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type: "Bill"
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title: "Reading skills."
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description: "Provides that the department of education (department) may grant certain individuals a waiver that provides an exception to the literacy endorsement requirements if the department submits a report to the legislative council by a specified date. Requires certain schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to offer summer school courses for students who are not reading proficient or are at risk of not being reading proficient as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board of education (evaluation). Expands eligibility for funding for summer school courses. Requires certain summer school courses to be taught by a teacher, instructor, or tutor who is trained in the science of reading. Provides that if a student does not achieve a 90% attendance rate in a summer reading course, the student is required to participate in an individual reading plan in the following school year. Requires the department of education to procure a universal screening assessment (assessment) that meets certain criteria. Requires certain schools to administer the assessment to students in kindergarten through grade 2 who are not on track for reading proficiency by grade 3 as determined by the department. Requires the state board of education to establish a method for virtual administration of the ILEARN statewide assessment. Provides that a vendor must supply a student's assessment results to the student and the student's parents. Applies the reading deficiency remediation plan (plan) to public schools, charter schools, state accredited nonpublic schools, and eligible schools. Makes the following changes to the plan: (1) Beginning with evaluations administered in the 2024-2025 school year, requires retention of a student in grade 3 in addition to remediation if the student has not achieved a passing score on the evaluation. (2) Requires schools to notify a student's parent of certain assessment results, interventions, or remedial actions provided to the student. (3) Requires schools to monitor the progress of students who have failed to achieve a passing score on the evaluation or the statewide assessment program test. (4) Requires schools to provide reading instruction aligned with the science of reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8. (5) Requires schools to administer the evaluation to students who are in grade 2. (6) Requires a student to take the evaluation until certain conditions are met. (7) Requires school reporting on interventions for certain students at risk of not being reading proficient and for certain students who do not a achieve a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills. Creates exceptions to the grade 3 retention requirement for a student who meets certain criteria. Requires the governing body of a school to establish a procedure allowing a parent or guardian of a student to appeal the student's retention under the plan. Requires the department to notify the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in kindergarten of the retention requirements under the plan."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 1"
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citation: "Indiana SB 1 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education", "EDUCATION; Generally", "SCHOOLS; Academic Achievements and Outcomes (Including Diplomas)", "SCHOOLS; Curricula", "SCHOOLS; ILEARN (Formerly ISTEP) and Testing Programs", "SCHOOLS; Teachers", "STATE GOVERNMENT; State and Local Funding"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Buchanan", "Jake Teshka", "Jeff Raatz", "Linda Rogers"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2024-01-16"
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last_action: "2024-03-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93d0fad9-b225-405f-a945-3ba9258c9bda"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/sb0001"
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source_hash: "ffa32fe82ed967a450ba2c644cd643a90ffb411bf4844dee9e07fa42e5a2a612"
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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 1 (2024) — Reading skills.
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Provides that the department of education (department) may grant certain individuals a waiver that provides an exception to the literacy endorsement requirements if the department submits a report to the legislative council by a specified date. Requires certain schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to offer summer school courses for students who are not reading proficient or are at risk of not being reading proficient as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board of education (evaluation). Expands eligibility for funding for summer school courses. Requires certain summer school courses to be taught by a teacher, instructor, or tutor who is trained in the science of reading. Provides that if a student does not achieve a 90% attendance rate in a summer reading course, the student is required to participate in an individual reading plan in the following school year. Requires the department of education to procure a universal screening assessment (assessment) that meets certain criteria. Requires certain schools to administer the assessment to students in kindergarten through grade 2 who are not on track for reading proficiency by grade 3 as determined by the department. Requires the state board of education to establish a method for virtual administration of the ILEARN statewide assessment. Provides that a vendor must supply a student's assessment results to the student and the student's parents. Applies the reading deficiency remediation plan (plan) to public schools, charter schools, state accredited nonpublic schools, and eligible schools. Makes the following changes to the plan: (1) Beginning with evaluations administered in the 2024-2025 school year, requires retention of a student in grade 3 in addition to remediation if the student has not achieved a passing score on the evaluation. (2) Requires schools to notify a student's parent of certain assessment results, interventions, or remedial actions provided to the student. (3) Requires schools to monitor the progress of students who have failed to achieve a passing score on the evaluation or the statewide assessment program test. (4) Requires schools to provide reading instruction aligned with the science of reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8. (5) Requires schools to administer the evaluation to students who are in grade 2. (6) Requires a student to take the evaluation until certain conditions are met. (7) Requires school reporting on interventions for certain students at risk of not being reading proficient and for certain students who do not a achieve a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills. Creates exceptions to the grade 3 retention requirement for a student who meets certain criteria. Requires the governing body of a school to establish a procedure allowing a parent or guardian of a student to appeal the student's retention under the plan. Requires the department to notify the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in kindergarten of the retention requirements under the plan.
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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 (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0001/SB0001.04.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0001/SB0001.07.ENGH.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0001/SB0001.08.ENRH.pdf)
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4. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0001/SB0001.01.INTR.pdf)
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5. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0001/SB0001.06.COMH.pdf)
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6. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0001/SB0001.03.COMS.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SB 1 - Teshka — **68–27** (pass) · lower
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- SB 1 - Teshka - 3rd Reading — **68–28** (pass) · lower
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- SB 1 - Teshka - 2nd Reading — **35–60** (fail) · lower
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- SB 1 - Teshka - 2nd Reading — **36–56** (fail) · lower
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- SB 1 - Rogers - 3rd Reading — **36–13** (pass) · upper
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- SB 1 - Teshka - 2nd Reading — **28–68** (fail) · lower
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- SB 1 - Rogers — **29–16** (pass) · upper
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- SB 1 - Teshka - 2nd Reading — **28–67** (fail) · lower
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- SB 1 - Teshka - 2nd Reading — **38–58** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Buchanan — primary (person)
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- Jake Teshka — primary (person)
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- Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
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- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
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- Aaron Freeman — coauthor (person)
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- Blake Doriot — coauthor (person)
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- Chris Garten — coauthor (person)
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- Cyndi Carrasco — coauthor (person)
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- Dan Dernulc — coauthor (person)
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- Ed Charbonneau — coauthor (person)
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- Eric Koch — coauthor (person)
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- Gary Byrne — coauthor (person)
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- Greg Goode — coauthor (person)
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- James Buck — coauthor (person)
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- Jean Leising — coauthor (person)
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- Joanna King — cosponsor (person)
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- John Crane — coauthor (person)
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- Justin Busch — coauthor (person)
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- Kyle Walker — coauthor (person)
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- Liz Brown — coauthor (person)
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- Mark Messmer — coauthor (person)
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- Michael Crider — coauthor (person)
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- Michelle Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Gaskill — coauthor (person)
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- Randy Maxwell — coauthor (person)
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- Rick Niemeyer — coauthor (person)
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- Robert Behning — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott Alexander — coauthor (person)
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- Scott Baldwin — coauthor (person)
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- Spencer Deery — coauthor (person)
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- Stacey Donato — coauthor (person)
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- Susan Glick — coauthor (person)
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- Travis Holdman — coauthor (person)
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- Tyler Johnson — coauthor (person)
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- Vaneta Becker — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-16** Authored by Senators Rogers, Raatz, Buchanan
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- **2024-01-16** First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-16** Coauthored by Senators Garten, Donato, Crane, Deery, Johnson T, Holdman, Doriot, Brown L, Gaskill, Carrasco, Alexander, Charbonneau, Messmer, Walker K, Glick, Byrne, Niemeyer, Maxwell, Buck, Koch, Busch, Leising, Dernulc, Crider, Freeman, Becker, Goode and Baldwin
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- **2024-01-18** Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-25** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-25** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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- **2024-01-29** Amendment #8 (Yoder) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-29** Amendment #11 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-01** House sponsor: Representative Teshka
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- **2024-02-01** Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, King, Davis
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- **2024-02-01** Senator Randolph removed as coauthor
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- **2024-02-01** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 81: yeas 36, nays 13 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-02** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2024-02-12** First reading: referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-15** Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
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- **2024-02-15** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-22** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Amendment #13 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-26** Amendment #9 (DeLaney) ruled out of order
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- **2024-02-26** Amendment #8 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 192: yeas 36, nays 56 `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2024-02-26** Amendment #3 (Andrade) failed; Roll Call 193: yeas 35, nays 60 `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2024-02-26** Amendment #6 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 194: yeas 38, nays 58 `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2024-02-26** Amendment #4 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 195: yeas 28, nays 68 `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2024-02-26** Amendment #12 (Smith V) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2024-02-26** Amendment #11 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 197: yeas 28, nays 67 `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2024-02-26** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-26** Appeal the ruling of the chair (Delaney); ruling of the chair sustained. Roll Call 196: yeas 68, nays 27
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- **2024-02-27** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 68, nays 28 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-28** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2024-02-28** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 238: yeas 29, nays 16
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- **2024-03-05** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2024-03-07** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-11** Public Law 5 `became-law`
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- **2024-03-08** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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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/93d0fad9-b225-405f-a945-3ba9258c9bda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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