2023 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0404: Access to transcripts.

Legislative Summary

Access to transcripts. Provides that a state educational institution or private postsecondary educational institution operated for profit (institution) in Indiana may not: (1) refuse to provide a transcript for a current or former student of the institution on the grounds that the student owes a debt to the institution; (2) charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript or provide less favorable treatment of a request for a transcript of a current or former student who owes a debt to the institution; or (3) withhold from a current or former student's transcript any degrees earned on the grounds that the student owes a debt to the institution; if the student has paid certain amounts in the past year on the debt owed. Provides that a current or former student may bring a civil action against an institution for a violation of these provisions.

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Bill History

1/19/2023
Authored by Senator Deery
Senate
1/19/2023
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Senate
1/23/2023
Senator Walker K added as second author
Senate
1/26/2023
Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
Senate
1/26/2023
Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor
Senate
2/2/2023
Senator Buchanan added as third author
Senate
2/9/2023
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
2/13/2023
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
2/14/2023
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 119: yeas 47, nays 2
Senate
2/14/2023
House sponsor: Representative McGuire
Senate
2/15/2023
Referred to the House
Senate
2/28/2023
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
House of Representatives
3/16/2023
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
3/20/2023
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
3/20/2023
Representatives Cash B, Hatcher, Klinker added as cosponsors
House of Representatives
3/21/2023
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 285: yeas 95, nays 0
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
4/3/2023
Motion to concur filed
Senate
4/4/2023
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 328: yeas 48, nays 0
Senate
4/6/2023
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/11/2023
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/18/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
4/20/2023
Signed by the Governor
Senate
4/20/2023
Public Law 51
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments
4/4/2023
48
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
3/21/2023
95
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/14/2023
47
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/20/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/5/202392.7 KB
Amended
Bill Text3/16/2023129.6 KB
Amended
Bill Text2/9/2023128.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/18/202386.8 KB