IN SB 88

enacted

Education matters.

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

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Did IN SB 88 pass?

Yes. IN SB 88 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Public Law 108

What is IN SB 88 about?

Amends good citizenship instruction requirements. Includes the Classic Learning Test in certain references to nationally recognized college entrance examinations. Requires a state educational institution (SEI) to accept the Classic Learning Test examination to the same extent the SEI accepts the ACT or SAT examination with respect to admission criteria. Requires the department of education to identify schools that allow students who are not enrolled in the school to take certain examinations at the school and present the information in a manner that can be conveniently and easily accessed from the department's website.

Who sponsors IN SB 88?

Martin Carbaugh, Spencer Deery, Jeff Raatz and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 88, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Public Law 108
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Public Law 108
became-law
2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-26
Senator Brown L added as coauthor
2026-02-25
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 292: yeas 34, nays 14
2026-02-25
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-25
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 337: yeas 67, nays 29
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-23
Amendment #4 (Cash) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 62, nays 29
amendment-passage
2026-02-23
Amendment #1 (Carbaugh) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-18
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-12
Representative Cash added as cosponsor
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
Senator Buck added as coauthor
2026-01-29
Cosponsors: Representatives Teshka, DeVon
2026-01-29
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 39, nays 9
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-29
House sponsor: Representative Carbaugh
2026-01-28
Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-28
Amendment #3 (Byrne) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-27
Placed back on second reading
reading-2
2026-01-26
Senator Deery added as third author
2026-01-26
Senator Raatz added as second author
2026-01-26
Senator Young M added as coauthor
2026-01-26
Amendment #2 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-26
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-26
Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-22
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2025-12-08
Authored by Senator Byrne
2025-12-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
reading-1,referral-committee

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Votes

SB 88 - Byrne - 3rd Reading
2026-01-29 · pass · 39-9
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Alting: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Glick: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Clark: yes
- Goode: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Crider: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Ford J.D.: no
- Niezgodski: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Taylor: no
- Hunley: no
- Pol: no
- Spencer: no
- Yoder: no
- Jackson, L: no
- Becker: excused
SB 88 - Carbaugh - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 67-29
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Baird: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Hall: yes
- Manning: 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
- Meltzer: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Morris: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Culp: yes
- Judy: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- King: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Andrade: no
- Dvorak: no
- Klinker: no
- Porter: no
- Bartlett: no
- Errington: no
- Miller, K: no
- Pryor: no
- Bauer: no
- Garcia Wilburn: no
- Moed: no
- Shackleford: no
- Burton: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Moseley: no
- Smith, V: no
- Campbell: no
- Hamilton: no
- Novak: no
- Summers: no
- Clere: no
- Harris: no
- Pack: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Hatcher: no
- Pfaff: no
- DeLaney: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Jackson, C: excused
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Payne: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 88 - Byrne
2026-02-25 · pass · 34-14
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Busch: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Alting: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Crider: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Brown: yes
- Deery: yes
- Koch: yes
- Young: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Buck: yes
- Donato: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Becker: no
- Jackson, L: no
- Randolph: no
- Walker G: no
- Ford J.D.: no
- Leising: no
- Spencer: no
- Yoder: no
- Glick: no
- Niezgodski: no
- Taylor: no
- Hunley: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Tomes: no
- Pol: excused
- Doriot: not voting

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