# Indiana HB 1041: Student eligibility in interscholastic sports. Indiana HB 1041, Student eligibility in interscholastic sports., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Michelle Davis (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-16 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1041-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1041 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Student eligibility in interscholastic sports. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-16, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: education, the senate, education and career development - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (208 yes, 321 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Requires, for purposes of interscholastic athletic events, state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions to expressly designate an athletic team or sport as one of the following: (1) A male, men's, or boys' team or sport. (2) A female, women's, or girls' team or sport. (3) A coeducational or mixed team or sport. Prohibits a male, based on the student's biological sex at birth in accordance with the student's genetics and reproductive biology, from participating on an athletic team or sport designated as being a female, women's, or girls' athletic team or sport. Requires state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions to establish grievance procedures for a violation of these provisions. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Provides that state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions are not subject to liability in a civil, administrative, disciplinary, or criminal action for acting in compliance with these provisions. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Students can challenge sports rule violations: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, students or their parents can file complaints, and covered colleges must maintain a process to resolve them. Students can sue a college when its violation costs them an athletic opportunity or otherwise harms them, directly or indirectly. Students who win may receive court o… - New limits on college women's sports: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered Indiana colleges must label their teams and sports as male, female, or mixed. Students classified as male at birth, based on genetics and reproductive biology, cannot participate in female-designated teams or sports. The law covers sports organized, approved, or spon… - Colleges gain protection for following rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered colleges have legal protection when they act in good faith to follow the sports law. They are not liable in civil, administrative, disciplinary, or criminal actions for that conduct. This protects colleges while limiting claims against them over good-faith compliance. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Heaton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 42 | 6 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed | fail | 9 | 39 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed | fail | 10 | 39 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Amendment #4 (Ford J.D.) failed | fail | 9 | 40 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed | fail | 9 | 39 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 71 | 25 | | | 2025-02-17 | House | Amendment #5 (Hamilton) failed | fail | 30 | 66 | | | 2025-02-17 | House | Amendment #4 (Gore) failed | fail | 28 | 67 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-04-16: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-04-16: Public Law 83 (House) - 2025-04-09: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-04: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 334: yeas 42, nays 6 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Amendment #4 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 316: yeas 9, nays 40 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 315: yeas 9, nays 39 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 314: yeas 10, nays 39 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 313: yeas 9, nays 39 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Amendment #5 (Hunley) failed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Senator Byrne added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Senator Rogers added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Senator Deery added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-18: Senate sponsor: Senator Donato (House) - 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 202: yeas 71, nays 25 (House) - 2025-02-17: Amendment #4 (Gore) failed; Roll Call 178: yeas 28, nays 67 (House) - 2025-02-17: Amendment #5 (Hamilton) failed; Roll Call 177: yeas 30, nays 66 (House) - 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Davis (House) - 2025-01-08: Coauthored by Representatives Jeter, King, Heaton (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1041/versions/HB1041.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1041/versions/HB1041.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1041/versions/HB1041.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1041/versions/HB1041.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed) - SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed) - SB 80: Code publication. (signed) - SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed) - SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed) - SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1041/versions/HB1041.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1041/versions/HB1041.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1041/versions/HB1041.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1041/versions/HB1041.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025) - [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025) - [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025) - [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025) - [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025) - [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1041-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).