IN HB 1256
died on adjournmentCampaign finance reports of local candidates.
Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower
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Quick answers
Did IN HB 1256 pass?
No. IN HB 1256 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 (2026-02-02): First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
What is IN HB 1256 about?
Requires the circuit court clerk of each county to place a copy of each campaign finance report, notice, or other instrument filed with the county election board on the circuit court clerk's or county election board's website in portable document format. Allows certain covered persons to submit a written request to a county, municipality, or township to restrict access to the covered person's home address in a confidential document. Requires a county, municipality, or township to establish certain processes to prevent a member of the public from gaining access to the home address of a covered person.
Who sponsors IN HB 1256?
Greg Walker, Edward Clere are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1256, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Requires the circuit court clerk of each county to place a copy of each campaign finance report, notice, or other instrument filed with the county election board on the circuit court clerk's or county election board's website in portable document format. Allows certain covered persons to submit a written request to a county, municipality, or township to restrict access to the covered person's home address in a confidential document. Requires a county, municipality, or township to establish certain processes to prevent a member of the public from gaining access to the home address of a covered person.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Greg Walkersponsor
- Edward Clereauthor
- Jim Presselcoauthor
- Kyle Piercecoauthor
- Wendy Dant Chessercoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-02
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-29
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-01-28
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 133: yeas 94, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-28
Senate sponsor: Senator Walker G
2026-01-27
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-27
Amendment #4 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-14
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-05
Authored by Representative Clere
2026-01-05
Coauthored by Representatives Dant Chesser, Pierce K, Pressel
Versions
Documents
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Votes
HB 1256 - Clere - 3rd Reading
2026-01-28 · pass · 94-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Baird: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Greene: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Errington: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Bauer: excused
- Behning: excused
- Hall: excused
- Heine: excused
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
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