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Indiana General Assembly · HB 1637 · Public Law 238

School and public safety matters.

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Officially: “A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning public safety. Read the full text

2025 session

What it does

School and public safety matters.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Authored by Representative Bartels · Jan 21, 2025

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First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · Jan 21, 2025

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Representatives Davis, Commons, Criswell added as coauthors · Jan 27, 2025

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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Feb 6, 2025

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Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 · Feb 6, 2025

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Committee report: do pass, adopted · Feb 13, 2025

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Second reading: ordered engrossed · Feb 17, 2025

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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 191: yeas 94, nays 0 · Feb 18, 2025

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Senate sponsor: Senator Baldwin · Feb 18, 2025

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Referred to the Senate · Feb 19, 2025

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First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation · Mar 3, 2025

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Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · Mar 11, 2025

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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Mar 20, 2025

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Senator Qaddoura added as second sponsor · Mar 20, 2025

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Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · Mar 20, 2025

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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · Apr 1, 2025

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Amendment #1 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote · Apr 1, 2025

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Amendment #3 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote · Apr 1, 2025

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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 336: yeas 48, nays 0 · Apr 3, 2025

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Returned to the House with amendments · Apr 4, 2025

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Motion to dissent filed · Apr 14, 2025

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House dissented from Senate amendments · Apr 14, 2025

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Senate conferees appointed: Baldwin and Ford J.D. · Apr 14, 2025

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Senate advisors appointed: Spencer and Maxwell · Apr 14, 2025

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House conferees appointed: Bartels and Moseley · Apr 15, 2025

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House advisors appointed: Davis, Criswell, Commons, Gore and Klinker · Apr 15, 2025

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Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee · Apr 16, 2025

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Senator Spencer removed as advisor · Apr 16, 2025

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Senator Pol added as conferee · Apr 16, 2025

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Senator Ford J.D. added as advisor · Apr 16, 2025

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Representative Moseley removed as conferee · Apr 23, 2025

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Representative Commons removed as advisor · Apr 23, 2025

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Representative Commons added as conferee · Apr 23, 2025

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Senator Pol removed as conferee · Apr 24, 2025

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Senator Maxwell removed as advisor · Apr 24, 2025

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Senator Maxwell added as conferee · Apr 24, 2025

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CCR # 1 filed in the House · Apr 24, 2025

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CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · Apr 24, 2025

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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 568: yeas 93, nays 0 · Apr 24, 2025

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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 529: yeas 50, nays 0 · Apr 24, 2025

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Signed by the Speaker · Apr 25, 2025

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Signed by the President Pro Tempore · Apr 28, 2025

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Signed by the President of the Senate · Apr 29, 2025

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Signed by the Governor · May 6, 2025

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Public Law 238 · May 6, 2025

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The numbers

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Recorded votes

Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 568: yeas 93, nays 0House · 2025-04-24 · Conference Committee Report · yea 93, nay 0, excused 6, present null, inactive null, notVoting 1
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 529: yeas 50, nays 0Senate · 2025-04-24 · 124TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY · yea 50, nay 0, excused null, present null, inactive null, notVoting 0
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 336: yeas 48, nays 0Senate · 2025-04-03 · Bill Passed · yea 48, nay 0, excused 2, present null, inactive null, notVoting 0
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 191: yeas 94, nays 0House · 2025-02-18 · Bill Passed · yea 94, nay 0, excused 1, present null, inactive null, notVoting 5
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 238 (May 6, 2025).