# Indiana HB 1408: Education matters. Indiana HB 1408, Education matters., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-04 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1408-2026 - 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 1408 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Education matters. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-03-04, Signed by the Governor - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: education, the senate, education and career development - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (289 yes, 88 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Includes the general assembly in the list of state entities to which the management performance hub (MPH) must make available certain government information. Provides that the MPH's annual data product: (1) must include certain sources of information; and (2) must be made available to the general assembly. Amends the definition of "workforce focused agency" to include the state workforce development board. Provides that certain workforce related programs include apprenticeship programs, unless the apprenticeship program receives certain funding. Requires a regional representative appointed to the Ivy Tech Community College (college) state board of trustees (state board of trustees) to serve as a nonvoting member of the college campus board (campus board) for the region the member represents. Requires each college campus to review building utilization data prior to approving capital requests or requests for proposals. Requires the state board of trustees to create and approve evaluation tools for campus boards to provide annual feedback on the performance of the campus chancellors. Requires the college to annually provide: (1) certain program and student metrics information; and (2) an analysis of market labor outcomes; to each campus board. Requires each college campus to: (1) prepare a campus strategic plan that connects to the college's strategic plan; and (2) submit the campus strategic plan to the state board of trustees for approval. Provides that, when a vacancy occurs in the position of a campus chancellor, a member of the campus board, selected by the campus board, shall serve on the search committee appointed by the president of the college. Establishes requirements and restrictions regarding adolescent use of social media. Makes a violation of the requirements and restrictions a deceptive act. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 70 | 28 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed | fail | 33 | 59 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-03-04: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-03-04: Public Law 100 (House) - 2026-02-27: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 311: yeas 49, nays 1 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-26: Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 400: yeas 93, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-25: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-25: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2026-02-23: Representative McGuire removed as coauthor (House) - 2026-02-23: Representative King added as coauthor (House) - 2026-02-19: Senate advisors appointed: Qaddoura, Goode (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate conferees appointed: Raatz, Ford J.D. (Senate) - 2026-02-18: House conferees appointed: Behning, DeLaney (House) - 2026-02-18: Motion to dissent filed (House) - 2026-02-18: House dissented from Senate amendments (House) - 2026-02-18: House advisors appointed: King, Davis, McGuire, Klinker, Pfaff (House) - 2026-02-18: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 195: yeas 44, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend 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: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 70, nays 28 (House) - 2026-02-02: Senate sponsor: Senator Raatz (House) - 2026-01-29: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-29: Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 160: yeas 33, nays 59 (House) - 2026-01-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2026-01-08: Authored by Representative Behning (House) - 2026-01-08: Coauthored by Representatives McGuire, Davis, Cash (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1408/versions/HB1408.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1408/versions/HB1408.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1408/versions/HB1408.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1408/versions/HB1408.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1408/versions/HB1408.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1408/versions/HB1408.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1408/versions/HB1408.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1408/versions/HB1408.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1406-2026) - [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) - [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-HB1408-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).