2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1230: School board elections.

Legislative Summary

School board elections. Requires a petition of nomination for a school board office to state one of the following: (1) The candidate's political party affiliation. (2) If the candidate does not identify with a political party, that the candidate is an independent candidate. (3) That the candidate elects to be listed on the ballot as nonpartisan. Specifies that unless a candidate that states a political party affiliation is challenged, the candidate's statement must be indicated on the ballot.

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Bill History

1/9/2025
Coauthored by Representatives Miller D, Heaton, Davis
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
Authored by Representative Prescott
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Amendment #2 (Prescott) prevailed; voice vote
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Amendment #1 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 179: yeas 26, nays 64
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment #3

House Amendment #3

2/17/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #2

House Amendment #2

2/17/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #1

House Amendment #1

2/17/2025Not Adopted

House Elections and Apportionment Amendment #2

House Elections and Apportionment Amendment #2

2/12/2025Not Adopted

House Elections and Apportionment Amendment #1

House Elections and Apportionment Amendment #1

2/12/2025Not Adopted

House Elections and Apportionment Amendment #1

House Elections and Apportionment Amendment #1

2/12/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Amendment #1 (Errington) failed
2/17/2025
26
Yea
64
Nay
8
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/17/2025143.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/13/2025132.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/2025111.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/17/202560.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/13/202559.6 KB
Misc
Misc2/12/202522.3 KB
Misc
Misc2/12/202567.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/8/202558.2 KB