republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2024/hb-1179.md

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Bill	State educational institutions.	Requires a state educational institution (institution) to disclose certain foreign gifts and contracts received or entered into after December 31, 2020. Requires the commission to establish and maintain a website for accessing information about disclosed gifts and contracts. Authorizes the commission to provide for an audit of an institution's use of a disclosed gift, or the proceeds of a disclosed contract, received or entered into after June 30, 2021, and before July 1, 2024. Authorizes the attorney general to bring a cause of action to enforce the disclosure statute. Requires the board of trustees of an institution to adopt a policy prohibiting the transfer, licensing, or sublicensing of intellectual property developed using the institution's resources to: (1) a business entity organized under the laws of a foreign adversary; (2) a business entity headquartered in a foreign adversary; or (3) a business entity or other entity, including a governmental entity, that is owned or controlled by citizens of, or is directly controlled by the government of, a foreign adversary. Requires the board of trustees of each institution to adopt a policy prohibiting an employee or contractor of the institution from making a public statement in the employee's or contractor's official capacity unless the statement: (1) relates to the operation of the institution, or to an institution sponsored event; or (2) has been approved by the board of trustees. Prohibits an institution from using state funds or resources to: (1) engage or contract with an individual associated with a foreign terrorist organization or a state sponsor of terror; or (2) support the activities of a foreign terrorist organization or a state sponsor of terror.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2024	HB 1179	Indiana HB 1179 (2024)	bill	BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; Generally HIGHER EDUCATION; Colleges and Universities (Including Ivy Tech) HOMELAND SECURITY; Generally PROPERTY; Intellectual and Intangible Property STATE GOVERNMENT; Contracts Procurements and Purchases STATE GOVERNMENT; State and Local Funding	enacted	Jeff Raatz Joanna King	4	24	3	2024-01-09	2024-03-13	openstates	ocd-bill/aa1c6282-213a-4424-b9e2-d47c3cf237d3	https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/hb1179	defcdcd1dcff2b986d9cdf36aef18bea60cf337d1d5521ccd6a4ce1319257ed8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1179 (2024) — State educational institutions.

Requires a state educational institution (institution) to disclose certain foreign gifts and contracts received or entered into after December 31, 2020. Requires the commission to establish and maintain a website for accessing information about disclosed gifts and contracts. Authorizes the commission to provide for an audit of an institution's use of a disclosed gift, or the proceeds of a disclosed contract, received or entered into after June 30, 2021, and before July 1, 2024. Authorizes the attorney general to bring a cause of action to enforce the disclosure statute. Requires the board of trustees of an institution to adopt a policy prohibiting the transfer, licensing, or sublicensing of intellectual property developed using the institution's resources to: (1) a business entity organized under the laws of a foreign adversary; (2) a business entity headquartered in a foreign adversary; or (3) a business entity or other entity, including a governmental entity, that is owned or controlled by citizens of, or is directly controlled by the government of, a foreign adversary. Requires the board of trustees of each institution to adopt a policy prohibiting an employee or contractor of the institution from making a public statement in the employee's or contractor's official capacity unless the statement: (1) relates to the operation of the institution, or to an institution sponsored event; or (2) has been approved by the board of trustees. Prohibits an institution from using state funds or resources to: (1) engage or contract with an individual associated with a foreign terrorist organization or a state sponsor of terror; or (2) support the activities of a foreign terrorist organization or a state sponsor of terror.

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. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
3. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
4. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 1179 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — 39–9 (pass) · upper
• HB 1179 - King — 80–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 1179 - King - 3rd Reading — 94–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
• Joanna King — primary (person)
• Chuck Goodrich — coauthor (person)
• Jake Teshka — coauthor (person)
• John Crane — cosponsor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Heaton — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-09 Authored by Representative King
• 2024-01-09 First reading: referred to Committee on Education reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-01-16 Representative Heaton added as coauthor
• 2024-01-25 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-01-29 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-01-29 Representatives Teshka J and Goodrich added as coauthors
• 2024-01-30 Senate sponsor: Senator Raatz
• 2024-01-30 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 94, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-01-31 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2024-02-12 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-02-22 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-02-22 Senator Crane added as cosponsor
• 2024-03-04 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-03-04 Amendment #3 (Raatz) prevailed; Division of the Senate: yeas 32, nays 7 amendment-passage
• 2024-03-04 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
• 2024-03-05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 277: yeas 39, nays 9 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-03-06 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2024-03-05 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2024-03-07 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 310: yeas 80, nays 0
• 2024-03-11 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2024-03-13 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2024-03-12 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2024-03-11 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2024-03-13 Public Law 142 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aa1c6282-213a-4424-b9e2-d47c3cf237d3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).