All Roll Calls
Yes: 289 • No: 88
IndianaHB 1408Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)HouseWALLET
Education matters.
Sponsored By: Robert Behning (Republican)
Signed by Governor
educationthe senateeducation and career development
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New safety rules for kids' social media
Beginning January 1, 2027, big social media platforms must check age and Indiana residency when someone signs up. If the user is under 16, the company may open the account only after getting verifiable parental consent. Known Indiana child accounts must have safer defaults: limited direct messages, no general search visibility, and no content or ads tailored to the child’s usage, plus no listed addictive features. Parents who gave consent can get a separate password to see time spent, set daily or weekly limits, set access times, and view the account at any time; the child cannot change or bypass these controls. Companies must try to determine age after 25 hours of use in six months, recheck within 14 days at 50 hours, and check again after each extra 100 hours; after 10 years with no new check, the account may be treated as not a child’s. If consent is missing, the company must send notice within 7 days, give 30 days to fix or dispute, then close the account; if a check proves the user is under 16, close it within 7 days. Information collected only to record parental consent may be used just for that purpose and must be deleted right after, unless the law requires keeping it. These rules cover large, algorithm‑driven platforms with certain addictive features and at least $1 billion in recent revenue, not private messaging apps, device makers, or app stores.
Stronger consumer enforcement on social media
Starting January 1, 2027, Indiana expands what counts as an unfair or deceptive act. Violating the social media rules is now a deceptive act under consumer protection law. The Attorney General can use existing consumer protection penalties and remedies against companies that break these rules.
Ivy Tech boards and leader oversight
Beginning July 1, 2026, Ivy Tech campus boards must have at least seven members, including a nonvoting state trustee representative and at least one enrolled student; most members must represent local sectors, live in the service area, and be Indiana citizens. Boards analyze local education and workforce needs, plan programs, recommend budgets, work with employers and the community, optimize facilities, and review building use before capital requests. When a chancellor job is open, the board selects a member to serve on the search committee. The state board must create standard chancellor evaluation tools by July 1, 2027, and campus boards use them to give yearly feedback on chancellors to the college president.
Ivy Tech campus plans and dashboards
Beginning July 1, 2026, each campus must prepare a strategic plan that matches the system plan and has clear goals for enrollment, persistence, completion or transfer, work‑based learning, job placement, graduate wages using a campus‑approved “good jobs” definition, and building use. Campuses must show how their budgets support these priorities. By July 1, 2027 and each July 1 after, campuses must present a standardized performance dashboard with goals, progress, year‑over‑year comparisons, and fixes for missed goals. Each campus must also give an annual labor‑market analysis that compares local employer demand to its credential supply, identifies gaps tied to high‑wage opportunities, and proposes strategies to close them.
State workforce data sharing and reports
Beginning July 1, 2026, the state’s Management Performance Hub runs a program to collect and share government data, following privacy and disclosure laws. Before September 1 each year, it compiles a workforce data product for the prior 12 months ending March 31 and gives it to workforce agencies and the legislature; some parts depend on funding. Each workforce‑focused agency must form a data governance team by June 30, 2025 and send an annual workforce program report and data to the Hub by July 1 each year. Contracts the agencies sign or renew after June 30, 2024 should, when possible, require contractors to provide the shared data elements. The law names which agencies count as workforce‑focused, including K‑12 education, higher education, family and social services, and the State Workforce Development Board. It also defines which state‑funded efforts count as workforce‑related programs, including job training, credentials, work‑based learning, and transitional jobs; apprenticeships are excluded unless they get the specific funding named in law.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Robert Behning
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Becky Cash
Republican • House
Jeff Raatz
Republican • Senate
Joanna King
Republican • House
Michelle Davis
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/27/2026
Roll Call 311 on HB1408.03.COMS.CCS001
Yes: 49 • No: 1
House vote • 2/26/2026
Roll Call 400 on HB1408.03.COMS.CCH001
Yes: 93 • No: 0 • Other: 2
Senate vote • 2/17/2026
Roll Call 195 on HB1408.03.COMS
Yes: 44 • No: 0 • Other: 5
House vote • 2/2/2026
Roll Call 197 on HB1408.02.COMH
Yes: 70 • No: 28
House vote • 1/29/2026
Roll Call 160 on HB1408.02.COMH.AMH001
Yes: 33 • No: 59 • Other: 3
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor
3/4/2026HousePublic Law 100
3/4/2026HouseRules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 311: yeas 49, nays 1
2/27/2026SenateSigned by the President Pro Tempore
2/27/2026SenateSigned by the President of the Senate
2/27/2026SenateSigned by the Speaker
2/27/2026HouseConference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 400: yeas 93, nays 0
2/26/2026HouseCCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2/25/2026SenateCCR # 1 filed in the House
2/25/2026HouseRepresentative McGuire removed as coauthor
2/23/2026HouseRepresentative King added as coauthor
2/23/2026HouseSenate advisors appointed: Qaddoura, Goode
2/19/2026SenateSenate conferees appointed: Raatz, Ford J.D.
2/19/2026SenateMotion to dissent filed
2/18/2026HouseHouse dissented from Senate amendments
2/18/2026HouseHouse advisors appointed: King, Davis, McGuire, Klinker, Pfaff
2/18/2026HouseHouse conferees appointed: Behning, DeLaney
2/18/2026HouseReturned to the House with amendments
2/18/2026SenateThird reading: passed; Roll Call 195: yeas 44, nays 0
2/17/2026SenateSecond reading: ordered engrossed
2/16/2026SenateCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/12/2026SenateFirst reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2/5/2026SenateReferred to the Senate
2/3/2026HouseSenate sponsor: Senator Raatz
2/2/2026HouseThird reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 70, nays 28
2/2/2026House
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