IN SB 233

enacted

Powers and duties of the election commission.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · upper

Description

Separates out the procedures for how a county election board and the Indiana election commission (commission) may administratively disband certain committees into two different sections of the Indiana Code. Allows the commission to administratively disband a committee if: (1) the committee has not filed a report of expenditures during the previous calendar year; (2) the committee has never filed a report of expenditures or the last report filed reported cash on hand that did not exceed $1,000; and (3) the election division has attempted to contact the committee but the communication was returned or otherwise undeliverable. Removes the discretion of the commission with respect to certain civil penalties that may be imposed and instead requires the commission to impose the civil penalties. Requires the commission to assess a civil penalty of $1,000 or $500, plus investigative costs, for certain violations. Provides that a $500 civil penalty shall be assessed for a violation of certain electronic filing requirements.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-03-03 — Public Law 47
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Authored by Senator Gaskill
2026-01-12
Senator Schmitt added as second author
2026-01-13
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-13
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2026-01-20
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-22
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-26
House sponsor: Representative Pierce K
2026-01-26
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 80: yeas 44, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-27
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-28
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-12
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-18
Representative Wesco added as cosponsor
2026-02-18
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-19
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 291: yeas 92, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-20
Returned to the Senate without amendments
receipt
2026-02-24
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-25
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-26
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-03
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-03
Public Law 47
became-law

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SB 233 - Gaskill - 3rd Reading
2026-01-26 · pass · 44-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Brown: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Busch: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Young: yes
- Bassler: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Jackson, L: excused
- Randolph: excused
- Becker: excused
SB 233 - Pierce K - 3rd Reading
2026-02-19 · pass · 92-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Porter: yes
- Baird: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bartels: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Slager: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Burton: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Cash: yes
- Heine: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Isa: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Judy: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Jeter: excused
- Miller, D: excused
- Moed: excused
- Soliday: excused
- Goss-Reaves: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Meltzer: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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