Indiana
Indiana: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.
Bills
148 bills: 115 Anti-LGBTQ+, 33 Pro-LGBTQ+. 16 are enacted (16 Anti-LGBTQ+, 0 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.
| Status | Bills | Anti-LGBTQ+ | Pro-LGBTQ+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Failed | 132 | 99 | 33 |
| Enacted | 16 | 16 | 0 |
Most recent bills
- IN SB 215 (2026) Anti-LGBTQ+
- IN HB 1427 (2026) Anti-LGBTQ+
- IN HB 1421 (2026) Pro-LGBTQ+
- IN HB 1408 (2026) Anti-LGBTQ+
- IN HB 1362 (2026) Anti-LGBTQ+
- IN SB 199 (2026) Anti-LGBTQ+
- IN SB 182 (2026) Anti-LGBTQ+
- IN SB 174 (2026) Anti-LGBTQ+
- IN HB 1316 (2026) Anti-LGBTQ+
- IN HB 1199 (2026) Anti-LGBTQ+
Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Indiana: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.
Bills by year
Introduced each year
Enacted, by the year introduced
- Anti-LGBTQ+
- Pro-LGBTQ+
A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.
Show the numbers
| Year | Introduced | Introduced, Anti-LGBTQ+ | Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+ | Enacted | Enacted, Anti-LGBTQ+ | Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Topics and tags
A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.
Topics
| Topic | Bills | Anti-LGBTQ+ | Pro-LGBTQ+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity documents | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Bathrooms & facilities | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Sports participation | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Youth gender-affirming care | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Insurance coverage | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Prisons, jails & detention | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Schools & curriculum | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| DEI & bias training | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Book bans & censorship | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Pronouns, names & outing | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marriage, family & custody | 27 | 24 | 3 |
| Nondiscrimination protections | 24 | 6 | 18 |
| Hate crimes | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Religious exemptions | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Military service | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Conversion therapy | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Symbolic resolutions & recognition | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Government process, funding & data | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Tags
| Tag | Bills | Anti-LGBTQ+ | Pro-LGBTQ+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Same-Sex Marriage Ban | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Employment Nondiscrimination | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Birth Certificate or Identification Change Ban | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Hate Crime Classification | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Same-Sex Marriage Ban: Constitutional Amendment | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Education Nondiscrimination | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Housing Nondiscrimination | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Forced Outing: Schools | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Censorship: Age Verification | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Child Custody Bill | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Show the other 76 tags
Hearings
Hearings listed for this jurisdiction, newest first. Each hearing's page links to the official video where there is one.
| Date | Chamber | Committee |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Education and Career Development on | |
| Senate | Education and Career Development on | |
| Senate | Family and Children Services on | |
| Senate | Education and Career Development on | |
| House | Judiciary on | |
| Senate | Family and Children Services on | |
| Senate | Education and Career Development on | |
| House | Education on | |
| House | Education on | |
| House | Courts and Criminal Code on |
Legislators
The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.
| Name | Party | Role | District | Bills sponsored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Raatz | R | Senator | SD-027 | 18 |
| Gary Byrne | R | Senator | SD-047 | 17 |
| Joanna King | R | Representative | HD-049 | 16 |
| Michelle Davis | R | Representative | HD-058 | 16 |
| Bruce Borders | R | Representative | HD-045 | 14 |
| James Tomes | R | Senator | SD-049 | 14 |
| Stacey Donato | R | Senator | SD-018 | 12 |
| Tyler Johnson | R | Senator | SD-014 | 12 |
| Blake Doriot | R | Senator | SD-012 | 10 |
| Dennis Kruse | R | Senator | SD-014 | 10 |
Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.
Court cases
Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.
| Case | Court | Level | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case n97e24fe9a0 | S.D. Ind. | District | 2023 |
| Case c63334312 | S.D. Ind. | District | 2022 |
| Case c6545060 | S.D. Ind. | District | 2019 |
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How this page is sourced
Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.