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IntroducedDec 08, 2025
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Passed SenateJan 29, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 24, 2026
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Became Law
Indiana Senate Bill
Education matters.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 27, 2026: Signed by the Speaker
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 88
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Sen. Michael Youngcoauthor
- Sen. James Buckcoauthor
- Sen. Liz Browncoauthor
- Rep. Martin Carbaughsponsor
Votes
EXCUSED: 2
EXCUSED: 2
EXCUSED: 2
NOT VOTING: 3
EXCUSED: 2
YES: 7
EXCUSED: 3
YES: 67
- Abbott
- Gore
- Lehman
- Pressel
- Aylesworth
- Goss-Reaves
- Lindauer
- Rowray
- Baird
- Greene
- Lopez
- Shonkwiler
- Barrett
- Haggard
- Lucas
- Slager
- Bartels
- Hall
- Manning
- Smaltz
- Bascom
- Heaton
- May
- Smith, H
- Behning
- Heine
- Mayfield
- Snow
- Borders
- Hostettler
- McGuire
- Soliday
- Carbaugh
- Ireland
- McNamara
- Steuerwald
- Cash
- Isa
- Meltzer
- Sweet
- Commons
- Jeter
- Miller, D
- Teshka
- Criswell
- Jordan
- Morris
- Thompson
- Culp
- Judy
- O'Brien
- VanNatter
- Davis
- King
- Olthoff
- Wesco
- DeVon
- Lauer
- Patterson
- Yocum
- Engleman
- Lawson
- Pierce, K
- Zimmerman
- Genda
- Ledbetter
- Prescott
NO: 29
NOT VOTING: 3
EXCUSED: 1
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Speaker
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Brown L added as coauthor
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to concur filed
- Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 292: yeas 34, nays 14
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 337: yeas 67, nays 29
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Carbaugh) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #4 (Cash) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 62, nays 29
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Representative Cash added as cosponsor
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 39, nays 9
- House sponsor: Representative Carbaugh
- Cosponsors: Representatives Teshka, DeVon
- Senator Buck added as coauthor
- Referred to the House
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #3 (Byrne) prevailed; voice vote
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Placed back on second reading
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
- Amendment #2 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
- Senator Raatz added as second author
- Senator Deery added as third author
- Senator Young M added as coauthor
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Dec 08, 2025 | Senate
- Authored by Senator Byrne
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Bill Texts
- Introduced Senate Bill (S)PDF
- Senate Bill (S)PDF
- Engrossed Senate Bill (S)PDF
- Senate Bill (H)PDF
- Engrossed Senate Bill (H)PDF
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S)PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Civics education and instruction. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Historic documents. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #3 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Historic documents. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Good citizenship instruction. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Instruction. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #7 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Testing. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #8 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Sexual health education. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #9 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Physical privacy in schools. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #10 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Individual identification. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #12 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Good citizenship instruction. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #17 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Examinations. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #18 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Examinations. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #20 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Good citizenship instruction. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #21 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Report. PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill (S) (Failed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #2 to Senate Bill (S) (Failed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #3 to Senate Bill (S) (Passed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill (H) (Passed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #2 to Senate Bill (H) (Filed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #3 to Senate Bill (H) (Filed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #4 to Senate Bill (H) (Passed)PDF
Documents
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #21 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Report. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #21 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Report. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #20 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Good citizenship instruction. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #20 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Good citizenship instruction. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #18 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Examinations. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #18 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Examinations. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #17 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Examinations. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #17 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Examinations. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #12 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Good citizenship instruction. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #12 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Good citizenship instruction. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #10 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Individual identification. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #10 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Individual identification. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #9 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Physical privacy in schools. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #9 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Physical privacy in schools. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #8 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Sexual health education. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #8 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Sexual health education. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #7 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Testing. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #7 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Testing. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Instruction. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Instruction. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Good citizenship instruction. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Good citizenship instruction. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #3 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Historic documents. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #3 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Historic documents. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Historic documents. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Historic documents. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Civics education and instruction. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Civics education and instruction. PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0088.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0088.02.COMS.FN001 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0088.02.COMS.FN002 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0088.03.ENGS.FN001 (Engrossed Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0088.03.ENGS.FN002 (Engrossed Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0088.04.COMH.FN001 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0088.05.ENGH.FN001 (Engrossed Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0088.05.ENGH.FN002 (Engrossed Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0088.06.ENRH.FN001 (Enrolled Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/22/2026PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/18/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 01/21/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 02/18/2026PDF
- Concurrence #1 (Passed)PDF
