HB 1608 Indiana House · 2023 Regular Session

Education matters.

Summary
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 status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 19, 2023 Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
4
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 489: yeas 63, nays 29
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 345: yeas 37, nays 12
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Amended
Amendment #4 (Yoder) failed; voice vote
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Amended
Amendment #5 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 336: yeas 9, nays 39
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Amended
Amendment #11 (Yoder) failed; Roll Call 335: yeas 14, nays 34
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment #12 (Donato) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 220: yeas 65, nays 29
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors