2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0355: Municipal elections.

Legislative Summary

Municipal elections. Moves, as a general rule, elections of town officers to even-numbered years. Allows a town that has a population of more than 10,000 to pass a resolution to opt out of the general rule. Allows a city to pass a resolution to opt in to the general rule. Increases the amount of time that a voter may remain in the voting booth at a primary, general, municipal, or special election, from four minutes to seven minutes. Makes conforming amendments.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Authored by Senator Gaskill
Senate
1/13/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
Senate
1/28/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
1/30/2025
Senator Freeman added as second author
Senate
2/6/2025
Senator Doriot added as third author
Senate
2/19/2025
Amendment #7 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
2/19/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
2/20/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 185: yeas 29, nays 20
Senate
2/20/2025
House sponsor: Representative Smaltz
Senate
2/20/2025
Cosponsor: Representative Wesco
Senate
2/21/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Amendment #7

Senate Amendment #7

2/19/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #6

Senate Amendment #6

2/18/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #5

Senate Amendment #5

2/13/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #4

Senate Amendment #4

2/5/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #3

Senate Amendment #3

1/31/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

1/30/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

1/30/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Third reading
2/20/2025
29
Yea
20
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/21/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Elections and Apportionment(House of Representatives)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/19/2025786.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/28/2025548.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/2025531.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/21/202562.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/202563.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/19/202563.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/28/202563.0 KB
Misc
Misc1/28/202548.8 KB
Misc
Misc1/27/202521.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/10/202562.7 KB