IN SB0355 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 21 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - Referred to the House
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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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Title

Municipal elections.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-02-20 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 29 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-21SenateReferred to the House
2025-02-20SenateCosponsor: Representative Wesco
2025-02-20SenateHouse sponsor: Representative Smaltz
2025-02-20SenateThird reading: passed; Roll Call 185: yeas 29, nays 20
2025-02-19SenateSecond reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2025-02-19SenateAmendment #7 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote
2025-02-06SenateSenator Doriot added as third author
2025-01-30SenateSenator Freeman added as second author
2025-01-28SenateCommittee report: do pass, adopted
2025-01-13SenateFirst reading: referred to Committee on Elections
2025-01-13SenateAuthored by Senator Gaskill

Indiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/355/details
Texthttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/SB0355.01.INTR.pdf
Texthttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/SB0355.02.COMS.pdf
Texthttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/SB0355.03.ENGS.pdf
Amendmenthttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/amendments/SB0355.02.COMS.AMS002.pdf
Amendmenthttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/amendments/SB0355.02.COMS.AMS001.pdf
Amendmenthttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/amendments/SB0355.02.COMS.AMS003.pdf
Amendmenthttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/amendments/SB0355.02.COMS.AMS004.pdf
Amendmenthttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/amendments/SB0355.02.COMS.AMS005.pdf
Amendmenthttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/amendments/SB0355.02.COMS.AMS006.pdf
Amendmenthttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/amendments/SB0355.02.COMS.AMS007.pdf
Supplementhttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/fiscal-notes/SB0355.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplementhttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/votesheets/SB0355.01.INTR.02.pdf
Supplementhttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/committee-reports/SB0355.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplementhttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/fiscal-notes/SB0355.02.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplementhttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/fiscal-notes/SB0355.03.ENGS.FN001.pdf
Supplementhttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/fiscal-notes/SB0355.03.ENGS.FN002.pdf
Supplementhttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/fiscal-notes/SB0355.03.ENGS.FN003.pdf
Roll Callhttps://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0355/rollcalls/SB0355.185_S.pdf

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