# Indiana HB 1176: Education matters. Indiana HB 1176, Education matters., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Jake Teshka (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-25 (Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D., Goode); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1176-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1176 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Education matters. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-02-25, Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D., Goode - Sponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: education, the senate, education and career development, appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (175 yes, 238 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends provisions, beginning July 1, 2027, regarding use of the Pokagon Indiana education fund to make payments to Indiana public or private institutions of higher learning or workforce development and training programs. Provides that, in addition to conditions established in current law to convert an existing public elementary or secondary school, an existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if certain other conditions apply. Allows, if the conditions are met, the governing body of a school corporation to: (1) convert more than one existing public elementary or secondary school within the school corporation; and (2) operate two or more conversion charter schools under a single charter. Prohibits the governing body of a school corporation from being the authorizer of a charter school and entering into or having a participating innovation network charter school agreement with the charter school at the same time. Amends provisions regarding participating innovation network charter schools to allow an organizer to enter into an agreement with more than one school corporation. Amends requirements regarding the location of a participating innovation network charter school and terms of an agreement. Amends the duties of the department of education with regard to participating innovation network charter schools. Makes conforming changes, including changes to the complexity index. Requires parental notification if a school determines a student is at risk of not achieving grade level proficiency in mathematics. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ethan Lawson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Morris (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 31 | 15 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed | fail | 11 | 34 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed | fail | 14 | 30 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 61 | 31 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #2 (Porter) failed | fail | 29 | 64 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Amendment #3 (Porter) failed | fail | 29 | 64 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-02-25: Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D., Goode (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate conferees appointed: Rogers, Qaddoura (Senate) - 2026-02-23: House advisors appointed: Lawson, Morris, DeLaney, Pfaff (House) - 2026-02-23: Motion to dissent filed (House) - 2026-02-23: House conferees appointed: Teshka, Smith V (House) - 2026-02-23: House dissented from Senate amendments (House) - 2026-02-20: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 204: yeas 31, nays 15 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senator Donato added as second sponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 170: yeas 11, nays 34 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 169: yeas 14, nays 30 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 61, nays 31 (House) - 2026-01-28: Representative Morris added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-28: Senate sponsor: Senator Rogers (House) - 2026-01-28: Representative Lawson added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #2 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 102: yeas 29, nays 64 (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; voice vote (House) - 2026-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-27: Amendment #3 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 103: yeas 29, nays 64 (House) - 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-08: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House) - 2026-01-08: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-05: Authored by Representative Teshka (House) - 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House) ## Bill text - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1176/versions/HB1176.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1176/versions/HB1176.05.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1176/versions/HB1176.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1176/versions/HB1176.04.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1176/versions/HB1176.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed) - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed) - HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed) - HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles. (signed) - HB 1115: Homeowners association governance. (signed) ## Sources - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1176/versions/HB1176.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1176/versions/HB1176.05.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1176/versions/HB1176.03.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1176/versions/HB1176.04.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1176/versions/HB1176.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026) - [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026) - [HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1200-2026) - [HB 1115: Homeowners association governance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1115-2026) - [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-HB1176-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).