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Amends definitions, requirements, restrictions, and exceptions regarding wireless communication device policies adopted and implemented by school corporations and charter schools. Requires the department of education to publish model policy language and implementation guidance. Provides that, with exceptions, a school corporation, a school maintained by a school corporation, and a charter school, including school personnel, are immune from civil liability for any actions taken in good faith to comply with the school's wireless communication device policy.
Introduced
Dec 8, 2025
Last Action
Mar 5, 2026
Session
IN 2026
Sponsors
3 primary · 6 co
Public Law 107
Public Law 78
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Motion to concur filed
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 291: yeas 36, nays 12
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 336: yeas 82, nays 13
Amendment #3 (Hamilton) failed; Roll Call 320: yeas 42, nays 51
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #4 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #5 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
Representative Smith V added as cosponsor
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Referred to the House
House sponsor: Representative Teshka
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 37: yeas 28, nays 19
Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire, Commons
Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #6 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
Amendment #5 (Qaddoura) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Placed back on second reading Division of the Senate: yeas 34, nays 10
Amendment #1 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
Amendment #4 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Senators Byrne, Rogers added as coauthors
Authored by Senators Raatz, Goode
SB 78 was introduced on Dec 8, 2025 by Greg Goode in IN session 2026. It is currently dead. Most recent action on Mar 5, 2026: Public Law 107.
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Signed by the Governor