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IntroducedJan 06, 2026
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Passed HouseJan 28, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 24, 2026
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Became Law
Indiana House Bill
Department of education and education matters.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 334: yeas 28, nays 19
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1266
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Sen. Jeff Raatzsponsor
- Sen. Tyler Johnsonsponsor
Votes
YES: 23
- Thompson, Jeffrey
- Snow, Craig
- Jordan, Jack
- Clere, Edward
- Heaton, Robert
- O'Brien, Timothy
- Slager, Harold
- Criswell, Cory
- Judy, Chris
- Mayfield, Peggy
- Lopez, Danny
- Prescott, J.D.
- Heine, Dave
- Smaltz, Ben
- Greene, Robb
- Porter, Gregory
- Andrade, Mike
- Campbell, Chris
- DeLaney, Edward
- Harris, Earl
- Klinker, Sheila
- Pfaff, Tonya
- Pryor, Cherrish
NO: 0
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 90
- Abbott
- Errington
- Lehman
- Pierce, M
- Andrade
- Garcia Wilburn
- Lindauer
- Prescott
- Aylesworth
- Genda
- Lopez
- Pressel
- Baird
- GiaQuinta
- Lucas
- Rowray
- Barrett
- Gore
- Manning
- Shackleford
- Bartels
- Goss-Reaves
- May
- Shonkwiler
- Bartlett
- Greene
- Mayfield
- Slager
- Bascom
- Haggard
- McGuire
- Smaltz
- Behning
- Hamilton
- McNamara
- Smith, H
- Borders
- Hatcher
- Meltzer
- Smith, V
- Burton
- Heaton
- Miller, D
- Snow
- Campbell
- Hostettler
- Miller, K
- Soliday
- Carbaugh
- Ireland
- Moed
- Steuerwald
- Cash
- Isa
- Morris
- Summers
- Clere
- Jeter
- Moseley
- Sweet
- Commons
- Johnson, B
- Novak
- Teshka
- Criswell
- Jordan
- O'Brien
- Thompson
- Culp
- Judy
- Olthoff
- VanNatter
- Dant Chesser
- King
- Pack
- Wesco
- Davis
- Klinker
- Patterson
- Yocum
- DeLaney
- Lauer
- Payne
- Zimmerman
- DeVon
- Lawson
- Pfaff
- Engleman
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, K
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 5
YES: 47
- Alexander
- Charbonneau
- Goode
- Qaddoura
- Alting
- Clark
- Holdman
- Raatz
- Baldwin
- Crider
- Hunley
- Randolph
- Bassler
- Deery
- Jackson, L
- Rogers
- Becker
- Dernulc
- Johnson
- Schmitt
- Bohacek
- Donato
- Koch
- Spencer
- Bray
- Doriot
- Leising
- Taylor
- Brown
- Ford J.D.
- Maxwell
- Tomes
- Buchanan
- Freeman
- McKinley
- Greg Walker
- Busch
- Garten
- Mishler
- Kyle Walker
- Byrne
- Gaskill
- Niemeyer
- Yoder
- Carrasco
- Glick
- Niezgodski
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 66
- Abbott
- Greene
- Lopez
- Rowray
- Aylesworth
- Haggard
- Lucas
- Shonkwiler
- Barrett
- Hall
- Manning
- Slager
- Bartels
- Heaton
- May
- Smaltz
- Bascom
- Heine
- Mayfield
- Smith, H
- Behning
- Ireland
- McGuire
- Snow
- Borders
- Isa
- McNamara
- Soliday
- Carbaugh
- Jeter
- Meltzer
- Steuerwald
- Cash
- Jordan
- Miller, D
- Sweet
- Clere
- Judy
- Morris
- Teshka
- Commons
- Karickhoff
- O'Brien
- Thompson
- Criswell
- King
- Olthoff
- VanNatter
- Culp
- Lauer
- Patterson
- Wesco
- DeVon
- Lawson
- Payne
- Yocum
- Engleman
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, K
- Zimmerman
- Genda
- Lehman
- Prescott
- Goss-Reaves
- Lindauer
- Pressel
NO: 30
NOT VOTING: 1
EXCUSED: 3
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 334: yeas 28, nays 19
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 425: yeas 66, nays 30
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- CCR # 1 filed in the House
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Hunley removed as conferee
- Senator Goode added as conferee
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Representative Smith V removed as conferee
- Representative Greene added as conferee
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Senate conferees appointed: Raatz, Hunley
- Senate advisors appointed: Johnson T, Ford J.D.
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- House conferees appointed: Behning, Smith V
- House advisors appointed: Payne, Cash, DeLaney, Klinker, Pfaff
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Motion to dissent filed
- House dissented from Senate amendments
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 246: yeas 47, nays 0
- Returned to the House with amendments
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Yoder) prevailed; voice vote
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Referred to the Senate
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 90, nays 1
- Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Johnson T
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Burton) motion withdrawn
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Representative Klinker added as coauthor
- Jan 08, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- Jan 06, 2026 | House
- Authored by Representative Behning
- Coauthored by Representative McGuire
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Bill Texts
- Introduced House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (S)PDF
- House Bill (S)PDF
- Engrossed House Bill (S)PDF
- Enrolled House Bill (H)PDF
- House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Career specialist permit. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Framework for mathematics academic standards. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #5 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Dolly Parton Imagination Library contribution tax credit. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #6 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Imagination library appropriation. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #9 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Education matters. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #10 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Department of education. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #11 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Report. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #15 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Education matters. PDF
- House Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill (H) (Withdrawn)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill (S) (Passed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
Documents
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #15 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Education matters. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #15 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Education matters. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #11 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Report. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #11 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Report. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #10 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Department of education. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #10 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Department of education. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #9 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Education matters. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #9 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Education matters. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #6 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Imagination library appropriation. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #6 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Imagination library appropriation. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #5 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Dolly Parton Imagination Library contribution tax credit. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #5 to House Bill (H) (Ways and Means) -- Dolly Parton Imagination Library contribution tax credit. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Framework for mathematics academic standards. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Framework for mathematics academic standards. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Career specialist permit. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Career specialist permit. PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1266.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1266.02.COMH.FN001 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1266.03.COMH.FN001 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1266.03.COMH.FN002 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1266.03.COMH.FN003 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1266.04.COMS.FN001 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1266.05.COMS.FN001 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1266.06.ENGS.FN001 (Engrossed House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1266.06.ENGS.FN002 (Engrossed House Bill (S))PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/08/2026PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/22/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/12/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/19/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 01/07/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 01/21/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 02/11/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 02/19/2026PDF
- House Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- Senate Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- Dissent #1 (Filed)PDF
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