# Indiana HB 1394: Authority to deny enrollment to unlawful immigrant.

Indiana HB 1394, Authority to deny enrollment to unlawful immigrant., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Jim Lucas (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (Representative Prescott added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1394
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Authority to deny enrollment to unlawful immigrant.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-21, Representative Prescott added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Jim Lucas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Authorizes a school corporation to deny an immigrant student enrollment in a school operated by the school corporation if the school corporation determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the immigrant student is present in the United States in violation of law. Requires the attorney general to defend the school corporation in any cause of action brought against the school corporation for denying an immigrant student enrollment. Requires a school corporation to annually report the number of immigrant students present in the United States in violation of law who were enrolled in a school operated by the school corporation in the immediately preceding school year.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: J.D. Prescott (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-21: Representative Prescott added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Lucas (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1394/versions/HB1394.01.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
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1394/versions/HB1394.01.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1394-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).