IN SB 199

enacted

Various education matters.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · upper

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Did IN SB 199 pass?

Yes. IN SB 199 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Public Law 120

What is IN SB 199 about?

Makes changes to the composition of the case review panel established by an interscholastic athletic association. Requires the secretary of education, not later than December 1, 2026, to identify key metrics and activities concerning civic literacy and to submit the information to the general assembly. Requires the secretary of education, not later than December 1, 2026, to identify and make certain recommendations concerning paid leave for employees following certain events and to submit the findings to the general assembly. Provides that certain requirements apply to schools in which, over the course of three consecutive years, fewer than 75% of students achieved a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills. Requires the commission for higher education (commission), not later than December 1, 2026, to evaluate accrediting agencies of state educational institutions and to report the commission's findings and recommendations to the general assembly. Provides that state educational institutions with degree programs that meet the definition of a low earning outcome program under federal law must request approval from the commission to continue the degree program.

Who sponsors IN SB 199?

Robert Behning, Linda Rogers, Jeff Raatz are the primary sponsors of IN SB 199, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Public Law 120
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Public Law 120
became-law
2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 310: yeas 34, nays 14
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 404: yeas 62, nays 32
2026-02-26
Senator Walker K added as conferee
2026-02-26
Senator Hunley removed as conferee
2026-02-26
Representative Teshka added as conferee
2026-02-26
Representative Teshka removed as advisor
2026-02-26
Representative Smith V removed as conferee
2026-02-26
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing
2026-02-26
CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing
2026-02-19
Senate dissented from House amendments
2026-02-19
Senate advisors appointed: Yoder, Rogers
2026-02-19
House advisors appointed: King, Teshka, DeLaney, Klinker, Pfaff
2026-02-19
House conferees appointed: Behning, Smith V
2026-02-19
Senate conferees appointed: Raatz, Hunley
2026-02-18
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-18
Motion to dissent filed
filing
2026-02-17
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 266: yeas 67, nays 28
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-16
Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-16
Amendment #3 (DeLaney) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-16
Amendment #4 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-16
Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 243: yeas 38, nays 52
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-16
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-12
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-02
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-29
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-29
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 138: yeas 46, nays 2
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-29
House sponsor: Representative Behning
2026-01-29
Cosponsors: Representatives King, Teshka
2026-01-28
Amendment #6 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-28
Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-27
Placed back on second reading
reading-2
2026-01-26
Amendment #3 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-26
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-26
Amendment #5 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-15
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-08
Senator Rogers added as second author
2026-01-05
Authored by Senator Raatz
2026-01-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SB 199 - Raatz - 3rd Reading
2026-01-29 · pass · 46-2
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Freeman: no
- Schmitt: no
- Becker: excused
SB 199 - Behning - 2nd Reading
2026-02-16 · fail · 38-52
Member-level votes (100)
- Andrade: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Errington: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Porter: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Manning: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Burton: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Gore: yes
- Moed: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Cash: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Clere: yes
- Hall: yes
- Novak: yes
- Summers: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Pack: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Harris: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Abbott: no
- Greene: no
- Lucas: no
- Slager: no
- Bartels: no
- Heaton: no
- May: no
- Smaltz: no
- Bascom: no
- Ireland: no
- Mayfield: no
- Smith, H: no
- Behning: no
- Isa: no
- McGuire: no
- Snow: no
- Borders: no
- Jeter: no
- McNamara: no
- Soliday: no
- Carbaugh: no
- Jordan: no
- Miller, D: no
- Steuerwald: no
- Commons: no
- Judy: no
- Morris: no
- Sweet: no
- Culp: no
- King: no
- O'Brien: no
- Teshka: no
- Davis: no
- Lauer: no
- Olthoff: no
- Thompson: no
- DeVon: no
- Lawson: no
- Payne: no
- VanNatter: no
- Engleman: no
- Ledbetter: no
- Pierce, K: no
- Wesco: no
- Genda: no
- Lehman: no
- Prescott: no
- Yocum: no
- Goss-Reaves: no
- Lopez: no
- Pressel: no
- Zimmerman: no
- Heine: excused
- Johnson, B: excused
- Lindauer: excused
- Rowray: excused
- Baird: not voting
- Hostettler: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Meltzer: not voting
- Barrett: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 199 - Behning - 3rd Reading
2026-02-17 · pass · 67-28
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Baird: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Heaton: yes
- May: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Heine: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Behning: yes
- Ireland: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Snow: yes
- Borders: yes
- Isa: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Cash: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Moed: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Judy: yes
- Morris: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Culp: yes
- King: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Davis: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Payne: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: no
- Dvorak: no
- Hatcher: no
- Pfaff: no
- Bartlett: no
- Errington: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Burton: no
- Genda: no
- Klinker: no
- Porter: no
- Campbell: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Miller, K: no
- Pryor: no
- Clere: no
- Hall: no
- Moseley: no
- Shackleford: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Hamilton: no
- Novak: no
- Smith, V: no
- DeLaney: no
- Harris: no
- Pack: no
- Summers: no
- Barrett: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Shonkwiler: excused
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Soliday: not voting
SB 199 - Behning
2026-02-27 · pass · 62-32
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Slager: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Heine: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Ireland: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Snow: yes
- Behning: yes
- Isa: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Borders: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Morris: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Cash: yes
- Judy: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Commons: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Criswell: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Culp: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Andrade: no
- Errington: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pack: no
- Bartlett: no
- Garcia Wilburn: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pfaff: no
- Bauer: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Klinker: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Burton: no
- Gore: no
- Manning: no
- Porter: no
- Campbell: no
- Hall: no
- Miller, K: no
- Pryor: no
- Clere: no
- Hamilton: no
- Moed: no
- Shackleford: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Harris: no
- Moseley: no
- Smith, V: no
- DeLaney: no
- Hatcher: no
- Novak: no
- Summers: no
- Baird: excused
- Dvorak: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Lucas: excused
- Davis: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 199 - Raatz
2026-02-27 · pass · 34-14
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Busch: yes
- Freeman: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Alting: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Becker: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Glick: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Clark: yes
- Goode: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bray: yes
- Crider: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Buck: yes
- Donato: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Bassler: no
- Niezgodski: no
- Schmitt: no
- Yoder: no
- Ford J.D.: no
- Pol: no
- Spencer: no
- Young: no
- Jackson, L: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Taylor: no
- Leising: no
- Randolph: no
- Walker G: no
- Doriot: not voting
- Hunley: not voting

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