Bill Commons

IN SB 88

enacted

Education matters.

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

Description

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.

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

Sponsors

  • Martin Carbaughsponsor
  • Spencer Deeryauthor
  • Jeff Raatzauthor
  • Gary Byrneauthor
  • Becky Cashcosponsor
  • Michael Youngcoauthor
  • James Buckcoauthor
  • Dale DeVoncosponsor
  • Jake Teshkacosponsor
  • Liz Browncoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-08

    Authored by Senator Byrne

  3. 2026-01-22

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-01-26

    Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

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  5. 2026-01-26

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  6. 2026-01-26

    Amendment #2 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

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  7. 2026-01-26

    Senator Young M added as coauthor

  8. 2026-01-26

    Senator Raatz added as second author

  9. 2026-01-26

    Senator Deery added as third author

  10. 2026-01-27

    Placed back on second reading

    reading-2

  11. 2026-01-28

    Amendment #3 (Byrne) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  12. 2026-01-28

    Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  13. 2026-01-29

    House sponsor: Representative Carbaugh

  14. 2026-01-29

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 39, nays 9

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  15. 2026-01-29

    Cosponsors: Representatives Teshka, DeVon

  16. 2026-01-29

    Senator Buck added as coauthor

  17. 2026-01-29

    Referred to the House

    referral

  18. 2026-02-02

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2026-02-12

    Representative Cash added as cosponsor

  20. 2026-02-18

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  21. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #1 (Carbaugh) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  22. 2026-02-23

    Amendment #4 (Cash) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 62, nays 29

    amendment-passage

  23. 2026-02-23

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

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  24. 2026-02-24

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 337: yeas 67, nays 29

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  25. 2026-02-25

    Motion to concur filed

    filing

  26. 2026-02-25

    Returned to the Senate with amendments

    receipt

  27. 2026-02-25

    Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 292: yeas 34, nays 14

  28. 2026-02-26

    Senator Brown L added as coauthor

  29. 2026-02-27

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  30. 2026-03-05

    Signed by the Governor

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  31. 2026-03-05

    Public Law 108

    became-law

  32. 2026-02-27

    Signed by the Speaker

    passage

  33. 2026-02-27

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    passage

Versions

Documents

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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