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type: "Bill"
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title: "High school equivalency programs."
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description: "Amends Indiana high school equivalency diploma program eligibility requirements for individuals under 18 years of age. Changes the expiration date of the high school equivalency pilot program from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2028. Makes conforming changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1195"
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citation: "Indiana HB 1195 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Pilot Program", "SCHOOLS; Academic Achievements and Outcomes (Including Diplomas)", "SCHOOLS; Teachers"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gary Byrne", "Jeff Raatz", "Michelle Davis"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-05"
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last_action: "2026-02-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c816e079-66fd-4de0-85b6-0e86db48e329"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1195"
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source_hash: "b10bbe6b89b612546d240df93386ed956bf23dc7a4fdc62d46832da20122af0e"
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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 HB 1195 (2026) — High school equivalency programs.
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Amends Indiana high school equivalency diploma program eligibility requirements for individuals under 18 years of age. Changes the expiration date of the high school equivalency pilot program from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2028. Makes conforming changes.
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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. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1195/HB1195.04.ENRS.pdf)
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2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1195/HB1195.03.COMS.pdf)
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3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1195/HB1195.02.COMH.pdf)
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4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1195/HB1195.01.INTR.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HB 1195 - Davis - 3rd Reading — **90–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1195 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Gary Byrne — primary (person)
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- Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
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- Michelle Davis — primary (person)
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- Andrew Ireland — coauthor (person)
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- Becky Cash — coauthor (person)
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- Hunter Smith — coauthor (person)
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- Linda Rogers — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-05** Authored by Representative Davis
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- **2026-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-12** Representatives Ireland, Smith H, Cash added as coauthors
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- **2026-01-15** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-20** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-22** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 74: yeas 90, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-23** Referred to the Senate `referral`
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- **2026-01-22** Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Byrne
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- **2026-01-27** First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-12** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-16** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-17** Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-17** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 181: yeas 45, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** Returned to the House without amendments `receipt`
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- **2026-02-19** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2026-02-19** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-02-24** Public Law 27 `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/c816e079-66fd-4de0-85b6-0e86db48e329`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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