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HB1059 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Cindy Ledbetter
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify what happens if schools do not follow the rules, nor does it provide details on how much money can be made from ads on buses.

School Bus Advertising Law

This law allows Indiana schools to put ads on their buses, but only with specific rules set by the school board.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows a school corporation to display commercial advertising on its owned school buses if it follows certain policy requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School corporations in Indiana

Terms To Know

school corporation
A group of schools that work together as one organization, like a school district.
governing body
The people in charge of making decisions for the school corporation, such as the board of education.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if schools do not follow the rules.
  • Does not provide details on how much money can be made from ads on buses.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 House

    Representative Lawson added as coauthor

  2. 2025-12-05 House

    Authored by Representative Ledbetter

  3. 2025-12-05 House

    Coauthored by Representatives Davis, Smith H

  4. 2025-12-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Commercial advertising on a school bus.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Commercial advertising on a school bus.

Provides that a school corporation may display commercial advertising on a school bus owned by the school corporation if the governing body of the school corporation adopts a policy that meets certain requirements.