2023 Regular Session • Indiana Legislature
HB1608: Education matters.
Legislative Summary
Education matters. Provides that a school, an employee or staff member of a school, or a third party vendor used by a school to provide instruction may not provide any instruction to a student in prekindergarten through grade 3 on human sexuality. Provides that a school employee or a school staff member is not prohibited from responding to a question from a student regarding certain topics. Requires a school to notify in writing at least one parent of a student, if the student is an unemancipated minor, of a request made by the student to change the student's name or pronoun, title, or word to identify the student.
Bill History
1/19/2023
Coauthored by Representatives Teshka, Jeter, Heaton
House of Representatives
1/19/2023
Authored by Representative Davis
House of Representatives
1/19/2023
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
House of Representatives
2/20/2023
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/22/2023
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/23/2023
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 220: yeas 65, nays 29
House of Representatives
2/23/2023
Senate sponsors: Senators Donato, Raatz, Byrne
House of Representatives
2/24/2023
Referred to the Senate
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Senate
3/27/2023
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
4/6/2023
Amendment #12 (Donato) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
4/6/2023
Amendment #11 (Yoder) failed; Roll Call 335: yeas 14, nays 34
Senate
4/6/2023
Amendment #5 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 336: yeas 9, nays 39
Senate
4/6/2023
Amendment #4 (Yoder) failed; voice vote
Senate
4/6/2023
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
4/10/2023
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 345: yeas 37, nays 12
Senate
4/11/2023
Returned to the House with amendments
Senate
4/24/2023
Motion to concur filed
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 489: yeas 63, nays 29
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/28/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
5/1/2023
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
5/4/2023
Signed by the Governor
House of Representatives
5/4/2023
Public Law 248
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
House - House concurred in Senate amendments
4/24/2023
63
Yea
28
Nay
2
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
4/10/2023
37
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Amendment #5 (Ford J.D.) failed
4/6/2023
9
Yea
39
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate - Amendment #11 (Yoder) failed
4/6/2023
14
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
House - Third reading
2/23/2023
65
Yea
29
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/4/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Primary Sponsor

Michelle Davis
Republican