A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
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SB0124 — A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced December 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Provides that a student is bound by compulsory school attendance requirements from the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the student is five years of age on August 1 of that school year. (Current law provides that a student is bound by compulsory school attendance requirements from the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the student becomes seven years of age.) Makes conforming amendments.
Bill Text
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Read SB0124 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
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Authored by Senator Taylor G
Sponsors
- Greg Taylor · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Greg Taylor Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Boehnlein | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Not Voting |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 22% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Nay |
| Perfect | — | Nay |
| Zay | — | Nay |
| Lanane | — | Nay |
| Houchin | — | Not Voting |
| Mrvan | — | Not Voting |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Nay |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Nay |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Nay |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 93 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Davisson | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Hamm | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Mahan | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Pelath | — | Not Voting |
| Saunders | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Siegrist | — | Yea |
| Washburne | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Smith, M | — | Yea |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Forestal | — | Yea |
| Friend | — | Yea |
| Frizzell | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Ober | — | Yea |
| Stemler | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Culver | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Kersey | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Not Voting |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Not Voting |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Beumer | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Eckerty | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Head | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Delph | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Yea |
| Zakas | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0124 do?
- Provides that a student is bound by compulsory school attendance requirements from the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the student is five years of age on August 1 of that school year. (Current law provides that a student is bound by compulsory school attendance requirements from the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the student becomes seven years of age.) Makes conforming amendments.
- Who sponsors SB0124?
- SB0124 is sponsored by Greg Taylor (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0124?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced December 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track SB0124?
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