IN SB 239

enacted

Various education matters.

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

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Did IN SB 239 pass?

Yes. IN SB 239 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): Signed by the Governor

What is IN SB 239 about?

Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) compile a list of business and industry partners that provide guaranteed incentives to high school students who earn the honors employment plus seal; and (2) publish the list on the department's website. Provides that, in addition to conditions established in current law to convert an existing public elementary or secondary school, an existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if certain other conditions apply. Allows, if the conditions are met, the governing body of a school corporation to: (1) convert more than one existing public elementary or secondary school within the school corporation; and (2) operate two or more conversion charter schools under a single charter. Allows participating innovation network charter schools to enter into an agreement with more than one school corporation. Establishes the following for or with regard to participating innovation network charter schools that entered into an agreement with more than one school corporation: (1) Requirements regarding the location of a participating innovation network charter school. (2) Terms of a participating innovation network charter school agreement. (3) Duties of the department. Amends certain requirements and procedures that apply to the closure and transfer of covered school buildings. Provides that a lease or sale of a covered school building to a charter school or state educational institution includes certain assets. Requires parental notification if a school determines a student is at risk of not achieving grade level proficiency in mathematics.

Who sponsors IN SB 239?

Jake Teshka, Stacey Donato, Jeff Raatz and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 239, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-12
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-12
Public Law 151
became-law
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 431: yeas 65, nays 29
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 330: yeas 31, nays 16
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing
2026-02-27
Representative Behning added as conferee
2026-02-27
Representative Behning removed as advisor
2026-02-27
Representative DeLaney removed as conferee
2026-02-27
Senator Buchanan added as conferee
2026-02-27
Senator Qaddoura removed as conferee
2026-02-25
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-25
Senate dissented from House amendments
2026-02-25
House conferees appointed: Teshka, DeLaney
2026-02-25
House advisors appointed: Behning, Payne, Klinker, Pfaff, Smith V
2026-02-25
Senate conferees appointed: Rogers, Qaddoura
2026-02-25
Motion to dissent filed
filing
2026-02-25
Senate advisors appointed: Donato, Ford J.D., Raatz, Doriot
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 350: yeas 66, nays 31
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Amendment #2 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-23
Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 321: yeas 43, nays 51
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-23
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-18
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
2026-01-28
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 121: yeas 30, nays 18
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-28
House sponsor: Representative Teshka
2026-01-28
Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, McGuire
2026-01-27
Senator Donato added as third author
2026-01-27
Senator Raatz added as second author
2026-01-27
Senators Buchanan, Doriot added as coauthors
2026-01-26
Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 65: yeas 9, nays 35
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-26
Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-26
Amendment #4 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-26
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-26
Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
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
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Authored by Senator Rogers

Versions

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Votes

SB 239 - Rogers - 2nd Reading
2026-01-26 · fail · 9-35
Member-level votes (49)
- Goode: yes
- Pol: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Alexander: no
- Byrne: no
- Freeman: no
- Mishler: no
- Alting: no
- Carrasco: no
- Garten: no
- Niemeyer: no
- Baldwin: no
- Charbonneau: no
- Gaskill: no
- Raatz: no
- Bohacek: no
- Clark: no
- Glick: no
- Rogers: no
- Bray: no
- Crider: no
- Holdman: no
- Schmitt: no
- Brown: no
- Deery: no
- Johnson: no
- Walker G: no
- Buchanan: no
- Dernulc: no
- Koch: no
- Walker K: no
- Buck: no
- Donato: no
- Leising: no
- Young: no
- Busch: no
- Doriot: no
- Maxwell: no
- Bassler: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Jackson, L: excused
- Randolph: excused
- Becker: excused
SB 239 - Rogers - 3rd Reading
2026-01-28 · pass · 30-18
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Clark: yes
- Goode: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bray: yes
- Crider: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Brown: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Alting: no
- Glick: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Tomes: no
- Bohacek: no
- Hunley: no
- Randolph: no
- Yoder: no
- Busch: no
- Jackson, L: no
- Schmitt: no
- Young: no
- Ford J.D.: no
- Niezgodski: no
- Spencer: no
- Freeman: no
- Pol: no
- Taylor: no
- Becker: excused
SB 239 - Teshka - 2nd Reading
2026-02-23 · fail · 43-51
Member-level votes (100)
- Andrade: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Isa: yes
- Novak: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Errington: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Genda: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Burton: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Porter: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Gore: yes
- Manning: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Commons: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Hall: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Culp: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Summers: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Abbott: no
- Greene: no
- Lehman: no
- Slager: no
- Aylesworth: no
- Haggard: no
- Lucas: no
- Smaltz: no
- Baird: no
- Heaton: no
- Mayfield: no
- Smith, H: no
- Barrett: no
- Heine: no
- McGuire: no
- Snow: no
- Bascom: no
- Hostettler: no
- Miller, D: no
- Steuerwald: no
- Behning: no
- Ireland: no
- Morris: no
- Sweet: no
- Borders: no
- Jordan: no
- O'Brien: no
- Teshka: no
- Carbaugh: no
- Judy: no
- Olthoff: no
- Thompson: no
- Cash: no
- Karickhoff: no
- Payne: no
- VanNatter: no
- Clere: no
- King: no
- Pierce, K: no
- Wesco: no
- Davis: no
- Lauer: no
- Prescott: no
- Yocum: no
- DeVon: no
- Lawson: no
- Rowray: no
- Zimmerman: no
- Engleman: no
- Ledbetter: no
- Shonkwiler: no
- Moed: excused
- Pack: excused
- Jeter: not voting
- Lindauer: not voting
- Pressel: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 239 - Teshka - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 66-31
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Baird: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Slager: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Snow: yes
- Behning: yes
- Heine: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Cash: yes
- Isa: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Morris: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Culp: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Davis: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Payne: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Andrade: no
- Errington: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pfaff: no
- Bartlett: no
- Garcia Wilburn: no
- Klinker: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Bauer: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Manning: no
- Porter: no
- Burton: no
- Gore: no
- Miller, K: no
- Pryor: no
- Campbell: 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
- Dvorak: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pack: no
- King: not voting
- Prescott: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 239 - Rogers
2026-02-27 · pass · 31-16
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Leising: yes
- Alting: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Garten: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Bray: yes
- Clark: yes
- Glick: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Brown: yes
- Crider: yes
- Goode: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Deery: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Donato: yes
- Koch: yes
- Becker: no
- Hunley: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Taylor: no
- Bohacek: no
- Jackson, L: no
- Randolph: no
- Tomes: no
- Ford J.D.: no
- Niezgodski: no
- Schmitt: no
- Walker G: no
- Freeman: no
- Pol: no
- Spencer: no
- Yoder: no
- Bassler: not voting
- McKinley: not voting
- Niemeyer: not voting
SB 239 - Teshka
2026-02-27 · pass · 65-29
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Slager: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Heine: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Snow: yes
- Behning: yes
- Ireland: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Borders: yes
- Isa: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Cash: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Morris: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Clere: yes
- Judy: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Commons: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Criswell: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Culp: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Andrade: no
- Errington: no
- Klinker: no
- Porter: no
- Bartlett: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Manning: no
- Pryor: no
- Bauer: no
- Gore: no
- Miller, K: no
- Shackleford: no
- Burton: no
- Hamilton: no
- Moseley: no
- Smith, V: no
- Campbell: no
- Harris: no
- Novak: no
- Summers: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Hatcher: no
- Pack: no
- DeLaney: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pfaff: no
- Dvorak: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Baird: excused
- Garcia Wilburn: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Moed: excused
- Davis: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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