# Indiana HB 1498: School accountability.

Indiana HB 1498, School accountability., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Robert Behning (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Public Law 231) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1498
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: School accountability.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Public Law 231
- Sponsor: Robert Behning (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: education, the senate, education and career development
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (198 yes, 119 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Repeals certain provisions regarding statewide assessment scores and the establishment of categories or designations of school performance. Requires the state board of education to establish a new methodology for designating school performance. Extends the expiration of certain provisions regarding the posting of school information. Provides that the proposals to align diploma waiver statutes with new diploma requirements may include a proposal to eliminate diploma waivers.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert Behning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | House reconsidered dissent and concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 65 | 25 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 43 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 62 | 28 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed | fail | 28 | 62 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-05-06: Public Law 231 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-24: House reconsidered dissent and concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 564: yeas 65, nays 25 (House)
- 2025-04-23: House dissented from Senate amendments (House)
- 2025-04-23: Motion to dissent filed (House)
- 2025-04-23: Senate advisors appointed: Goode and Qaddoura (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Senate conferees appointed: Deery and Hunley (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: House advisors appointed: Smith H, Pfaff and Smith V (House)
- 2025-04-23: House conferees appointed: Behning and DeLaney (House)
- 2025-03-26: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 289: yeas 43, nays 4 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Senator Raatz added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-04: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 90: yeas 62, nays 28 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Cosponsor: Senator Goode (House)
- 2025-02-04: Senate sponsor: Senator Deery (House)
- 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-03: Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 63: yeas 28, nays 62 (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Behning (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1498/versions/HB1498.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1498/versions/HB1498.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1498/versions/HB1498.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1498/versions/HB1498.01.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
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1498/versions/HB1498.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1498/versions/HB1498.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1498/versions/HB1498.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1498/versions/HB1498.01.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-HB1498-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).