republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2023/hb-1483.md

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Bill	Discipline rules regarding bullying.	Provides that discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must include timetables for reporting bullying incidents to parents of both the targeted student and the alleged perpetrator in an expedited manner that is not later than five business days after the incident is reported. (Current law provides that discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must include timetables for reporting bullying incidents to parents of both the targeted student and the bully in an expedited manner.) Provides that discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation: (1) must include provisions that require a school to prioritize the safety of the victim; (2) may include provisions to determine: (A) the severity of an incident of bullying; and (B) whether an incident of bullying may warrant the transfer of the victim or the alleged perpetrator to another school in the school corporation; and (3) must include policies to allow a parent of a child in the school corporation to review any materials used in any bullying prevention or suicide prevention program. Requires public schools to document acts of bullying and abusive behaviors against a victim and committed by a verified perpetrator.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2023	HB 1483	Indiana HB 1483 (2023)	bill	SCHOOLS generally (K-12) SCHOOLS Bullying SCHOOLS Discipline	enacted	Eddie Melton J.D. Ford Jeff Raatz Vernon Smith	6	35	1	2023-01-17	2023-05-04	openstates	ocd-bill/babb36bb-5bef-4ed5-9dce-5b6060705d97	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1483	db68c625053ad69d5568389e147f489da714a1daa7b03dd53f587db9e2d927a2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1483 (2023) — Discipline rules regarding bullying.

Provides that discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must include timetables for reporting bullying incidents to parents of both the targeted student and the alleged perpetrator in an expedited manner that is not later than five business days after the incident is reported. (Current law provides that discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must include timetables for reporting bullying incidents to parents of both the targeted student and the bully in an expedited manner.) Provides that discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation: (1) must include provisions that require a school to prioritize the safety of the victim; (2) may include provisions to determine: (A) the severity of an incident of bullying; and (B) whether an incident of bullying may warrant the transfer of the victim or the alleged perpetrator to another school in the school corporation; and (3) must include policies to allow a parent of a child in the school corporation to review any materials used in any bullying prevention or suicide prevention program. Requires public schools to document acts of bullying and abusive behaviors against a victim and committed by a verified perpetrator.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Engrossed House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
4. House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
5. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
6. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 1483 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — 41–9 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Eddie Melton — primary (person)
• J.D. Ford — primary (person)
• Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
• Vernon Smith — primary (person)
• Becky Cash — coauthor (person)
• Brian Buchanan — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Rogers — cosponsor (person)
• Martin Carbaugh — coauthor (person)
• Robert Behning — coauthor (person)
• Spencer Deery — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2023-01-17 Authored by Representative Smith V
• 2023-01-17 First reading: referred to Committee on Education reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-02-20 Representative Behning added as coauthor
• 2023-02-20 Representatives Cash B and Carbaugh added as coauthors
• 2023-02-20 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2023-02-23 Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2023-02-23 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2023-02-27 Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Ford J.D., Melton
• 2023-02-27 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 244: yeas 92, nays 1 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2023-02-27 Cosponsor: Senator Buchanan
• 2023-02-28 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2023-03-06 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-04-06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2023-04-10 Senators Deery and Rogers added as cosponsors
• 2023-04-13 Amendment #6 (Ford J.D.) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2023-04-13 Amendment #4 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2023-04-13 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2023-04-18 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 443: yeas 41, nays 9 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2023-04-19 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2023-04-19 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2023-04-20 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2023-04-20 Concurrence withdrawn; House dissented from Senate amendments withdrawal
• 2023-04-20 House conferees appointed: Behning and Smith V
• 2023-04-20 House advisors appointed: McGuire, Cash and Klinker
• 2023-04-24 Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Ford J.D.
• 2023-04-24 Senate advisors appointed: Deery and Yoder
• 2023-04-26 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2023-04-26 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2023-04-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 527: yeas 95, nays 0
• 2023-04-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 510: yeas 46, nays 3
• 2023-04-28 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2023-04-28 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2023-05-01 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2023-05-04 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2023-05-04 Public Law 238 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/babb36bb-5bef-4ed5-9dce-5b6060705d97. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).