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IntroducedJan 08, 2026
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Passed SenateJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 24, 2026
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Became Law
Indiana Senate Bill
Various education matters.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 27, 2026: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 431: yeas 65, nays 29
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 239
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Sen. Brian Buchanancoauthor
- Sen. Blake Doriotcoauthor
- Rep. Jake Teshkasponsor
Votes
NO: 35
EXCUSED: 5
YES: 7
EXCUSED: 2
EXCUSED: 3
YES: 43
- Andrade
- Dvorak
- Isa
- Novak
- Bartels
- Errington
- Jackson, C
- Patterson
- Bartlett
- Garcia Wilburn
- Johnson, B
- Pfaff
- Bauer
- Genda
- Klinker
- Pierce, M
- Burton
- GiaQuinta
- Lopez
- Porter
- Campbell
- Gore
- Manning
- Pryor
- Commons
- Goss-Reaves
- May
- Shackleford
- Criswell
- Hall
- McNamara
- Smith, V
- Culp
- Hamilton
- Meltzer
- Soliday
- Dant Chesser
- Harris
- Miller, K
- Summers
- DeLaney
- Hatcher
- Moseley
NO: 51
- Abbott
- Greene
- Lehman
- Slager
- Aylesworth
- Haggard
- Lucas
- Smaltz
- Baird
- Heaton
- Mayfield
- Smith, H
- Barrett
- Heine
- McGuire
- Snow
- Bascom
- Hostettler
- Miller, D
- Steuerwald
- Behning
- Ireland
- Morris
- Sweet
- Borders
- Jordan
- O'Brien
- Teshka
- Carbaugh
- Judy
- Olthoff
- Thompson
- Cash
- Karickhoff
- Payne
- VanNatter
- Clere
- King
- Pierce, K
- Wesco
- Davis
- Lauer
- Prescott
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Lawson
- Rowray
- Zimmerman
- Engleman
- Ledbetter
- Shonkwiler
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 66
- Abbott
- Genda
- Lehman
- Rowray
- Aylesworth
- Goss-Reaves
- Lindauer
- Shonkwiler
- Baird
- Greene
- Lopez
- Slager
- Barrett
- Haggard
- Lucas
- Smaltz
- Bartels
- Hall
- May
- Smith, H
- Bascom
- Heaton
- Mayfield
- Snow
- Behning
- Heine
- McGuire
- Soliday
- Borders
- Hostettler
- McNamara
- Steuerwald
- Carbaugh
- Ireland
- Meltzer
- Sweet
- Cash
- Isa
- Miller, D
- Teshka
- Clere
- Jeter
- Morris
- Thompson
- Commons
- Jordan
- O'Brien
- VanNatter
- Criswell
- Judy
- Olthoff
- Wesco
- Culp
- Karickhoff
- Patterson
- Yocum
- Davis
- Lauer
- Payne
- Zimmerman
- DeVon
- Lawson
- Pierce, K
- Engleman
- Ledbetter
- Pressel
NO: 31
NOT VOTING: 3
YES: 65
- Abbott
- Greene
- Lopez
- Shonkwiler
- Aylesworth
- Haggard
- Lucas
- Slager
- Barrett
- Hall
- May
- Smaltz
- Bartels
- Heaton
- Mayfield
- Smith, H
- Bascom
- Heine
- McGuire
- Snow
- Behning
- Ireland
- McNamara
- Soliday
- Borders
- Isa
- Meltzer
- Steuerwald
- Carbaugh
- Jeter
- Miller, D
- Sweet
- Cash
- Jordan
- Morris
- Teshka
- Clere
- Judy
- O'Brien
- Thompson
- Commons
- Karickhoff
- Olthoff
- VanNatter
- Criswell
- King
- Patterson
- Wesco
- Culp
- Lauer
- Payne
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Lawson
- Pierce, K
- Zimmerman
- Engleman
- Ledbetter
- Prescott
- Genda
- Lehman
- Pressel
- Goss-Reaves
- Lindauer
- Rowray
NO: 29
NOT VOTING: 1
EXCUSED: 5
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 431: yeas 65, nays 29
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 330: yeas 31, nays 16
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- CCR # 1 filed in the House
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Representative DeLaney removed as conferee
- Representative Behning removed as advisor
- Representative Behning added as conferee
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Qaddoura removed as conferee
- Senator Buchanan added as conferee
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- House conferees appointed: Teshka, DeLaney
- House advisors appointed: Behning, Payne, Klinker, Pfaff, Smith V
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to dissent filed
- Senate dissented from House amendments
- Senate conferees appointed: Rogers, Qaddoura
- Senate advisors appointed: Donato, Ford J.D., Raatz, Doriot
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 350: yeas 66, nays 31
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #2 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 321: yeas 43, nays 51
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to the House
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 121: yeas 30, nays 18
- House sponsor: Representative Teshka
- Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, McGuire
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Raatz added as second author
- Senator Donato added as third author
- Senators Buchanan, Doriot added as coauthors
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #4 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 65: yeas 9, nays 35
- Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
- Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- Jan 08, 2026 | Senate
- Authored by Senator Rogers
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Bill Texts
- Introduced Senate Bill (S)PDF
- 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) -- Scholarship accounts. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #3 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Various changes. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Various changes. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #13 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education matters. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #14 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Transfer of covered school buildings. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #15 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Conversion charter schools. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #16 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Capital improvement payment. 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) (Failed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #4 to Senate Bill (S) (Passed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill (H) (Failed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #2 to Senate Bill (H) (Passed)PDF
Documents
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #16 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Capital improvement payment. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #16 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Capital improvement payment. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #15 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Conversion charter schools. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #15 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Conversion charter schools. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #14 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Transfer of covered school buildings. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #14 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Transfer of covered school buildings. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #13 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education matters. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #13 to Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education matters. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Various changes. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Various changes. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #3 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Various changes. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #3 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Various changes. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Scholarship accounts. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Scholarship accounts. PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0239.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0239.01.INTR.FN002 (Introduced Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0239.02.COMS.FN001 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0239.03.COMS.FN001 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0239.04.ENGS.FN001 (Engrossed Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0239.04.ENGS.FN002 (Engrossed Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0239.05.COMH.FN001 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0239.06.ENGH.FN001 (Engrossed Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0239.06.ENGH.FN002 (Engrossed Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/15/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/22/2026PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/18/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 01/15/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 01/22/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 02/18/2026PDF
- Senate Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- House Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- Dissent #1 (Filed)PDF
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