IN HB 1423
enactedIndianapolis public education corporation.
Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower
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Did IN HB 1423 pass?
Yes. IN HB 1423 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Signed by the Governor
What is IN HB 1423 about?
Establishes the Indianapolis public education corporation (corporation) and board (corporation board). Establishes the duties and powers of the corporation and corporation board. Provides that the Indianapolis public schools school corporation (school city) is not subject to building closure or certain transfer of school building laws. Allows only certain authorizers to grant or renew charters for charter schools located within the geographic boundaries of the school city. Specifies authority and duties of the corporation related to imposition of property taxes. Provides that the corporation is authorized to pursue a controlled project, operating referendum, or school safety referendum (instead of the school city). Requires the county auditor to transfer to the corporation a percentage of the amount of revenue collected from the operations fund property tax levy that would otherwise be distributed to the school city and applicable charter schools. Establishes the corporation operations fund and corporation debt service fund. Provides that the corporation may issue bonds, enter leases, or otherwise incur indebtedness after March 31, 2026, and before July 1, 2027, only if the board of school commissioners of the school city first adopts a resolution approving the issuance of the bonds, entering into the lease, or incurring of indebtedness. Provides, beginning April 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the reduction of distributions to pay for debt service obligations issued by the corporation must be made from reductions of distributions to the school city for failure to pay debt service obligations.
Who sponsors IN HB 1423?
Jeff Raatz, Robert Behning are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1423, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Establishes the Indianapolis public education corporation (corporation) and board (corporation board). Establishes the duties and powers of the corporation and corporation board. Provides that the Indianapolis public schools school corporation (school city) is not subject to building closure or certain transfer of school building laws. Allows only certain authorizers to grant or renew charters for charter schools located within the geographic boundaries of the school city. Specifies authority and duties of the corporation related to imposition of property taxes. Provides that the corporation is authorized to pursue a controlled project, operating referendum, or school safety referendum (instead of the school city). Requires the county auditor to transfer to the corporation a percentage of the amount of revenue collected from the operations fund property tax levy that would otherwise be distributed to the school city and applicable charter schools. Establishes the corporation operations fund and corporation debt service fund. Provides that the corporation may issue bonds, enter leases, or otherwise incur indebtedness after March 31, 2026, and before July 1, 2027, only if the board of school commissioners of the school city first adopts a resolution approving the issuance of the bonds, entering into the lease, or incurring of indebtedness. Provides, beginning April 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the reduction of distributions to pay for debt service obligations issued by the corporation must be made from reductions of distributions to the school city for failure to pay debt service obligations.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-04 — Signed by the Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
- AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education
- CITIES; Indianapolis
- COUNTIES; Marion
- EDUCATION; Generally
- EDUCATION; Local School Boards
- LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Auditors
- SCHOOLS; Charter Schools
- SCHOOLS; Funds and Budgets
- SCHOOLS; Generally
- SCHOOLS; Private Schools
- TAXES; Property Taxes
- TAXES; School Taxes
Sponsors
- Jeff Raatzsponsor
- Robert Behningauthor
- Julie McGuirecoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-04
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-04
Public Law 101
became-law
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-26
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-25
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-25
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 384: yeas 67, nays 30
2026-02-25
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-24
Senator Johnson T removed as second sponsor
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 262: yeas 27, nays 21
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-23
Amendment #9 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #6 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #12 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 221: yeas 10, nays 38
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #8 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #11 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #10 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 220: yeas 9, nays 39
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2026-02-23
Amendment #7 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 219: yeas 9, nays 39
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 218: yeas 7, nays 39
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 217: yeas 8, nays 39
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Amendment #5 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-19
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-03
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-02-03
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Johnson T
2026-02-02
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 198: yeas 68, nays 30
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-29
Amendment #8 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 164: yeas 24, nays 63
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-29
Amendment #6 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 163: yeas 25, nays 62
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-29
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-29
Amendment #9 (Bartlett) failed; Roll Call 162: yeas 26, nays 60
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-29
Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 161: yeas 28, nays 60
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-29
Amendment #10 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-27
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-22
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2026-01-22
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Authored by Representative Behning
2026-01-08
Coauthored by Representative McGuire
Versions
Documents
Votes
HB 1423 - Behning - 2nd Reading
2026-01-29 · fail · 28-60
Member-level votes (100)
- Andrade: yes
- Errington: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Bauer: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Manning: yes
- Porter: yes
- Burton: yes
- Gore: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Moed: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Harris: yes
- Novak: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Pack: yes
- Summers: yes
- Abbott: no
- DeVon: no
- King: no
- Prescott: no
- Aylesworth: no
- Engleman: no
- Lauer: no
- Pressel: no
- Baird: no
- Genda: no
- Lawson: no
- Rowray: no
- Barrett: no
- Goss-Reaves: no
- Ledbetter: no
- Shonkwiler: no
- Bartels: no
- Greene: no
- Lehman: no
- Smaltz: no
- Bascom: no
- Haggard: no
- Lindauer: no
- Smith, H: no
- Behning: no
- Hall: no
- Lopez: no
- Soliday: no
- Borders: no
- Heaton: no
- Lucas: no
- Steuerwald: no
- Carbaugh: no
- Heine: no
- May: no
- Sweet: no
- Cash: no
- Hostettler: no
- McGuire: no
- Teshka: no
- Clere: no
- Ireland: no
- McNamara: no
- Thompson: no
- Commons: no
- Isa: no
- Meltzer: no
- VanNatter: no
- Criswell: no
- Jeter: no
- Miller, D: no
- Wesco: no
- Culp: no
- Jordan: no
- O'Brien: no
- Yocum: no
- Davis: no
- Judy: no
- Pierce, K: no
- Zimmerman: no
- Dvorak: excused
- Morris: excused
- Moseley: excused
- Payne: excused
- Mayfield: excused
- Slager: excused
- Hatcher: not voting
- Olthoff: not voting
- Patterson: not voting
- Snow: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1423 - Behning - 3rd Reading
2026-02-02 · pass · 68-30
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Baird: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Hall: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Heaton: yes
- May: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Behning: yes
- Heine: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Snow: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Ireland: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Cash: yes
- Isa: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Morris: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Culp: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Davis: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Andrade: no
- Errington: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Bartlett: no
- Garcia Wilburn: no
- Klinker: no
- Porter: no
- Bauer: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Miller, K: no
- Pryor: no
- Burton: no
- Gore: no
- Moed: no
- Shackleford: no
- Campbell: no
- Hamilton: no
- Moseley: no
- Smith, V: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Harris: no
- Novak: no
- Summers: no
- DeLaney: no
- Hatcher: no
- Pack: no
- Dvorak: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pfaff: no
- Manning: not voting
- Meltzer: not voting
HB 1423 - Raatz - 2nd Reading
2026-02-23 · fail · 8-39
Member-level votes (50)
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Glick: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Alexander: no
- Busch: no
- Freeman: no
- Mishler: no
- Alting: no
- Byrne: no
- Garten: no
- Niemeyer: no
- Baldwin: no
- Carrasco: no
- Gaskill: no
- Raatz: no
- Bassler: no
- Charbonneau: no
- Goode: no
- Rogers: no
- Becker: no
- Clark: no
- Holdman: no
- Schmitt: no
- Bohacek: no
- Crider: no
- Johnson: no
- Tomes: no
- Bray: no
- Deery: no
- Koch: no
- Walker G: no
- Brown: no
- Dernulc: no
- Leising: no
- Walker K: no
- Buchanan: no
- Donato: no
- Maxwell: no
- Young: no
- Buck: no
- Doriot: no
- McKinley: no
- Pol: excused
- Randolph: not voting
- Spencer: not voting
HB 1423 - Raatz - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 27-21
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Bray: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Brown: yes
- Clark: yes
- Goode: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Deery: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Buck: yes
- Donato: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Busch: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Koch: yes
- Alting: no
- Ford J.D.: no
- Niezgodski: no
- Tomes: no
- Bassler: no
- Glick: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Walker G: no
- Becker: no
- Hunley: no
- Randolph: no
- Yoder: no
- Bohacek: no
- Jackson, L: no
- Schmitt: no
- Crider: no
- Leising: no
- Spencer: no
- Dernulc: no
- McKinley: no
- Taylor: no
- Pol: excused
- Young: excused
HB 1423 - Behning
2026-02-25 · pass · 67-30
Member-level votes (100)
- Behning: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Abbott: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Baird: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Slager: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Hall: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Morris: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Culp: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Davis: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Andrade: no
- Errington: no
- Klinker: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Bartlett: no
- Garcia Wilburn: no
- Manning: no
- Porter: no
- Bauer: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Miller, K: no
- Pryor: no
- Burton: no
- Gore: no
- Moed: no
- Shackleford: no
- Campbell: no
- Hamilton: no
- Moseley: no
- Smith, V: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Harris: no
- Novak: no
- Summers: no
- DeLaney: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pack: no
- Dvorak: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pfaff: no
- Cash: excused
- Hatcher: excused
- May: excused
- Borders: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Isa: yes
- Snow: yes
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