republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/sb-200.md

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Bill	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.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	SB 200	Indiana SB 200 (2026)	bill	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	enacted	Eric Koch Garrett Bascom Jeff Raatz	4	24	3	2026-01-06	2026-03-12	openstates	ocd-bill/80596fd6-c7cb-4b17-a96d-7b44aa6db7cb	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0200	40a2eb5a6c350484e80d77b56adbf31a16948cae10ee1b01e0ba182b8107da9f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
3. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/80596fd6-c7cb-4b17-a96d-7b44aa6db7cb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).