2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1681: Local public questions.

Legislative Summary

Local public questions. Provides that a local public question or referendum may be placed on the ballot only at a general election. Provides that: (1) a state public question; or (2) an election of delegates to a convention to consider ratifying an amendment to the United States Constitution; may be placed on the ballot only at a general election.

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Authored by Representative Wesco
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Amendment #4 (Wesco) prevailed; voice vote
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Amendment #1 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 125: yeas 27, nays 64
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Amendment #3 (Jackson) failed; voice vote
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Amendment #2 (Errington) failed; voice vote
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Representative Behning added as coauthor
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 164: yeas 64, nays 31
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Senate sponsors: Senators Holdman, Raatz, Gaskill
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Referred to the Senate
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
Senate
3/17/2025
Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
Senate

Amendments

House Amendment #4

House Amendment #4

2/11/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #3

House Amendment #3

2/10/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #2

House Amendment #2

2/10/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #1

House Amendment #1

2/10/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Third reading
2/13/2025
64
Yea
31
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Amendment #1 (Errington) failed
2/11/2025
27
Yea
64
Nay
3
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Tax and Fiscal Policy(Senate)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/17/20251212.4 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/11/20251201.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/6/20251106.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/15/20251088.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/17/202560.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/17/202551.8 KB
Misc
Misc3/17/202522.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/13/202560.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/11/202560.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/6/202560.1 KB
Misc
Misc2/5/202572.9 KB
Misc
Misc2/5/202521.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/16/202559.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/15/202557.1 KB