IFI Releases 2025 Legislative Scorecard
There’s no denying it – 2025 has been an incredible year for the conservative movement. Nationally, we’ve seen victories ranging from the defunding of Planned Parenthood to bans on “gender affirming care” procedures for minors. At the state level, this year was one for the books. We achieved more legislative wins than ever before – and that’s in no small part due to your faithful investments in the Indiana Family Institute. Every year, to summarize our legislative wins and honor those who made them possible, we craft a “Legislative Scorecard” with the session’s most important bills. We are pleased to share this year’s highly anticipated scorecard with you today!
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Here’s a rundown of four education bills we graded lawmakers on this year:
HB 1041 – Save Women’s College Sports
This bill protects young women at the collegiate level by ensuring men cannot compete in female sports in the state of Indiana. This law is a continuation of the efforts that Rep. Michelle Davis and IFI began during the 2022 session, which ensures boys are not allowed to compete in girls’ sports prior to age 18. These protections are now in place for girls and young women alike – starting in elementary school and remaining until they graduate from college.
HB 1348 – Prohibition on Homeschool Graduate Discrimination
This legislation ensures that a high school diploma or credential issued by a homeschool family or other non-accredited school is legally sufficient to demonstrate that the student has met the requirements to complete high school. This law ensures that the state, local agencies, or institutions of higher education in Indiana cannot reject or treat a person differently based solely on the source of a diploma or credential.
SB 289 – Prohibition of DEI in Education
This bill repeals the practice of DEI within Indiana’s education system and instead emphasizes personal characteristics and individual merit. Specifically, this law prohibits public employer training requirements or licensure requirements that would affirm the following ideas: a person is inherently superior or inferior to another person due to different personal characteristics, a person should be blamed for actions committed in the past, or a person’s moral character is determined by their personal characteristics. If the state does not adhere to the above outlined values, this law creates a pathway for individuals to seek legal remedy.
SB 442 – School Board Instruction on Human Sexuality
This bill gives parents greater awareness of what is taught to their children by requiring school boards to approve and publish a list of materials used in connection with instruction on human sexuality on the school’s website. The school must also include a link to the list of materials on electronically formatted written consent forms. If instruction on human sexuality is to occur, it must include a presentation on human growth and development during pregnancy.
These bills only scratch the surface of important wins accomplished this session, but they serve as excellent markers of lawmakers’ commitment to conservative values. Stay tuned for next week’s email, where we will discuss the three other bills included in the scorecard and how you can take action in response to the results!