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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 523: School chaplains.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 523 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: School chaplains. Primary sponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Education.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Allows a principal or superintendent of a public school, including a charter school, to employ, or approve as a volunteer, a school chaplain if certain requirements are met. Allows a school chaplain to provide: (1) secular advice, guidance, and support services; and (2) nonsecular advice, guidance, and support services if certain conditions are met. Provides that, with exceptions, communications made by a student to a school chaplain are privileged and confidential.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Doug MillerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Jeff RaatzPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Stacey DonatoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Gary ByrneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Michelle DavisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Julie McGuireCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Linda RogersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Daryl SchmittCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Jake TeshkaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Education
  2. Referred to the House
  3. Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire, Davis, Teshka
  4. House sponsor: Representative Miller D
  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 113: yeas 32, nays 16
  6. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  7. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  8. Senators Byrne, Rogers, Schmitt added as coauthors
  9. First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
  10. Authored by Senators Donato and Raatz

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source