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type: "Bill"
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title: "FAFSA."
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description: "Requires all students, except for students at certain nonpublic schools, in the student's senior year to complete and submit the FAFSA not later than April 15 unless: (1) a parent of a student or a student, if the student is an emancipated minor, signs a waiver that the student understands what the FAFSA is and declines to complete it; or (2) the principal or school counselor of the student's high school waives the requirement for a group of students due to the principal or school counselor being unable to reach the parents or guardians of the students by April 15 after at least two reasonable attempts to contact the parents or guardians. Requires that the: (1) model notice prepared by the commission for higher education; and (2) notice that each school corporation is required to send regarding the FAFSA; include information regarding the requirements and exceptions for completing the FAFSA. Expires certain requirements on June 30, 2033. Makes a conforming change and technical corrections."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 167"
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citation: "Indiana SB 167 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["SCHOOLS generally (K-12)", "STUDENT ASSISTANCE", "LOANS", "AND GRANTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jean Leising", "Robert Behning", "Stacey Donato"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-01-09"
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last_action: "2023-04-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c368f283-c684-49be-bfa3-7a6f90adfc12"
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source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/167"
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source_hash: "d4082a4dd5cbd42f6a1550db162a67504af52f1bad94100a39eda07eaf566286"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 167 (2023) — FAFSA.
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Requires all students, except for students at certain nonpublic schools, in the student's senior year to complete and submit the FAFSA not later than April 15 unless: (1) a parent of a student or a student, if the student is an emancipated minor, signs a waiver that the student understands what the FAFSA is and declines to complete it; or (2) the principal or school counselor of the student's high school waives the requirement for a group of students due to the principal or school counselor being unable to reach the parents or guardians of the students by April 15 after at least two reasonable attempts to contact the parents or guardians. Requires that the: (1) model notice prepared by the commission for higher education; and (2) notice that each school corporation is required to send regarding the FAFSA; include information regarding the requirements and exceptions for completing the FAFSA. Expires certain requirements on June 30, 2033. Makes a conforming change and technical corrections.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0167/versions/SB0167.03.ENGS)
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2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0167/versions/SB0167.05.ENRH)
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3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0167/versions/SB0167.01.INTR)
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4. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0167/versions/SB0167.04.COMH)
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5. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0167/versions/SB0167.02.COMS)
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## Votes
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- SB 167 - Behning - 3rd Reading — **84–9** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jean Leising — primary (person)
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- Robert Behning — primary (person)
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- Stacey Donato — primary (person)
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- Cindy Ledbetter — cosponsor (person)
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- Edward DeLaney — cosponsor (person)
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- J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
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- Rodney Pol — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-09** Authored by Senator Leising
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- **2023-01-09** First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-26** Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-09** Senator Donato added as second author
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- **2023-02-16** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-20** Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-02-20** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-21** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 43, nays 3 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-02-21** House sponsor: Representative Behning
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- **2023-02-21** Cosponsors: Representatives Ledbetter C and DeLaney
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- **2023-02-21** Senator Pol added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-21** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-22** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2023-02-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-16** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-20** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-21** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 280: yeas 85, nays 9 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-22** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2023-04-03** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2023-04-04** Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 318: yeas 45, nays 3
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- **2023-04-06** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2023-04-11** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-18** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-04-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-20** Public Law 29 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c368f283-c684-49be-bfa3-7a6f90adfc12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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