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Indiana / State / 124th General Assembly, 2026 Regular Session

House Enrolled Act 1004 (P.L.74-2026) Moved the wartime veterans high school diploma from IC 20-20-7 to IC 20-20.5-5, citing a section repealed the same week

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No change to benefits Moves the wartime veterans high school diploma from IC 20-20-7 to IC 20-20.5-5; the entitlement is unchanged.

Repealed Title 20, Article 20 and re-enacted it as Article 20.5, so the diploma program for veterans who left an Indiana high school to serve in World War I, World War II, Korea or Vietnam is now IC 20-20.5-5. Approved March 4, 2026, effective July 1, 2026. Flagged because the relocated IC 20-20.5-5-3 excludes discharges "set forth in IC 10-17-12-7.5(2)", a section House Enrolled Act 1343 repealed and moved to IC 10-17-12-8.1(2), while House Enrolled Act 1343 amended the old, now repealed, IC 20-20-7-3 instead. The entitlement is unchanged; every citation to IC 20-20-7 is out of date.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, House
  2. In committee Done, House Education, then Senate Education and Career Development and Appropriations
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House, 67-26
  4. Passed both chambers Done, The Senate passed it amended 28-20 on February 24, 2026 and the House concurred 66-29
  5. Signed by the governor Done, Public Law 74
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Robert BehningSponsor, House
  • Julie McGuireCo-sponsor, House
  • Hunter SmithCo-sponsor, House
  • Tyler JohnsonCo-sponsor, Senate
  • Jeff RaatzCo-sponsor, Senate
  • Linda RogersCo-sponsor, Senate

What it touches

  • IC 20-20.5-5-3
  • IC 20-20-7-3

Catalog entry

Official record

Read House Enrolled Act 1004 (P.L.74-2026) on the jurisdiction's own record