2023 Regular Session • Indiana Legislature
SB0106: Local powers concerning elections.
Legislative Summary
Local powers concerning elections. Provides that a unit does not have the power to adopt an ordinance, a resolution, or an order concerning certain elections, or otherwise conduct an election, except as expressly granted by statute. Specifies that an ordinance, a resolution, or an order concerning certain elections that was adopted before January 1, 2023, is void unless a statute expressly granted the unit the power to adopt the ordinance, resolution, or order.
Bill History
1/9/2023
Authored by Senator Bray
Senate
1/9/2023
First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
Senate
2/9/2023
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Elections
Senate
2/9/2023
Senator Bray removed as author
Senate
2/9/2023
Senator Buck added as author
Senate
2/9/2023
Senator Ford Jon added as second author
Senate
2/13/2023
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
2/14/2023
Senator Ford J.D. added as third author
Senate
2/14/2023
Senator Walker G added as coauthor
Senate
2/16/2023
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
2/20/2023
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 127: yeas 47, nays 0
Senate
2/20/2023
House sponsor: Representative Wesco
Senate
2/20/2023
Senators Brown L and Freeman added as coauthors
Senate
2/21/2023
Referred to the House
Senate
2/28/2023
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
House of Representatives
3/9/2023
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
3/13/2023
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
3/13/2023
Representatives Cherry, Pryor, Boy added as cosponsors
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 259: yeas 92, nays 0
House of Representatives
3/15/2023
Returned to the Senate without amendments
House of Representatives
3/20/2023
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
3/22/2023
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
4/5/2023
Signed by the Governor
Senate
4/5/2023
Public Law 4
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House - Third reading
3/14/2023
92
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/20/2023
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/5/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Democrat: 3
Primary Sponsor
James Buck
Republican