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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Public school matters."
+description: "Provides that certain: (1) indemnity; (2) choice of law; and (3) automatic renewal; provisions contained in contracts entered into, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2026, between the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school and a vendor are against public policy and are void and unenforceable. Provides that certain youth organizations may submit a grievance to the department of education if a public school refuses to allow the organization to provide information to students under certain conditions. Provides that, if a public school allows a postsecondary educational institution to provide certain information to students, the public school shall allow military personnel to provide certain information to students."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
+legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 200"
+citation: "Indiana SB 200 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Contracts and Legal Documents", "CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Immunity and Exemption from Liability", "SCHOOLS; Charter Schools", "SCHOOLS; Financial Assistance (Including Vouchers", "Choice Scholarships", "and Education Savings Accounts)", "SCHOOLS; Funds and Budgets", "SCHOOLS; Generally", "STATE GOVERNMENT; Contracts", "Procurements", "and Purchases"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Eric Koch", "Garrett Bascom", "Jeff Raatz"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2026-01-06"
+last_action: "2026-03-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80596fd6-c7cb-4b17-a96d-7b44aa6db7cb"
+source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0200"
+source_hash: "40a2eb5a6c350484e80d77b56adbf31a16948cae10ee1b01e0ba182b8107da9f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
+---
+
+# Indiana SB 200 (2026) — Public school matters.
+
+Provides that certain: (1) indemnity; (2) choice of law; and (3) automatic renewal; provisions contained in contracts entered into, amended, or renewed after June 30, 2026, between the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school and a vendor are against public policy and are void and unenforceable. Provides that certain youth organizations may submit a grievance to the department of education if a public school refuses to allow the organization to provide information to students under certain conditions. Provides that, if a public school allows a postsecondary educational institution to provide certain information to students, the public school shall allow military personnel to provide certain information to students.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0200/SB0200.04.ENGS.pdf)
+2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0200/SB0200.06.ENRH.pdf)
+3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0200/SB0200.01.INTR.pdf)
+4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0200/SB0200.05.COMH.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SB 200 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — **36–9** (pass) · upper
+- SB 200 - Bascom - 3rd Reading — **66–30** (pass) · lower
+- SB 200 - Raatz — **35–13** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Eric Koch — primary (person)
+- Garrett Bascom — primary (person)
+- Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
+- Michelle Davis — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Behning — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-06** Authored by Senator Raatz
+- **2026-01-15** Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-22** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
+- **2026-01-26** Senator Koch added as second author
+- **2026-01-26** Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-01-26** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
+- **2026-01-27** Cosponsor: Representative Behning
+- **2026-01-27** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 105: yeas 36, nays 9 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2026-01-27** House sponsor: Representative Bascom
+- **2026-01-28** Referred to the House `referral`
+- **2026-01-29** First reading: referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-09** Representative Davis added as cosponsor
+- **2026-02-18** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-23** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 346: yeas 66, nays 30 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-25** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
+- **2026-02-25** Motion to concur filed `filing`
+- **2026-02-25** Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 295: yeas 35, nays 13
+- **2026-03-12** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
+- **2026-03-12** Public Law 149 `became-law`
+- **2026-02-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80596fd6-c7cb-4b17-a96d-7b44aa6db7cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
+