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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / SB 161

SB 161Session 2026SenatePassed a vote

Education matters.

Requires the Indiana department of education to elect to participate as a covered state in the federal tax credit scholarship program for elementary and secondary education under Section 25F of the Internal Revenue Code (enacted in Public Law 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025). Makes conforming changes to the school scholarship tax credit in current law. Requires the governor and the department of workforce development, in consultation with the commission for higher education, to: (1) establish a process to identify eligible workforce training programs; (2) establish a process for institutions and programs to apply for recognition as an eligible workforce training program; (3) coordinate certain workforce training matters; and (4) require eligible workforce training programs to provide certain datasets to the department. Provides that the department of workforce development must maintain alignment with federal rules governing workforce Pell grants.

Latest development · Feb 12, 2026

Representative Davis added as cosponsor

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 5, 2026
Latest passage
Jan 26, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsDiscussion

Topics and classification

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Budget & TaxesEducation

Source subjects

AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of EducationAGENCIES; Department of Workforce Development (DWD)SCHOOLS; Academic Achievements and Outcomes (Including Diplomas)SCHOOLS; Financial Assistance (Including Vouchers, Choice Scholarships, and Education Savings Accounts)SCHOOLS; Funds and BudgetsSCHOOLS; Vocational Education (Including Apprenticeships and Workforce Training)TAXES; Credits

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorChris Garten
Primary sponsorJeff Raatz
Primary sponsorLinda Rogers
Primary sponsorRobert Behning
cosponsorJulie McGuire
cosponsorMichelle Davis

Action timeline

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  1. Feb 12, 2026

    Representative Davis added as cosponsor

    House
  2. Feb 12, 2026

    Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

    House
  3. Feb 12, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageHouse
  4. Jan 28, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse
  5. Jan 27, 2026

    Referred to the House

    ReferralSenate
  6. Jan 26, 2026

    Cosponsor: Representative McGuire

    Senate
  7. Jan 26, 2026

    House sponsor: Representative Behning

    Senate
  8. Jan 26, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 74: yeas 42, nays 2

    PassageReading 3Reading 3Senate
  9. Jan 22, 2026

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  10. Jan 22, 2026

    Amendment #1 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote

    Amendment PassageSenate
  11. Jan 20, 2026

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  12. Jan 15, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

    Committee PassageReferral CommitteeSenate
  13. Jan 12, 2026

    Senator Garten added as third author

    Senate
  14. Jan 5, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  15. Jan 5, 2026

    Authored by Senators Raatz, Rogers

    Senate

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Source data last updated Apr 29, 2026.