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IntroducedJan 08, 2026
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Passed SenateJan 27, 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 430: yeas 66, nays 28
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 204
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
NOT VOTING: 4
NO: 36
EXCUSED: 5
NO: 7
EXCUSED: 2
YES: 7
EXCUSED: 2
NO: 7
EXCUSED: 2
YES: 68
- Abbott
- Genda
- Lehman
- Prescott
- Aylesworth
- Goss-Reaves
- Lindauer
- Pressel
- Baird
- Greene
- Lopez
- Rowray
- Barrett
- Haggard
- Lucas
- Shonkwiler
- Bartels
- Hall
- Manning
- Slager
- Bascom
- Heaton
- May
- Smaltz
- Behning
- Heine
- Mayfield
- Smith, H
- Borders
- Hostettler
- McGuire
- Snow
- Carbaugh
- Ireland
- McNamara
- Soliday
- Cash
- Isa
- Meltzer
- Steuerwald
- Clere
- Jeter
- Miller, D
- Sweet
- Commons
- Jordan
- Morris
- Teshka
- Criswell
- Judy
- O'Brien
- Thompson
- Culp
- Karickhoff
- Olthoff
- VanNatter
- Davis
- Lauer
- Patterson
- Wesco
- DeVon
- Lawson
- Payne
- Yocum
- Engleman
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, K
- Zimmerman
NO: 28
NOT VOTING: 3
EXCUSED: 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: 28
NOT VOTING: 1
EXCUSED: 5
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 430: yeas 66, nays 28
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 322: yeas 35, nays 15
- 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 Smith V removed as conferee
- Representative Ireland added as conferee
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Yoder removed as conferee
- Senator Walker K added as conferee
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Senate conferees appointed: Deery, Yoder
- Senate advisors appointed: Goode, Hunley
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- House conferees appointed: Smith H, Smith V
- House advisors appointed: Behning, Carbaugh, DeLaney, Klinker, Pfaff
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to dissent filed
- Senate dissented from House amendments
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 347: yeas 68, nays 28
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Amendment #3 (Errington) failed; voice vote
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to the House
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 106: yeas 33, nays 12
- House sponsor: Representative Smith H
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 64: yeas 8, nays 36
- Senator Goode added as second author
- 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 Deery
- 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
- Senate Bill (H)PDF
- Senate Bill (H)PDF
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S)PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Degree programs. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Initial practitioner license. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #3 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Salary increases. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Degree programs. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #5 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Project review. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Salary increases. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #7 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education matters. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #8 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Accreditation. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #9 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Initial practitioner license. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #10 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Teacher license. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #11 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Commission for higher education. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #12 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Degree programs. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #13 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Annual report. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #14 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Information regarding state educational institutions. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #15 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Indiana administrative rule. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #20 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education program immunization requirement. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #21 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Core transfer library. PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill (S) (Failed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #1 to Senate Bill (H) (Filed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #2 to Senate Bill (H) (Filed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #3 to Senate Bill (H) (Failed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #4 to Senate Bill (H) (Filed)PDF
Documents
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #21 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Core transfer library. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #21 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Core transfer library. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #20 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education program immunization requirement. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #20 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education program immunization requirement. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #15 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Indiana administrative rule. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #15 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Indiana administrative rule. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #14 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Information regarding state educational institutions. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #14 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Information regarding state educational institutions. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #13 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Annual report. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #13 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Annual report. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #12 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Degree programs. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #12 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Degree programs. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #11 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Commission for higher education. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #11 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Commission for higher education. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #10 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Teacher license. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #10 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Teacher license. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #9 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Initial practitioner license. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #9 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Initial practitioner license. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #8 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Accreditation. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #8 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Accreditation. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #7 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education matters. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #7 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education matters. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Salary increases. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Salary increases. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #5 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Project review. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #5 to Senate Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Project review. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Degree programs. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Degree programs. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #3 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Salary increases. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #3 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Salary increases. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Initial practitioner license. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Initial practitioner license. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Degree programs. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced Senate Bill (S) (Education and Career Development) -- Degree programs. PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0204.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0204.02.COMS.FN001 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0204.03.COMS.FN001 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0204.03.COMS.FN002 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0204.03.COMS.FN003 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0204.04.COMH.FN001 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0204.05.COMH.FN001 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0204.05.COMH.FN002 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0204.05.COMH.FN003 (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) -- 02/11/2026PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/18/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 01/15/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 01/22/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 02/11/2026PDF
- 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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