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IntroducedJan 08, 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
Various education matters.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 27, 2026: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 407: yeas 66, nays 29
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1004
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Sen. Tyler Johnsonsponsor
- Sen. Jeff Raatzsponsor
- Sen. Linda Rogerssponsor
Votes
NO: 7
EXCUSED: 2
NO: 8
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 34
- Andrade
- DeLaney
- Johnson, B
- Pierce, M
- Bartlett
- Dvorak
- Klinker
- Porter
- Bauer
- Errington
- Manning
- Pryor
- Burton
- Garcia Wilburn
- Miller, K
- Shackleford
- Campbell
- GiaQuinta
- Moed
- Shonkwiler
- Cash
- Hamilton
- Moseley
- Smith, V
- Clere
- Harris
- Novak
- Summers
- Criswell
- Hatcher
- Pack
- Dant Chesser
- Jackson, C
- Pfaff
NO: 58
- Abbott
- Haggard
- Lindauer
- Pressel
- Aylesworth
- Hall
- Lopez
- Slager
- Baird
- Heaton
- Lucas
- Smaltz
- Bascom
- Hostettler
- May
- Smith, H
- Behning
- Ireland
- Mayfield
- Snow
- Borders
- Isa
- McGuire
- Soliday
- Carbaugh
- Jeter
- McNamara
- Steuerwald
- Commons
- Jordan
- Meltzer
- Teshka
- Culp
- Judy
- Miller, D
- Thompson
- Davis
- Karickhoff
- Morris
- VanNatter
- DeVon
- King
- O'Brien
- Wesco
- Engleman
- Lauer
- Olthoff
- Yocum
- Genda
- Lawson
- Payne
- Zimmerman
- Goss-Reaves
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, K
- Greene
- Lehman
- Prescott
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 67
- Abbott
- Goss-Reaves
- Lopez
- Rowray
- Aylesworth
- Greene
- Lucas
- Shonkwiler
- Barrett
- Haggard
- Manning
- Slager
- Bartels
- Heaton
- May
- Smaltz
- Bascom
- Hostettler
- 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
- Davis
- Lawson
- Payne
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, K
- Zimmerman
- Engleman
- Lehman
- Prescott
- Todd Huston
- Genda
- Lindauer
- Pressel
NO: 26
EXCUSED: 5
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
NO: 8
NOT VOTING: 3
YES: 66
- Abbott
- Greene
- Lucas
- Shonkwiler
- Aylesworth
- Haggard
- Manning
- 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
- Karickhoff
- O'Brien
- Thompson
- Commons
- King
- Olthoff
- VanNatter
- Criswell
- Lauer
- Patterson
- Wesco
- Culp
- Lawson
- Payne
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, K
- Zimmerman
- Engleman
- Lehman
- Prescott
- Todd Huston
- Genda
- Lindauer
- Pressel
- Goss-Reaves
- Lopez
- Rowray
NO: 29
EXCUSED: 3
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Motion to concur filed
- House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 407: yeas 66, nays 29
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Senate conferees appointed: Johnson T, Ford J.D.
- Senate advisors appointed: Raatz, Qaddoura, Rogers
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- House conferees appointed: Behning, Smith V
- House advisors appointed: McGuire, Smith H, 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 225: yeas 28, nays 20
- Returned to the House with amendments
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #3 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #9 (Donato) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #11 (Deery) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #10 (Tomes) failed; voice vote
- Amendment #7 (Yoder) failed; voice vote
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- Senator Rogers added as third sponsor
- 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 148: yeas 67, nays 26
- Senate sponsors: Senators Johnson T, Raatz
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #3 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #2 (Cash) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #4 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 100: yeas 35, nays 57
- Amendment #5 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #6 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 08, 2026 | House
- Authored by Representative Behning
- Coauthored by Representatives McGuire, Smith H
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Bill Texts
- Introduced House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (H)PDF
- Engrossed House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (S)PDF
- House Bill (S)PDF
- Engrossed House Bill (S)PDF
- House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Model dating violence educational materials. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Indiana secured school fund. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #5 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Meetings of governing bodies of school corporations. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #6 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Automated external defibrillators. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #8 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Teacher licensure examination. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #9 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- School absences. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #10 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Devise or bequest. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #11 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #12 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Excused and unexcused absence policies. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #13 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Automated external defibrillators (AED). PDF
- House Committee Amendment #18 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Firearm safety materials. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #20 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Joint programs. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #21 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Model dating violence materials. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #22 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Autism information. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #23 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Curricular materials. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #24 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Indiana secured school fund. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #25 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Educational technology program and grants. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #26 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- First class mail. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #27 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Repeal of reports and plans. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #28 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Health profession education program. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #29 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Technical corrections. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #30 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Strip searches. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #32 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #33 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Joint program. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #34 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Adjunct teachers. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #35 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Remediation programs. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #36 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Early childhood education. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #37 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Principal and assistant principal contracts. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #38 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #39 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Ban on strip searches. PDF
- House Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill (H) (Filed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill (H) (Passed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #3 to House Bill (H) (Passed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #4 to House Bill (H) (Failed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #5 to House Bill (H) (Passed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #6 to House Bill (H) (Passed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #7 to House Bill (H) (Filed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #8 to House Bill (H) (Filed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #9 to House Bill (H) (Filed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill (S) (Passed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #3 to House Bill (S) (Passed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #4 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #5 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #6 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #7 to House Bill (S) (Failed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #8 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #9 to House Bill (S) (Passed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #10 to House Bill (S) (Failed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #11 to House Bill (S) (Passed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #12 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
Documents
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #39 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Ban on strip searches. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #39 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Ban on strip searches. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #38 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #38 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #35 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Remediation programs. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #35 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Remediation programs. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #37 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Principal and assistant principal contracts. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #37 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Principal and assistant principal contracts. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #36 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Early childhood education. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #36 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Early childhood education. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #34 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Adjunct teachers. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #34 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Adjunct teachers. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #33 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Joint program. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #33 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Joint program. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #32 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #32 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #30 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Strip searches. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #30 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Strip searches. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #29 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Technical corrections. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #29 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Technical corrections. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #28 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Health profession education program. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #28 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Health profession education program. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #27 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Repeal of reports and plans. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #27 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Repeal of reports and plans. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #26 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- First class mail. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #26 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- First class mail. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #25 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Educational technology program and grants. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #25 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Educational technology program and grants. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #24 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Indiana secured school fund. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #24 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Indiana secured school fund. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #23 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Curricular materials. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #23 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Curricular materials. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #22 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Autism information. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #22 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Autism information. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #21 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Model dating violence materials. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #21 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Model dating violence materials. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #20 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Joint programs. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #20 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Joint programs. PDF
- Markup Document for AM100419PDF
- Merged Document for AM100419PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #18 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Firearm safety materials. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #18 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Firearm safety materials. PDF
- Markup Document for AM100417PDF
- Merged Document for AM100417PDF
- Markup Document for AM100415PDF
- Merged Document for AM100415PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #13 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Automated external defibrillators (AED). PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #13 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Automated external defibrillators (AED). PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #12 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Excused and unexcused absence policies. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #12 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Excused and unexcused absence policies. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #11 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #11 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #10 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Devise or bequest. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #10 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Devise or bequest. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #9 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- School absences. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #9 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- School absences. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #8 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Teacher licensure examination. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #8 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Teacher licensure examination. PDF
- Markup Document for AM100407PDF
- Merged Document for AM100407PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #6 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Automated external defibrillators. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #6 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Automated external defibrillators. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #5 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Meetings of governing bodies of school corporations. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #5 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Meetings of governing bodies of school corporations. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Indiana secured school fund. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Indiana secured school fund. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Model dating violence educational materials. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Model dating violence educational materials. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Teacher contracts. PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1004.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1004.02.COMH.FN001 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1004.03.ENGH.FN001 (Engrossed House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1004.03.ENGH.FN002 (Engrossed House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1004.04.COMS.FN001 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1004.05.COMS.FN001 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1004.06.ENGS.FN001 (Engrossed House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1004.06.ENGS.FN002 (Engrossed House Bill (S))PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/21/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/12/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/19/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 01/21/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 02/11/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 02/19/2026PDF
- Concurrence #1 (Passed)PDF
- Dissent #1 (Filed)PDF
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