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HB1423Introduced in the House

Indianapolis public education corporation.

Passed

Introduced by Robert Behning, District 91

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Indianapolis public education corporation. Establishes the Indianapolis public education corporation (corporation) and board (corporation board). Establishes the duties and powers of the corporation and corporation board. Provides that the Indianapolis public schools school corporation (school city) is not subject to building closure or certain transfer of school building laws. Allows only certain authorizers to grant or renew charters for charter schools located within the geographic boundaries of the school city. Specifies authority and duties of the corporation related to imposition of property taxes. Provides that the corporation is authorized to pursue a controlled project, operating referendum, or school safety referendum (instead of the school city). Requires the county auditor to transfer to the corporation a percentage of the amount of revenue collected from the operations fund property tax levy that would otherwise be distributed to the school city and applicable charter schools. Establishes the corporation operations fund and corporation debt service fund. Provides that the corporation may issue bonds, enter leases, or otherwise incur indebtedness after March 31, 2026, and before July 1, 2027, only if the board of school commissioners of the school city first adopts a resolution approving the issuance of the bonds, entering into the lease, or incurring of indebtedness. Provides, beginning April 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the reduction of distributions to pay for debt service obligations issued by the corporation must be made from reductions of distributions to the school city for failure to pay debt service obligations.

Where it stands

Public Law 101

March 4, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House - House concurred with Senate amendments · February 25, 2026

67

Yes

30

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Carolyn Jackson1No
Earl Harris2No
Ragen Hatcher3Absent
Edmond Soliday4Yes
Dale DeVon5Yes
Maureen Bauer6No
Jake Teshka7Yes
Ryan Dvorak8No
Randy Novak9No
Charles Moseley10No

Bill history

  1. Coauthored by Representative McGuire

  2. Authored by Representative Behning

  3. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  4. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  6. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  7. Amendment #10 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote

  8. Amendment #9 (Bartlett) failed; Roll Call 162: yeas 26, nays 60

  9. Amendment #6 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 163: yeas 25, nays 62

  10. Amendment #8 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 164: yeas 24, nays 63

  11. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  12. Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 161: yeas 28, nays 60

  13. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 198: yeas 68, nays 30

  14. Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Johnson T

  15. Referred to the Senate

  16. First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

  17. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  18. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  19. Amendment #5 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote

  20. Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 217: yeas 8, nays 39

  21. Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 218: yeas 7, nays 39

  22. Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 219: yeas 9, nays 39

  23. Amendment #7 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  24. Amendment #10 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 220: yeas 9, nays 39

  25. Amendment #11 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  26. Amendment #12 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 221: yeas 10, nays 38

  27. Amendment #8 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  28. Amendment #9 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  29. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  30. Amendment #6 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  31. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 262: yeas 27, nays 21

  32. Senator Johnson T removed as second sponsor

  33. Returned to the House with amendments

  34. Motion to concur filed

  35. House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 384: yeas 67, nays 30

  36. Signed by the Speaker

  37. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  38. Signed by the President of the Senate

  39. Signed by the Governor

  40. Public Law 101

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