# Indiana SB 442: Instruction on human sexuality. Indiana SB 442, Instruction on human sexuality., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Gary Byrne (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB442-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 442 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Instruction on human sexuality. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: education and career development, the house, education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (253 yes, 119 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Provides that, if a school provides instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted infections, the instruction must include instruction concerning consent to sexual activity and a presentation on human growth and development during pregnancy. Provides that a school maintained by a school corporation may not use curricular materials to provide instruction on human sexuality that have not been approved by the governing body of a school corporation. Requires a school corporation to include certain information concerning instruction on human sexuality in the written consent forms provided to a parent of a student or a student, if the student is an adult or an emancipated minor, before the student may receive instruction on human sexuality. Requires the governing body of a school corporation to publish a list of materials used in connection with instruction on human sexuality on the school's website and to include a link to the list of materials on electronically formatted written consent forms. Replaces references to "sexually transmitted diseases" with "sexually transmitted infections". Makes conforming changes. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Abbott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-23 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 72 | 20 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 35 | 12 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 76 | 19 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | Amendment #2 (Errington) failed | fail | 31 | 59 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 39 | 9 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Public Law 204 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-23: Senator Raatz added as conferee (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Senator Raatz removed as advisor (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 499: yeas 35, nays 12 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 534: yeas 72, nays 20 (House) - 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2025-04-23: Representative Pfaff removed as conferee (House) - 2025-04-23: Senator Hunley removed as conferee (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Representative McGuire added as conferee (House) - 2025-04-23: Senator Schmitt removed as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Senate conferees appointed: Byrne and Hunley (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Raatz (Senate) - 2025-04-16: House advisors appointed: Behning, Cash, Payne, DeLaney, Klinker and Smith V (House) - 2025-04-16: Motion to dissent filed (Senate) - 2025-04-16: House conferees appointed: Davis and Pfaff (House) - 2025-04-16: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2025-04-15: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 451: yeas 76, nays 19 (House) - 2025-04-14: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-04-14: Amendment #1 (Hamilton) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2025-04-14: Amendment #3 (Pfaff) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2025-04-14: Amendment #2 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 439: yeas 31, nays 59 (House) - 2025-04-09: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-17: Representative Abbott added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-02-12: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 109: yeas 39, nays 9 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Cosponsor: Representative King (Senate) - 2025-02-11: House sponsor: Representative Davis (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senator Young M added as third author (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Schmitt added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Raatz added as second author (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Byrne (Senate) - 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0442/versions/SB0442.04.ENGH?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0442/versions/SB0442.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0442/versions/SB0442.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0442/versions/SB0442.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0442/versions/SB0442.03.COMH?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 - [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0442/versions/SB0442.04.ENGH?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0442/versions/SB0442.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0442/versions/SB0442.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0442/versions/SB0442.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0442/versions/SB0442.03.COMH?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) - [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-SB442-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).