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IntroducedJan 08, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 02, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 17, 2026
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Became Law
Indiana House Bill
Education matters.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate;
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1408
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- Rep. Joanna Kingcoauthor
- Sen. Jeff Raatzsponsor
Votes
YES: 7
EXCUSED: 3
YES: 33
- Andrade
- Dvorak
- Johnson, B
- Porter
- Bartlett
- Errington
- Klinker
- Pryor
- Bauer
- Garcia Wilburn
- Manning
- Shackleford
- Burton
- GiaQuinta
- Miller, K
- Shonkwiler
- Campbell
- Gore
- Moed
- Smith, V
- Cash
- Hall
- Novak
- Summers
- Clere
- Hamilton
- Pack
- Dant Chesser
- Harris
- Pfaff
- DeLaney
- Jackson, C
- Pierce, M
NO: 59
- Abbott
- Genda
- Ledbetter
- Rowray
- Aylesworth
- Goss-Reaves
- Lehman
- Slager
- Baird
- Greene
- Lindauer
- Smaltz
- Barrett
- Haggard
- Lopez
- Smith, H
- Bartels
- Heaton
- Lucas
- Snow
- Bascom
- Heine
- May
- Soliday
- Behning
- Hostettler
- McGuire
- Steuerwald
- Borders
- Ireland
- McNamara
- Sweet
- Carbaugh
- Isa
- Miller, D
- Teshka
- Commons
- Jeter
- O'Brien
- Thompson
- Criswell
- Jordan
- Olthoff
- VanNatter
- Culp
- Judy
- Patterson
- Wesco
- Davis
- King
- Pierce, K
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Lauer
- Prescott
- Zimmerman
- Engleman
- Lawson
- Pressel
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 70
- Abbott
- Genda
- Lehman
- Pressel
- Aylesworth
- Goss-Reaves
- Lindauer
- Rowray
- Baird
- Greene
- Lopez
- Shonkwiler
- Barrett
- Haggard
- Lucas
- Slager
- Bartels
- Hall
- Manning
- Smaltz
- Bascom
- Heaton
- May
- Smith, H
- Behning
- Heine
- Mayfield
- Snow
- Borders
- Hostettler
- McGuire
- Soliday
- Burton
- Ireland
- McNamara
- Steuerwald
- Carbaugh
- Isa
- Meltzer
- Sweet
- Cash
- Jeter
- Miller, D
- Teshka
- Clere
- Jordan
- Morris
- Thompson
- Commons
- Judy
- O'Brien
- VanNatter
- Criswell
- Karickhoff
- Olthoff
- Wesco
- Culp
- King
- Patterson
- Yocum
- Davis
- Lauer
- Payne
- Zimmerman
- DeVon
- Lawson
- Pierce, K
- Engleman
- Ledbetter
- Prescott
NO: 28
NOT VOTING: 1
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 44
- Alexander
- Charbonneau
- Holdman
- Raatz
- Baldwin
- Clark
- Jackson, L
- Randolph
- Becker
- Crider
- Johnson
- Rogers
- Bohacek
- Deery
- Koch
- Schmitt
- Bray
- Dernulc
- Leising
- Spencer
- Brown
- Donato
- Maxwell
- Taylor
- Buchanan
- Ford J.D.
- McKinley
- Tomes
- Buck
- Freeman
- Mishler
- Greg Walker
- Busch
- Gaskill
- Niemeyer
- Kyle Walker
- Byrne
- Glick
- Niezgodski
- Yoder
- Carrasco
- Goode
- Qaddoura
- Young
NO: 0
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 93
- Abbott
- Errington
- Lauer
- Prescott
- Andrade
- Garcia Wilburn
- Ledbetter
- Pressel
- Aylesworth
- Genda
- Lehman
- Pryor
- Barrett
- GiaQuinta
- Lindauer
- Rowray
- Bartels
- Gore
- Lopez
- Shackleford
- Bartlett
- Goss-Reaves
- Lucas
- Shonkwiler
- Bascom
- Greene
- Manning
- Slager
- Bauer
- Haggard
- May
- Smaltz
- Behning
- Hall
- Mayfield
- Smith, H
- Borders
- Hamilton
- McGuire
- Smith, V
- Burton
- Harris
- McNamara
- Snow
- Campbell
- Hatcher
- Meltzer
- Soliday
- Carbaugh
- Heaton
- Miller, D
- Steuerwald
- Cash
- Heine
- Miller, K
- Summers
- Clere
- Ireland
- Morris
- Sweet
- Commons
- Isa
- Novak
- Teshka
- Criswell
- Jackson, C
- O'Brien
- Thompson
- Culp
- Jeter
- Pack
- VanNatter
- Dant Chesser
- Johnson, B
- Patterson
- Wesco
- Davis
- Jordan
- Payne
- Yocum
- DeLaney
- Judy
- Pfaff
- Zimmerman
- DeVon
- Karickhoff
- Pierce, K
- Dvorak
- King
- Pierce, M
- Engleman
- Klinker
- Porter
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 3
EXCUSED: 4
YES: 49
- Alexander
- Charbonneau
- Holdman
- Randolph
- Alting
- Clark
- Hunley
- Rogers
- Baldwin
- Crider
- Jackson, L
- Schmitt
- Bassler
- Deery
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Becker
- Dernulc
- Koch
- Taylor
- Bohacek
- Donato
- Maxwell
- Tomes
- Bray
- Doriot
- McKinley
- Greg Walker
- Brown
- Ford J.D.
- Mishler
- Kyle Walker
- Buchanan
- Freeman
- Niemeyer
- Yoder
- Buck
- Garten
- Niezgodski
- Young
- Busch
- Gaskill
- Pol
- Byrne
- Glick
- Qaddoura
- Carrasco
- Goode
- Raatz
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate;
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Speaker
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 400: yeas 93, nays 0
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- CCR # 1 filed in the House
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Representative McGuire removed as coauthor
- Representative King added as coauthor
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Senate conferees appointed: Raatz, Ford J.D.
- Senate advisors appointed: Qaddoura, Goode
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Motion to dissent filed
- House dissented from Senate amendments
- House conferees appointed: Behning, DeLaney
- House advisors appointed: King, Davis, McGuire, Klinker, Pfaff
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Returned to the House with amendments
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 195: yeas 44, nays 0
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Referred to the Senate
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 70, nays 28
- Senate sponsor: Senator Raatz
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 160: yeas 33, nays 59
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 08, 2026 | House
- Authored by Representative Behning
- Coauthored by Representatives McGuire, Davis, Cash
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Bill Texts
- Introduced House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (S)PDF
- Enrolled House Bill (H)PDF
- House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Ivy Tech Community College. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #3 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- State workforce development board. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #4 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Education report. PDF
- House Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill (H) (Failed)PDF
Documents
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #4 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Education report. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #4 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- Education report. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #3 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- State workforce development board. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #3 to House Bill (H) (Education and Career Development) -- State workforce development board. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Ivy Tech Community College. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Education) -- Ivy Tech Community College. PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1408.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1408.02.COMH.FN001 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1408.02.COMH.FN002 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1408.02.COMH.FN003 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1408.03.COMS.FN001 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1408.03.COMS.FN002 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1408.03.COMS.FN003 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1408.04.ENRS.FN001 (Enrolled House Bill (H))PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/27/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/12/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 01/27/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 02/11/2026PDF
- House Conference Committee Report #1 (Filed)PDF
- Senate Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- Dissent #1 (Filed)PDF
