial assistance to pay for, offset the cost of, or reimburse the cost of an abortion inducing drug. Gives the attorney general concurrent jurisdiction of actions concerning abortion inducing drugs. Requires a woman who is pregnant as a result of rape or incest to provide to her physician an affidavit attesting to the rape or incest before the physician performs the abortion. Prohibits state employee health plans, the state Medicaid program, policies of accident and sickness insurance, and health maintenance contracts from providing coverage for an abortion inducing drug. Makes conforming amendments.

Abortion matters.

Sen. Michael Young [R]	Sen. Gary Byrne [R]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Blake Doriot [R]
Sen. Andy Zay [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-16	Senate	Senator Byrne added as second author
2025-01-14	Senate	Senators Tomes, Doriot, Zay added as coauthors
2025-01-08	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2025-01-08	Senate	Authored by Senator Young M

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/171/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0171/SB0171.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0171/fiscal-notes/SB0171.01.INTR.FN001.pdf