---
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).