2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0235: Limitations on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Legislative Summary

Limitations on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Establishes prohibitions and requirements on state agencies, recipients of state contracts or grants, state educational institutions, and health profession licensing boards regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Allows the attorney general to bring an action concerning noncompliance against a state educational institution. Establishes: (1) requirements regarding a standardized admissions test; and (2) requirements regarding altering academic standards; for postsecondary educational institutions that offer certain health education programs.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Senator Johnson T
Senate
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Senate
1/13/2025
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
1/16/2025
Senator Byrne added as second author
Senate
1/23/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
1/23/2025
Senator Tomes added as coauthor
Senate
1/28/2025
Senator Young M added as coauthor
Senate
2/10/2025
Withdrawn
Senate

Amendments

Senate Amendment #8

Senate Amendment #8

1/29/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #7

Senate Amendment #7

1/28/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #5

Senate Amendment #5

1/27/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #4

Senate Amendment #4

1/27/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

1/27/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

1/27/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #3

Senate Amendment #3

1/27/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #6

Senate Amendment #6

1/27/2025Not Adopted

Senate Judiciary Amendment #3

Senate Judiciary Amendment #3

1/22/2025Not Adopted

Senate Judiciary Amendment #3

Senate Judiciary Amendment #3

1/22/2025Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/23/2025184.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/2025155.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/24/202570.1 KB
Misc
Misc1/23/202547.7 KB
Misc
Misc1/22/202522.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/8/202570.6 KB