Indiana · Senate Bill 8 · 124th General Assembly, Second Regular Session

Library budgets.

SB 8 Sponsored by Gary Byrne, Chris Garten and Ryan Mishler Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Dec 8, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 8, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 26, 2026
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the percentage increase in a public library's proposed budget that determines whether the public library's proposed budget is subject to binding review by the applicable county, city, or town, fiscal body.

Every action

14 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 6 earlier steps
  1. SenateAuthored by Senator Byrne
  2. CommitteeFirst reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy · Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy
  3. SenateCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
  4. SenateSecond reading: ordered engrossed
  5. SenateThird reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 31, nays 1331–13 vote
  6. SenateHouse sponsor: Representative Prescott
  1. SenateSenator Garten added as second author
  2. SenateSenator Mishler added as third author
  3. SenateSenator Schmitt added as coauthor
  4. SenateSenator Baldwin added as coauthor
  5. SenateSenator Young M added as coauthor
  6. SenateSenators Johnson T, Buchanan added as coauthors
  7. SenateReferred to the House
  8. CommitteeFirst reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means · House Ways and Means

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 31, nays 13 · Full Senate

Passed 31–13
Jan 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 31 No 13 Not voting 5
Democrats: 0 yes, 7 no Republicans: 31 yes, 6 no
How each member voted

Yes · 31

No · 13

Excused · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 20, 2026 Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy: Do pass amended
Members

Yes · 9

No · 1

 9–1

Sponsors

The 3 members who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.

All 5 cosponsors

From Indiana's official records (iga.in.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.