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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Various education matters."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 204"
citation: "Indiana SB 204 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["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"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Goode", "Hunter Smith", "Spencer Deery"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/450c7445-5aab-4a01-8e03-31c8e33bae62"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0204"
source_hash: "70b43f5549c5aed9f63bdf15f4e57f77decf6a336b35fc710a27f22c9ec362c9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["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](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0204/SB0204.06.ENRH.pdf)
2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0204/SB0204.01.INTR.pdf)
3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0204/SB0204.04.COMH.pdf)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0204/SB0204.05.COMH.pdf)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/450c7445-5aab-4a01-8e03-31c8e33bae62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).