IndianaInstruction on human sexuality.
What it does
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.
More detail
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.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 6Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- May 6Public Law 204Major
- Apr 29Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 24Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Apr 24Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Apr 23Senator Raatz added as conferee
- Vote recorded SB 442 - Byrne. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded SB 442 - Davis. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Senator Raatz removed as advisor
- Apr 23Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 499: yeas 35, nays 12
- Apr 23Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 534: yeas 72, nays 20
- Apr 23CCR # 1 filed in the HouseMinor
- Apr 23Representative Pfaff removed as conferee
- Apr 23Senator Hunley removed as conferee
- Apr 23Representative McGuire added as conferee
- Apr 23Senator Schmitt removed as coauthor
- Apr 23CCR # 1 filed in the SenateMinor
- Apr 17Senate conferees appointed: Byrne and Hunley
- Apr 17Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Raatz
- Apr 16House advisors appointed: Behning, Cash, Payne, DeLaney, Klinker and Smith V
- Apr 16Motion to dissent filedMinor
- Apr 16House conferees appointed: Davis and Pfaff
- Apr 16Senate dissented from House amendments
- Apr 16Returned to the Senate with amendmentsMinor
- Apr 15Third reading: passed; Roll Call 451: yeas 76, nays 19Passed House
- Vote recorded SB 442 - Davis - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Vote recorded SB 442 - Davis - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 14Amendment #1 (Hamilton) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Apr 14Amendment #3 (Pfaff) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Apr 14Amendment #2 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 439: yeas 31, nays 59Major
- Apr 9Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Mar 17Representative Abbott added as cosponsor
- Mar 3First reading: referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 12Referred to the HouseMinor
- Feb 11Third reading: passed; Roll Call 109: yeas 39, nays 9Passed Senate
- Vote recorded SB 442 - Byrne - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Cosponsor: Representative King
- Feb 11House sponsor: Representative Davis
- Feb 10Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 10Senator Young M added as third author
- Feb 6Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Feb 3Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
- Feb 3Senator Raatz added as second author
- Jan 13Authored by Senator Byrne
- Jan 13First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career DevelopmentIntroduced