Department of education and education matters.
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Became law
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Officially: “A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Department of education and education matters.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Authored by Representative Behning · Jan 6, 2026
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Coauthored by Representative McGuire · Jan 6, 2026
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First reading: referred to Committee on Education · Jan 6, 2026
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Jan 8, 2026
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Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 · Jan 8, 2026
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Representative Klinker added as coauthor · Jan 14, 2026
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Jan 22, 2026
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Second reading: ordered engrossed · Jan 27, 2026
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Amendment #1 (Burton) motion withdrawn · Jan 27, 2026
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 90, nays 1 · Jan 28, 2026
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Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Johnson T · Jan 28, 2026
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Referred to the Senate · Jan 29, 2026
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First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · Feb 2, 2026
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Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · Feb 12, 2026
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Feb 19, 2026
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Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · Feb 19, 2026
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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · Feb 23, 2026
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Amendment #1 (Yoder) prevailed; voice vote · Feb 23, 2026
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 246: yeas 47, nays 0 · Feb 24, 2026
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Returned to the House with amendments · Feb 24, 2026
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Motion to dissent filed · Feb 24, 2026
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House dissented from Senate amendments · Feb 24, 2026
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House conferees appointed: Behning, Smith V · Feb 25, 2026
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House advisors appointed: Payne, Cash, DeLaney, Klinker, Pfaff · Feb 25, 2026
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Senate conferees appointed: Raatz, Hunley · Feb 25, 2026
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Senate advisors appointed: Johnson T, Ford J.D. · Feb 25, 2026
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Representative Smith V removed as conferee · Feb 27, 2026
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Representative Greene added as conferee · Feb 27, 2026
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Senator Hunley removed as conferee · Feb 27, 2026
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Senator Goode added as conferee · Feb 27, 2026
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CCR # 1 filed in the House · Feb 27, 2026
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CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · Feb 27, 2026
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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 425: yeas 66, nays 30 · Feb 27, 2026
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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 334: yeas 28, nays 19 · Feb 27, 2026
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Signed by the President of the Senate · Mar 2, 2026
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Signed by the Speaker · Mar 3, 2026
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Signed by the President Pro Tempore · Mar 5, 2026
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Signed by the Governor · Mar 12, 2026
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Public Law 159 · Mar 12, 2026
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The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
Recorded votes
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 425: yeas 66, nays 30House · 2026-02-27 · Conference Committee Report · yea 66, nay 30, excused 3, present null, inactive null, notVoting 1
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 246: yeas 47, nays 0Senate · 2026-02-24 · Bill Passed · yea 47, nay 0, excused 2, present null, inactive null, notVoting 1
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 90, nays 1House · 2026-01-28 · Bill Passed · yea 90, nay 1, excused 5, present null, inactive null, notVoting 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Indiana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Public Law 159 (Mar 12, 2026).