IN HB 1055
died on adjournmentMunicipal elections.
Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower
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Did IN HB 1055 pass?
No. IN HB 1055 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-16): Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
What is IN HB 1055 about?
Moves, as a general rule, elections of town officers to even-numbered years. Allows a town with a population of more than 10,000 to opt out of the general rule by resolution. Allows a city to pass a resolution to opt in to the general rule. Makes conforming changes.
Who sponsors IN HB 1055?
Eric Koch, Jennifer Meltzer are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1055, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Moves, as a general rule, elections of town officers to even-numbered years. Allows a town with a population of more than 10,000 to opt out of the general rule by resolution. Allows a city to pass a resolution to opt in to the general rule. Makes conforming changes.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-02-16 — Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Eric Kochsponsor
- Jennifer Meltzerauthor
- Garrett Bascomcoauthor
- Ethan Lawsoncoauthor
- Alex Zimmermancoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-16
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-26
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-23
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-01-22
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 67: yeas 59, nays 35
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-22
Senate sponsor: Senator Koch
2026-01-20
Amendment #1 (Pryor) failed; voice vote
amendment-failure,failure
2026-01-20
Amendment #2 (Errington) ruled out of order
2026-01-20
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-14
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-05
Representative Bascom added as coauthor
2025-12-05
Coauthored by Representative Zimmerman
2025-12-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-12-05
Representative Lawson added as coauthor
2025-12-05
Authored by Representative Meltzer
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Votes
HB 1055 - Meltzer - 3rd Reading
2026-01-22 · pass · 59-35
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Baird: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Manning: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Heine: yes
- May: yes
- Snow: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Borders: yes
- Isa: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Jeter: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Commons: yes
- Judy: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Culp: yes
- King: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Davis: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Andrade: no
- Errington: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pierce, K: no
- Bartlett: no
- Garcia Wilburn: no
- Klinker: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Bauer: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Lopez: no
- Porter: no
- Burton: no
- Greene: no
- Miller, K: no
- Pryor: no
- Campbell: no
- Hall: no
- Moed: no
- Shackleford: no
- Cash: no
- Hamilton: no
- Moseley: no
- Slager: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Harris: no
- Novak: no
- Smith, V: no
- DeLaney: no
- Hostettler: no
- Payne: no
- Summers: no
- Dvorak: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Pfaff: no
- Behning: excused
- Morris: excused
- Pack: excused
- DeVon: not voting
- Hatcher: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
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