# Indiana HB 1325: Special education.

Indiana HB 1325, Special education., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Tonya Pfaff (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-24 (Public Law 34) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1325
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Special education.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-02-24, Public Law 34
- Sponsor: Tonya Pfaff (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: education, the senate, education and career development
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (138 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the Indiana department of health, the department of child services, and the office of the secretary of family and social services to report and make recommendations concerning certain data regarding residential placement, developmental preschool, and special education.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tonya Pfaff (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Edward DeLaney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Behning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 93 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-02-24: Public Law 34 (House)
- 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2026-02-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-19: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 189: yeas 45, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senator Donato added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Senator Yoder added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2026-02-02: Senate sponsors: Senators Goode, Ford J.D. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 182: yeas 93, nays 0 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-20: Representative DeLaney added as coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-20: Representative Behning added as coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-06: Coauthored by Representative Clere (House)
- 2026-01-06: Authored by Representative Pfaff (House)
- 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1325/versions/HB1325.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1325/versions/HB1325.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1325/versions/HB1325.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1325/versions/HB1325.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed)
- HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed)
- HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed)
- HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed)
- HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles. (signed)
- HB 1115: Homeowners association governance. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1325/versions/HB1325.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1325/versions/HB1325.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1325/versions/HB1325.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1325/versions/HB1325.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026)
- [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026)
- [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026)
- [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1325-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).