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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
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Senate • Feb 26, 2026: Senate concurred with House amendments;
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- Sen. J.D. Fordcoauthor
- Sen. Rodney Polcoauthor
- Sen. Greg Taylorcoauthor
- Sen. Lonnie Randolphcoauthor
- Rep. Danny Lopezsponsor
Votes
YES: 48
- Alexander
- Charbonneau
- Goode
- Qaddoura
- Alting
- Clark
- Holdman
- Raatz
- Baldwin
- Crider
- Hunley
- Randolph
- Bassler
- Deery
- Jackson, L
- Rogers
- Bohacek
- Dernulc
- Johnson
- Schmitt
- Bray
- Donato
- Koch
- Spencer
- Brown
- Doriot
- Leising
- Taylor
- Buchanan
- Ford J.D.
- Maxwell
- Tomes
- Buck
- Freeman
- Mishler
- Greg Walker
- Busch
- Garten
- Niemeyer
- Kyle Walker
- Byrne
- Gaskill
- Niezgodski
- Yoder
- Carrasco
- Glick
- Pol
- Young
NO: 0
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 98
- Abbott
- Errington
- Lawson
- Pierce, M
- Andrade
- Garcia Wilburn
- Ledbetter
- Porter
- Aylesworth
- Genda
- Lehman
- Prescott
- Baird
- GiaQuinta
- Lindauer
- Pressel
- Barrett
- Gore
- Lopez
- Pryor
- Bartels
- Goss-Reaves
- Lucas
- Rowray
- Bartlett
- Greene
- Manning
- Shackleford
- Bascom
- Haggard
- May
- Shonkwiler
- Bauer
- Hall
- Mayfield
- Slager
- Behning
- Hamilton
- McGuire
- Smaltz
- Borders
- Harris
- McNamara
- Smith, H
- Burton
- Hatcher
- Meltzer
- Smith, V
- Campbell
- Heaton
- Miller, D
- Snow
- Carbaugh
- Heine
- Miller, K
- Soliday
- Cash
- Hostettler
- Moed
- Steuerwald
- Clere
- Ireland
- Morris
- Summers
- Commons
- Isa
- Moseley
- Sweet
- Criswell
- Jackson, C
- Novak
- Teshka
- Culp
- Jeter
- O'Brien
- Thompson
- Dant Chesser
- Johnson, B
- Olthoff
- VanNatter
- Davis
- Jordan
- Pack
- Wesco
- DeLaney
- Judy
- Patterson
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Karickhoff
- Payne
- Zimmerman
- Dvorak
- Klinker
- Pfaff
- Engleman
- Lauer
- Pierce, K
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 2
YES: 49
- Alexander
- Clark
- Hunley
- Randolph
- Alting
- Crider
- Jackson, L
- Rogers
- Bassler
- Deery
- Johnson
- Schmitt
- Becker
- Dernulc
- Koch
- Spencer
- Bohacek
- Donato
- Leising
- Taylor
- Bray
- Doriot
- Maxwell
- Tomes
- Brown
- Ford J.D.
- McKinley
- Greg Walker
- Buchanan
- Freeman
- Mishler
- Kyle Walker
- Buck
- Garten
- Niemeyer
- Yoder
- Busch
- Gaskill
- Niezgodski
- Young
- Byrne
- Glick
- Pol
- Carrasco
- Goode
- Qaddoura
- Charbonneau
- Holdman
- Raatz
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Senate concurred with House amendments;
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to concur filed
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 351: yeas 98, nays 0
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Representative Payne added as cosponsor
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Representative Cash added as cosponsor
- Representative Burton added as cosponsor
- 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 125: yeas 48, nays 0
- House sponsor: Representative Lopez
- Senators Pol, Taylor G added as coauthors
- Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- Jan 26, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Senator Raatz removed as coauthor
- Senator Raatz added as second author
- Senator Qaddoura added as third author
- Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
- Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Raatz added as coauthor
- Jan 08, 2026 | Senate
- Authored by Senator Goode
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Documents
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education to employment research program. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to Senate Bill (S) (Education) -- Education to employment research program. PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0254.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0254.02.COMS.FN001 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0254.02.COMS.FN002 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0254.02.COMS.FN003 (Senate Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0254.03.COMH.FN001 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0254.03.COMH.FN002 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0254.03.COMH.FN003 (Senate Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note SB0254.04.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
