Bill Commons

IN SB 25

enacted

School board candidates.

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

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Quick answers

Did IN SB 25 pass?

Yes. IN SB 25 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Public Law 7

What is IN SB 25 about?

Specifies that if there is more than one candidate for a school board office within certain designated groups of candidates, the candidates shall appear in a certain order and within the grouping and in alphabetical order according to surname.

Who sponsors IN SB 25?

J.D. Prescott, Mike Gaskill, Gary Byrne are the primary sponsors of IN SB 25.

Description

Specifies that if there is more than one candidate for a school board office within certain designated groups of candidates, the candidates shall appear in a certain order and within the grouping and in alphabetical order according to surname.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-24 — Public Law 7
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • J.D. Prescottsponsor
  • Mike Gaskillauthor
  • Gary Byrneauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-24

    Public Law 7

    became-law

  2. 2026-02-24

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-02-19

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-02-18

    Signed by the Speaker

    passage

  5. 2026-02-12

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    passage

  6. 2026-02-11

    Returned to the Senate without amendments

    receipt

  7. 2026-02-10

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 91, nays 4

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  8. 2026-02-09

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  9. 2026-02-05

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  10. 2026-02-02

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

    reading-1,referral-committee

  11. 2026-01-29

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 47, nays 1

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  12. 2026-01-29

    House sponsor: Representative Prescott

  13. 2026-01-29

    Referred to the House

    referral

  14. 2026-01-28

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  15. 2026-01-27

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  16. 2026-01-22

    Senator Bray removed as author

  17. 2026-01-22

    Senator Gaskill added as second author

  18. 2026-01-22

    Senator Byrne added as author

  19. 2026-01-22

    Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Elections

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  20. 2025-12-08

    First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure

    reading-1,referral-committee

  21. 2025-12-08

    Authored by Senator Bray

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SB 25 - Byrne - 3rd Reading

    2026-01-29 · pass · 47-1

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Charbonneau: yes
    • Holdman: yes
    • Raatz: yes
    • Alting: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Hunley: yes
    • Randolph: yes
    • Baldwin: yes
    • Crider: yes
    • Jackson, L: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Bassler: yes
    • Deery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Schmitt: yes
    • Bohacek: yes
    • Dernulc: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Leising: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Doriot: yes
    • Maxwell: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Mishler: yes
    • Walker G: yes
    • Buck: yes
    • Garten: yes
    • Niemeyer: yes
    • Walker K: yes
    • Busch: yes
    • Gaskill: yes
    • Niezgodski: yes
    • Yoder: yes
    • Byrne: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Pol: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Carrasco: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Qaddoura: yes
    • Ford J.D.: no
    • Becker: excused
  • SB 25 - Prescott - 3rd Reading

    2026-02-10 · pass · 91-4

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Garcia Wilburn: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Pierce, M: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Genda: yes
    • Ledbetter: yes
    • Porter: yes
    • Aylesworth: yes
    • GiaQuinta: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Prescott: yes
    • Baird: yes
    • Goss-Reaves: yes
    • Lindauer: yes
    • Pryor: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Rowray: yes
    • Bartels: yes
    • Haggard: yes
    • Manning: yes
    • Shackleford: yes
    • Bascom: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • May: yes
    • Shonkwiler: yes
    • Behning: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Slager: yes
    • Borders: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Smaltz: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Hatcher: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Smith, H: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Heaton: yes
    • Meltzer: yes
    • Smith, V: yes
    • Carbaugh: yes
    • Hostettler: yes
    • Miller, D: yes
    • Snow: yes
    • Cash: yes
    • Ireland: yes
    • Miller, K: yes
    • Soliday: yes
    • Clere: yes
    • Isa: yes
    • Moed: yes
    • Steuerwald: yes
    • Commons: yes
    • Jackson, C: yes
    • Morris: 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
    • Karickhoff: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Wesco: yes
    • DeVon: yes
    • King: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Yocum: yes
    • Engleman: yes
    • Klinker: yes
    • Pfaff: yes
    • Zimmerman: yes
    • Errington: yes
    • Lauer: yes
    • Pierce, K: yes
    • Bartlett: no
    • Dvorak: no
    • Gore: no
    • Moseley: no
    • Bauer: excused
    • Heine: excused
    • Lopez: excused
    • Pressel: excused
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting

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