Legislative record

SB 523STATE · IndianaIn Committee

School chaplains.

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.

Voted 3/3/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

32 yea·16 nay·2 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/3/2025First reading: referred to Committee on Education
  2. 2/12/2025Referred to the House
  3. 2/11/2025Third reading: passed; Roll Call 113: yeas 32, nays 16
  4. 2/11/2025House sponsor: Representative Miller D
  5. 2/11/2025Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire, Davis, Teshka
  6. 2/10/2025Second reading: ordered engrossed
  7. 2/6/2025Senators Byrne, Rogers, Schmitt added as coauthors
  8. 2/6/2025Committee report: do pass, adopted
  9. 1/16/2025Authored by Senators Donato and Raatz
  10. 1/16/2025First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development