Indiana House Bill 1428 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-14 - Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

School board elections. Provides that a candidate for a school board office may not be an employee or agent of that school corporation. Establishes a process for a school board or the voters in a school corporation to change the method by which the members of the school board are nominated and elected. Provides that the members of a school board may be nominated and elected by one of the following processes: (1) Through nonpartisan election (as is the case under current law). (2) Through nonpartisan nomination (under the current process) and designation of a candidate's political affiliation or independent status on the general election ballot. (3) Through nomination and election in a partisan process as other candidates for elected office are nominated and elected. Provides that a school board may adopt a resolution to initiate a change or the voters of the school corporation may initiate a change through petition. Provides that, in either case, the voters of the school corporation must approve any change by public question. Provides that the method of election of members of a school board may not be changed until after 10 years after the most recent change was made. Makes conforming changes.

School board elections.

Rep. John Prescott [R]

Rep. Michelle Davis [R]

Rep. Jim Lucas [R]

Rep. Alan Morrison [R]

2023-02-14 - House - House - Amendment #4 (Pryor) failed (Y: 28 N: 65 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-14	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2023-02-14	House	Amendment #4 (Pryor) failed; Roll Call 111: yeas 28, nays 65
2023-02-14	House	Amendment #5 (Prescott) prevailed; voice vote
2023-02-14	House	Amendment #6 (Morrison) prevailed; voice vote
2023-02-09	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-01-30	House	Representative Morrison added as coauthor
2023-01-23	House	Representative Lucas added as coauthor
2023-01-17	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2023-01-17	House	Authored by Representative Prescott
2023-01-17	House	Coauthored by Representative Davis

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1428/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1428/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1428/#2.COMH
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1428/#3.ENGH
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1428/#H111