# Indiana HB 1500: Teacher appreciation grants.

Indiana HB 1500, Teacher appreciation grants., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Robert Behning (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1500
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Teacher appreciation grants.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
- Sponsor: Robert Behning (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: education, the senate, education and career development
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (96 yes, 91 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes a new teacher appreciation grant program. Removes and repeals certain requirements concerning staff performance evaluations. Repeals the current teacher appreciation grant provisions. Makes conforming changes.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert Behning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Hunter Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Klinker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 66 | 28 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | House | Amendment #1 (Pfaff) failed | fail | 30 | 63 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-18: Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Deery (House)
- 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 199: yeas 66, nays 28 (House)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment #1 (Pfaff) failed; Roll Call 181: yeas 30, nays 63 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-13: Representative Klinker added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-13: Representatives McGuire and Smith H added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Behning (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1500/versions/HB1500.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1500/versions/HB1500.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1500/versions/HB1500.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1500/versions/HB1500.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [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-HB1500-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).