IN SB 204

enacted

Various education matters.

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

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Did IN SB 204 pass?

Yes. IN SB 204 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): Public Law 150

What is IN SB 204 about?

Provides that an individual who has obtained a license to teach in a charter school may be eligible to obtain an initial practitioner professional educator license under certain conditions. Removes a requirement that an individual must hold a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics as a component of certain pathways to receive an initial practitioner license. Provides that academic needs based salary increases may not: (1) apply to all eligible teachers in a bargaining unit uniformly; or (2) be based on certain other factors. Repeals the: (1) state educational institution (institution) annual report to the legislative council (council) and commission for higher education (commission) concerning financial aid; (2) commission report to the general assembly concerning certain institution information; (3) student athlete cardiac arrest provisions; and (4) Ivy Tech Community College report to the budget committee concerning campus information. Expires certain physical facilities reporting requirements on June 30, 2029. Provides that a state educational institution that has been denied approval to continue a degree program may: (1) permit students to enroll in the degree program until June 1 of the year following the denial; and (2) provide students enrolled in the degree program with the opportunity to finish their degree prior to the degree program's closure. Requires the commission to submit an annual report concerning degree program closures to the general assembly. Changes the reporting of disclosable gifts to January 31 and July 31 of a given year (current law requires disclosure on January 1 and July 1 of a given year). Changes certain amounts concerning construction, land purchases, and repair and rehabilitation by an institution to $3,000,000. Voids a provision in the Indiana Administrative Code. Requires each institution to submit a report annually to the budget committee and the commission for higher education listing certain capital projects for the immediately preceding full calendar year that did not receive review by the commission. Specifies the contents of the report. Provides that a student enrolled in a health profession education program may not be required to receive an immunization as a condition of: (1) participating in; or (2) obtaining; clinical training or clinical experience required by the program if a parent of the student or student objects on religious grounds. Adds requirements regarding the principles of the core transfer library.

Who sponsors IN SB 204?

Hunter Smith, Greg Goode, Spencer Deery are the primary sponsors of IN SB 204.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — Public Law 150
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-12
Public Law 150
became-law
2026-03-12
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-05
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-03-03
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-03-02
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 430: yeas 66, nays 28
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 322: yeas 35, nays 15
2026-02-27
Representative Smith V removed as conferee
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing
2026-02-27
Representative Ireland added as conferee
2026-02-27
Senator Walker K added as conferee
2026-02-27
Senator Yoder removed as conferee
2026-02-26
Senate conferees appointed: Deery, Yoder
2026-02-26
Senate advisors appointed: Goode, Hunley
2026-02-25
Senate dissented from House amendments
2026-02-25
House advisors appointed: Behning, Carbaugh, DeLaney, Klinker, Pfaff
2026-02-25
House conferees appointed: Smith H, Smith V
2026-02-25
Motion to dissent filed
filing
2026-02-25
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 347: yeas 68, nays 28
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Amendment #3 (Errington) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-18
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2026-01-29
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-28
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-27
House sponsor: Representative Smith H
2026-01-27
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 106: yeas 33, nays 12
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-26
Senator Goode added as second author
2026-01-26
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-26
Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 64: yeas 8, nays 36
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-22
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-15
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Authored by Senator Deery
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

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Senate Bill (H)Compare
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Documents

Votes

SB 204 - Deery - 2nd Reading
2026-01-26 · fail · 8-36
Member-level votes (49)
- Hunley: yes
- Pol: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Alexander: no
- Byrne: no
- Freeman: no
- Maxwell: no
- Alting: no
- Carrasco: no
- Garten: no
- Mishler: no
- Baldwin: no
- Charbonneau: no
- Gaskill: no
- Niemeyer: no
- Bohacek: no
- Clark: no
- Glick: no
- Raatz: no
- Bray: no
- Crider: no
- Goode: no
- Rogers: no
- Brown: no
- Deery: no
- Holdman: no
- Schmitt: no
- Buchanan: no
- Dernulc: no
- Johnson: no
- Walker G: no
- Buck: no
- Donato: no
- Koch: no
- Walker K: no
- Busch: no
- Doriot: no
- Leising: no
- Young: no
- Bassler: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Jackson, L: excused
- Randolph: excused
- Becker: excused
SB 204 - Deery - 3rd Reading
2026-01-27 · pass · 33-12
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Crider: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Deery: yes
- Koch: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Leising: yes
- Young: yes
- Buck: yes
- Donato: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Busch: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Alting: no
- Jackson, L: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Taylor: no
- Glick: no
- Niezgodski: no
- Randolph: no
- Tomes: no
- Hunley: no
- Pol: no
- Spencer: no
- Yoder: no
- Becker: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Garten: excused
- Bassler: not voting
SB 204 - Smith H - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 68-28
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Baird: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Hall: yes
- Manning: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Heaton: yes
- May: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Behning: yes
- Heine: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Ireland: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Isa: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Morris: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Judy: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Culp: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Andrade: no
- Dvorak: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pack: no
- Bartlett: no
- Errington: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pfaff: no
- Bauer: no
- Garcia Wilburn: no
- Klinker: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Burton: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Miller, K: no
- Porter: no
- Campbell: no
- Gore: no
- Moed: no
- Pryor: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Hamilton: no
- Moseley: no
- Shackleford: no
- DeLaney: no
- Hatcher: no
- Novak: no
- Smith, V: no
- Harris: excused
- King: not voting
- Summers: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 204 - Deery
2026-02-27 · pass · 35-15
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Busch: yes
- Garten: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Alting: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Glick: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Clark: yes
- Goode: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Crider: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Bray: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Young: yes
- Buck: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Becker: no
- Hunley: no
- Pol: no
- Spencer: no
- Carrasco: no
- Jackson, L: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Taylor: no
- Ford J.D.: no
- Mishler: no
- Randolph: no
- Yoder: no
- Freeman: no
- Niezgodski: no
- Schmitt: no
SB 204 - Smith H
2026-02-27 · pass · 66-28
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Hall: yes
- Manning: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Heaton: yes
- May: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Heine: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Behning: yes
- Ireland: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Snow: yes
- Borders: yes
- Isa: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Cash: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Clere: yes
- Judy: yes
- Morris: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Commons: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Criswell: yes
- King: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Culp: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Andrade: no
- Dvorak: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pfaff: no
- Bartlett: no
- Errington: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Bauer: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Klinker: no
- Porter: no
- Burton: no
- Gore: no
- Miller, K: no
- Pryor: no
- Campbell: no
- Hamilton: no
- Moseley: no
- Shackleford: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Harris: no
- Novak: no
- Smith, V: no
- DeLaney: no
- Hatcher: no
- Pack: no
- Summers: no
- Baird: excused
- Garcia Wilburn: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Moed: excused
- Davis: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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