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Officially: “A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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Where it is
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Authored by Senator Schmitt · Dec 9, 2025
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First reading: referred to Committee on Elections · Dec 9, 2025
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Committee report: do pass, adopted · Jan 12, 2026
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Second reading: ordered engrossed · Jan 15, 2026
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Senator Gaskill added as second author · Jan 15, 2026
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 48: yeas 45, nays 0 · Jan 22, 2026
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House sponsor: Representative Culp · Jan 22, 2026
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Cosponsor: Representative Pierce K · Jan 22, 2026
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Referred to the House · Jan 23, 2026
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First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · Jan 28, 2026
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Committee report: do pass, adopted · Feb 5, 2026
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Second reading: ordered engrossed · Feb 9, 2026
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 234: yeas 72, nays 24 · Feb 10, 2026
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Returned to the Senate without amendments · Feb 11, 2026
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Signed by the President Pro Tempore · Feb 12, 2026
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Signed by the Speaker · Feb 18, 2026
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Signed by the President of the Senate · Feb 19, 2026
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Signed by the Governor · Feb 24, 2026
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Public Law 12 · Feb 24, 2026
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The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
Recorded votes
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 234: yeas 72, nays 24House · 2026-02-10 · Bill Passed · yea 72, nay 24, excused 3, present null, inactive null, notVoting 1
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 48: yeas 45, nays 0Senate · 2026-01-22 · Bill Passed · yea 45, nay 0, excused 2, present null, inactive null, notVoting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Indiana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Public Law 12 (Feb 24, 2026).