Our Most Successful Legislative Session
As Indiana’s 2025 Legislative Session wraps up over the next few weeks, we wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the major accomplishments of the session. Our legislative team was at the Statehouse daily tracking bills, testifying in committees, pushing legislation, organizing meetings, and more. We’re proud to share that this has been one of our most successful sessions to date. We passed more bills this session than ever before – by quite a lot. Below are two bills that were at the top of our legislative priority list that passed through both the House and Senate and are now awaiting the governor’s signature.
Senate Bill 143 – “Parental Rights”
This bill enshrines in state law that parents have a fundamental right to: raise their children, pass along and live out their faith to their children, educate their children, and direct the healthcare of their children. Click here to view IFI’s policy brief on the bill for a more detailed explanation.
Over 1,000 of you took action by emailing your elected officials in support of this bill! We have no doubt your activism played a major part in the passage of this bill. After many years of pursuing a parental rights bill such as this one, 2025 is finally the year we will see it signed into law. Praise God! We are incredibly thankful for this major victory that will protect parents and children in Indiana for decades to come.
House Bill 1041 – “Women’s College Sports”
In 2022, IFI led the charge to protect girls’ sports in K-12 education. That bill was successfully passed into law, but unfortunately, it did not include protections for female college athletes. This year, we finally passed a bill to protect female athletes at the collegiate level by requiring public colleges and universities to set clear standards for male sports, female sports, and co-educational sports.
Again, thank you for your prayers and activism over the past several months! Please consider making a contribution today so we can continue defending the rights and values of all Hoosiers. Your support strengthens Indiana!