republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/sb-204.md

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Bill	Various education matters.	Provides that an individual who has obtained a license to teach in a charter school may be eligible to obtain an initial practitioner professional educator license under certain conditions. Removes a requirement that an individual must hold a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics as a component of certain pathways to receive an initial practitioner license. Provides that academic needs based salary increases may not: (1) apply to all eligible teachers in a bargaining unit uniformly; or (2) be based on certain other factors. Repeals the: (1) state educational institution (institution) annual report to the legislative council (council) and commission for higher education (commission) concerning financial aid; (2) commission report to the general assembly concerning certain institution information; (3) student athlete cardiac arrest provisions; and (4) Ivy Tech Community College report to the budget committee concerning campus information. Expires certain physical facilities reporting requirements on June 30, 2029. Provides that a state educational institution that has been denied approval to continue a degree program may: (1) permit students to enroll in the degree program until June 1 of the year following the denial; and (2) provide students enrolled in the degree program with the opportunity to finish their degree prior to the degree program's closure. Requires the commission to submit an annual report concerning degree program closures to the general assembly. Changes the reporting of disclosable gifts to January 31 and July 31 of a given year (current law requires disclosure on January 1 and July 1 of a given year). Changes certain amounts concerning construction, land purchases, and repair and rehabilitation by an institution to $3,000,000. Voids a provision in the Indiana Administrative Code. Requires each institution to submit a report annually to the budget committee and the commission for higher education listing certain capital projects for the immediately preceding full calendar year that did not receive review by the commission. Specifies the contents of the report. Provides that a student enrolled in a health profession education program may not be required to receive an immunization as a condition of: (1) participating in; or (2) obtaining; clinical training or clinical experience required by the program if a parent of the student or student objects on religious grounds. Adds requirements regarding the principles of the core transfer library.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	SB 204	Indiana SB 204 (2026)	bill	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; Generally AGENCIES; Commission for Higher Education (CHE) AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education BOARDS COMMISSIONS AND COUNCILS; Budget Committee BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS HEALTH; Generally HIGHER EDUCATION; Academics and Curriculum HIGHER EDUCATION; Colleges and Universities (Including Ivy Tech) SCHOOLS; Charter Schools SCHOOLS; Teachers STATE GOVERNMENT; Contracts Procurements and Purchases	enacted	Greg Goode Hunter Smith Spencer Deery	4	37	5	2026-01-08	2026-03-12	openstates	ocd-bill/450c7445-5aab-4a01-8e03-31c8e33bae62	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0204	70b43f5549c5aed9f63bdf15f4e57f77decf6a336b35fc710a27f22c9ec362c9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 204 (2026) — Various education matters.

Provides that an individual who has obtained a license to teach in a charter school may be eligible to obtain an initial practitioner professional educator license under certain conditions. Removes a requirement that an individual must hold a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics as a component of certain pathways to receive an initial practitioner license. Provides that academic needs based salary increases may not: (1) apply to all eligible teachers in a bargaining unit uniformly; or (2) be based on certain other factors. Repeals the: (1) state educational institution (institution) annual report to the legislative council (council) and commission for higher education (commission) concerning financial aid; (2) commission report to the general assembly concerning certain institution information; (3) student athlete cardiac arrest provisions; and (4) Ivy Tech Community College report to the budget committee concerning campus information. Expires certain physical facilities reporting requirements on June 30, 2029. Provides that a state educational institution that has been denied approval to continue a degree program may: (1) permit students to enroll in the degree program until June 1 of the year following the denial; and (2) provide students enrolled in the degree program with the opportunity to finish their degree prior to the degree program's closure. Requires the commission to submit an annual report concerning degree program closures to the general assembly. Changes the reporting of disclosable gifts to January 31 and July 31 of a given year (current law requires disclosure on January 1 and July 1 of a given year). Changes certain amounts concerning construction, land purchases, and repair and rehabilitation by an institution to $3,000,000. Voids a provision in the Indiana Administrative Code. Requires each institution to submit a report annually to the budget committee and the commission for higher education listing certain capital projects for the immediately preceding full calendar year that did not receive review by the commission. Specifies the contents of the report. Provides that a student enrolled in a health profession education program may not be required to receive an immunization as a condition of: (1) participating in; or (2) obtaining; clinical training or clinical experience required by the program if a parent of the student or student objects on religious grounds. Adds requirements regarding the principles of the core transfer library.

Version chain

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

1. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
2. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SB 204 - Smith H — 66–28 (pass) · lower
• SB 204 - Deery — 35–15 (pass) · upper
• SB 204 - Deery - 2nd Reading — 8–36 (fail) · upper
• SB 204 - Deery - 3rd Reading — 33–12 (pass) · upper
• SB 204 - Smith H - 3rd Reading — 68–28 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Greg Goode — primary (person)
• Hunter Smith — primary (person)
• Spencer Deery — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-01-08 Authored by Senator Deery
• 2026-01-15 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-01-22 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-01-26 Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 64: yeas 8, nays 36 amendment-failure, failure
• 2026-01-26 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-01-26 Senator Goode added as second author
• 2026-01-27 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 106: yeas 33, nays 12 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-01-27 House sponsor: Representative Smith H
• 2026-01-28 Referred to the House referral
• 2026-01-29 First reading: referred to Committee on Education reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-12 Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
• 2026-02-12 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-18 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-23 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-02-23 Amendment #3 (Errington) failed; voice vote amendment-failure, failure
• 2026-02-24 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 347: yeas 68, nays 28 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-02-25 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
• 2026-02-25 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2026-02-25 House conferees appointed: Smith H, Smith V
• 2026-02-25 House advisors appointed: Behning, Carbaugh, DeLaney, Klinker, Pfaff
• 2026-02-25 Senate dissented from House amendments
• 2026-02-26 Senate advisors appointed: Goode, Hunley
• 2026-02-26 Senate conferees appointed: Deery, Yoder
• 2026-03-02 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-02-27 Senator Yoder removed as conferee
• 2026-02-27 Senator Walker K added as conferee
• 2026-03-05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2026-03-12 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2026-03-12 Public Law 150 became-law
• 2026-03-03 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2026-02-27 Representative Ireland added as conferee
• 2026-02-27 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2026-02-27 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2026-02-27 Representative Smith V removed as conferee
• 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 322: yeas 35, nays 15
• 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 430: yeas 66, nays 28

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/450c7445-5aab-4a01-8e03-31c8e33bae62. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).