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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 19

Indiana House of Representatives. 2-year term.

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What this office does

Members of the Indiana House of Representatives write and vote on state laws as part of the Indiana General Assembly. The House has 100 members, each representing one district for a two-year term [1].

The job in full — the duties the Indiana Code puts in it, the term, what it pays and who sets that, and what to ask a candidate.

Term
2 years [1]
Term limit
None [1]
Seats
100 [1]
On the 2026 ballot
All 100 [2]
What the law puts in this job (2)
  • Introduces and votes on state legislation as one of the two chambers of the Indiana General Assembly [1].
  • Must be at least 21 years old when taking office and have lived in the district for at least a year [1].

About this race

  • House District 19 covers portions of Lake and Porter counties [3]; Olthoff's campaign describes it as including Crown Point, Winfield, the Porter County side of Lakes of the Four Seasons, parts of Merrillville and most of Hobart [12].
  • Olthoff is seeking re-election; she and Democrat Nick Neal were each the only declared candidate in their party's May 5, 2026 primary, according to Wikipedia, which also reports Olthoff was unopposed in 2024 [13].
  • No debate or candidate forum for this race was found as of October 10, 2026.
  • Neal's platform criticizes the 2025 property tax law (SEA 1) for shifting costs to local governments and calls for child care expansion and public school investment [14]; Olthoff voted for SEA 1 and emphasizes her work on child welfare and South Shore Line expansion funding [4, 12].

Candidates on the ballot

Nick Neal

Democratic

Work
Nonprofit leader on child abuse prevention, truancy and domestic violence; began in law enforcement [14]

Nick Neal, a Democrat, describes himself as a former police officer and nonprofit executive who has worked about 20 years with Northwest Indiana families, schools and agencies [14, 15].

Neal's background

  • His campaign says he began in law enforcement and moved into nonprofit leadership, leading programs on child abuse prevention, truancy and domestic violence [14, 15].
  • Graduated from Andrean High School, holds a criminal justice degree from Indiana University Northwest and a dual master's in law enforcement administration and public administration, according to his campaign [15].
  • Says he grew up in Northwest Indiana [15].

Neal's positions

Property taxes

  • Says "Indiana's tax system increasingly relies on regressive taxes, such as sales, fuel and property taxes" and that SEA 1 "shifts the financial burden onto local governments," which he says could lead to cuts in police, fire and schools [14].

Child care

  • Wants to expand child care options and wraparound services, saying Indiana ranks poorly for early childhood care access and affordability [14].

Education

  • Supports higher teacher pay, school mental health staff and vocational programs and opposes diverting funds through school choice programs [14].

Health care

  • Says "I believe health care is a right, not a privilege" and supports protecting Medicaid and expanding mental health and addiction services [14].

Public safety

  • Says safe communities "result from investing in people, prevention and public safety" and would work with law enforcement and fund prevention programs [14].

Infrastructure

  • Opposes tolls on taxpayer-funded roads and supports more funding for roads, flood control, broadband and transit [14].

Economy & jobs

  • Supports small business investment, apprenticeships and transparent economic incentives [14].

How Neal would run the office

  • Lists priorities of making everyday costs more manageable, ensuring communities get their share of state funding, and supporting local services, and says "We accomplish more through conversation than confrontation" [15].

Neal on the current officeholder

  • His site does not mention Olthoff by name; it says "Indianapolis takes our communities for granted" and criticizes SEA 1, which Olthoff voted for [14, 4].

How Neal got on the ballot

  • Was the only declared candidate in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary, according to Wikipedia [13].

What we could not find about Neal

  • His campaign site displays endorsements as logos; the endorsing organizations could not be confirmed for this profile.
  • The police department and nonprofit organizations he worked for are not named in sources reviewed.
  • No news coverage of his campaign was found.
  • Campaign finance reports were not reviewed.
  • No fundraising totals were found in news coverage.

Neal's campaign website

Sources for Neal

Julie Olthoff

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Retired; founded and led VIA Marketing for 38 years before selling the firm [3]

Julie Olthoff, the Republican incumbent from Crown Point, is an assistant majority whip who has served in the House for about a decade over two stints [3].

Olthoff's background

  • Founded and led VIA Marketing for 38 years before selling the firm and retiring, according to the caucus [3].
  • Was named Legislator of the Year by the Indiana School Counselor Association in 2017 and by the Arc of Indiana [3].
  • Lives in Crown Point [3].

Olthoff's positions

Children & families

  • Her campaign site highlights policy work protecting infants, foster children and sexual assault victims [12]; the caucus lists past bills on youth suicide prevention training, child care facility safety and foster family child care eligibility [3].

Education

  • Her campaign site says she has worked to direct more money to classrooms [12].

Transportation

  • Her campaign site cites securing funding for South Shore Line expansion projects [12].

Elections & redistricting

  • Authored the 2024 deepfake disclosure law and voted for HB 1032 redistricting [3, 6].

Property taxes

  • Voted for SEA 1 (2025) [4].

How Olthoff would run the office

  • Her campaign site says she pursues bills that originate with constituents' problems and pledges to deliver "tangible results" [12].

Olthoff on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. Her campaign site does not mention her opponent [12].

How Olthoff got on the ballot

  • Was the only declared candidate in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, according to Wikipedia [13].

Olthoff's endorsements and funding

  • Her campaign site lists 2026 endorsements from Hoosiers for Quality Education, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Indiana Professional Fire Fighters, Indiana Right to Life, the Indiana State Police Alliance, Iron Workers Local 395, NFIB, the Northern Indiana Building & Construction Trades Council and Operating Engineers Local 100 [12].

What we could not find about Olthoff

  • No public statement by Olthoff explaining her redistricting vote was found.
  • No news coverage of the 2026 race was found.
  • Campaign finance reports were not reviewed.
  • No fundraising totals were found in news coverage.

Olthoff's record in office

Indiana House record, District 19 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
24
5 became law
Co-authored
40
21 became law
Sponsored
11
9 became law
Co-sponsored
29
21 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development (Vice Chair)
  • Family, Children and Human Affairs
  • Rules and Legislative Procedures
  • Child Services, Interim Study Committee on (House Majority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 436, No 54, Not voting 1
  • 2024: Yes 281, No 25, Excused 4
  • 2025: Yes 421, No 80, Excused 5, Not voting 4
  • 2026: Yes 268, No 90, Excused 12, Not voting 7
How Olthoff voted on 37 selected bills
The 104 bills Olthoff carried

  • HB 1018: Medicaid and medical equipment.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Removes medical equipment and supplies from the list of items or services for which the office of the secretary of family and services (office) may seek competitive bids for the Medicaid program.

  • HB 1030: Registration of rental units.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a political subdivision to impose an annual registration fee of up to $10 per rental unit that is not part of a rental unit community.

  • HB 1084: Sex offender residency restrictions.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an offender against children who knowingly or intentionally resides within 1,000 feet of certain areas owned, leased, operated, or maintained by a homeowners association or property owners association commits a sex offender residency offense, a Level 6 felony.

  • HB 1213: Community integration and habilitation waiver.

    2023 · Authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

    Establishes the special service review team to review denied applications and applications for which a determination has not been made for the community integration and habilitation waiver.

  • HB 1341: PFAS-free firefighter gear.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, after June 30, 2024, an Indiana fire department may not purchase firefighting gear unless it contains a permanently affixed label indicating whether or not the firefighting gear contains PFAS.

  • HB 1342: Direct support professionals.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the division of disability and rehabilitative services (division) to establish and maintain a direct support professional registry and to make the registry available to authorized division personnel and authorized service providers.

  • HB 1502: Workforce development grants.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the workforce development board grant program and the workforce development board grant program fund.

  • HB 1570: Family and juvenile law matters.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes changes in various adoption law provisions to provide 15 days (rather than 30 days) to contest certain adoptions.

  • HB 1169: Separation of siblings in child placement.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that if a child is placed in a temporary out-of-home placement in a location in which a sibling of the child resides, the department of child services shall, before changing the placement of the child, consider whether separating the child from the child's sibling is in the child's best interest.

  • HB 1188: Compliance with CHINS dispositional decrees.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if the department of child services (department) takes a child into custody, the department may not release the child to the child's parent, guardian, or custodian if: (1) the parent, guardian, or custodian, or a household member of the parent, guardian, or custodian, is the subject of a substantiated allegation of abuse of a child; and (2) the child expresses a desire to not be rele

  • HB 1189: Child fatality information.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the department of child services (department) shall disclose to the public certain information regarding child fatalities or near fatalities.

  • HB 1211: Welding certifications on public works projects.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires that contractors on a public works project meet certain standards relating to the welding of structural steel.

  • HB 1219: PFAS biomonitoring pilot program.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the department of homeland security (department) may establish the PFAS biomonitoring pilot program (pilot program) to collect and analyze blood samples of individuals who were previously, or are currently, firefighters: (1) for serum PFAS levels; and (2) to determine whether there may be corresponding health implications associated with elevated serum PFAS levels.

  • HB 1279: Third party food delivery services.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes in the Indiana Code article concerning regulated businesses a new chapter governing third party food delivery services.

  • HB 1340: Department of child services matters.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "Indian child" for purposes of family and juvenile law.

  • HB 1344: Right to start act.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a "right to start act".

  • HB 1433: Reimbursement for prosthetic and orthotic devices.

    2023 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

    Provides that orthotic devices are provided under Medicaid.

  • HB 1446: Case management after family reunification.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if the dispositional decree entered in the case of a child who is removed from the home of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian provides for reunification of the child with the parent, guardian, or custodian, the department of child services (department) shall conduct random, unannounced, in-home, face-to-face assessments of the child not less than once each week for the first

  • HB 1513: FSSA matters.

    2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Changes the name of the bureau of developmental disabilities services to the bureau of disabilities services.

  • HB 1533: Individual tax deductions and credits.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases the amount from $1,000 to $1,500 per dependent child for purposes of the unreimbursed education expenditure tax deduction.

  • HB 1582: DCS workforce stabilization grants.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the child services workforce stabilization fund (fund) for the provision of grants by the department of child services (department) to child services providers for the purpose of addressing costs associated with increased wages for direct care staff.

  • SB 11: Marriage and family therapists.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Decreases the number of experiential practice hours required to obtain a license as a marriage and family therapist or a therapist associate.

  • SB 65: Elected officials training fund.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows a county auditor, upon the county fiscal body's determination that money in the county elected officials training fund (fund) is in excess of the fund's expenses, to transfer the excess money to the county recorder's records perpetuation fund.

  • SB 1: Behavioral health matters.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, subject to certain procedures and requirements, the office of the secretary of family and social services may apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services: (1) for a Medicaid state plan amendment, a waiver, or an amendment to an existing waiver to require reimbursement for eligible certified community behavioral health clinic services; or (2) to participate in

  • SB 151: Foster families.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the amount of foster care support tax credits allowed may not exceed $2,000,000 in each calendar year beginning after December 31, 2023, and ending before January 1, 2028.

  • SB 154: Certain counties purchasing and data processing.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the county executive of Lake County has jurisdiction over the county purchasing agency and the county data processing agency.

  • SB 157: Parcels offered at successive tax sales.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires that the county auditor's notice of tax sale include a statement providing that if a tract or item of real property has been offered for sale at a county treasurer's tax sale (treasurer's sale) and a county executive's tax sale (executive's sale) on two or more occasions without a bid, the tract or item of real property may be subject to an ordinance authorized by the bill.

  • SB 185: 1977 fund membership.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Modifies the definition of "salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter" for the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund (1977 fund).

  • SB 195: Study of homeowners association issues.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying specific issues concerning homeowners associations.

  • SB 301: Sex offenses.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Increases the maximum penalty for child molesting from 40 to 50 years under certain circumstances.

  • SB 314: Address confidentiality.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes the following changes to the definition of "covered person" for purposes of the statutes concerning restricted addresses: (1) Replaces a "victim of domestic violence" with an individual who is an address confidentiality "program participant".

  • SB 334: Simplified application for SNAP benefits.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the division of family resources of the family and social services administration (division) to develop and implement simplified requirements by which an individual who: (1) is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability; and (2) resides in a household every resident of which is 60 years of age or older or a person with a disability (eligible individual); may certify or recerti

  • SB 4: Public health commission.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "core public health services" for purposes of public health laws.

  • SB 428: Food and beverage taxes.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Authorizes the following municipalities to impose a food and beverage tax: (1) The town of Merrillville.

  • SB 78: Distributions of public safety income tax revenue.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Requires that part of a certified distribution allocated to a county (other than Marion County), subject to a qualified township's application, be allocated among the qualified townships in the county.

  • SB 8: Prescription drug rebates and pricing.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires a pharmacy benefit manager to provide a report to the department of insurance at least every six months.

  • HB 1056: Representation of qualified foster children.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a child in a child in need of services (CHINS) proceeding who meets certain requirements is entitled to be represented by counsel.

  • HB 1057: Offender against children residency restrictions.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an offender against children who knowingly or intentionally resides within 1,000 feet of certain areas owned, maintained, and governed by a homeowners association or property owner's association commits a sex offender residency offense, a Level 6 felony.

  • HB 1133: Use of digitally altered media in elections.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "fabricated media" as any of the following: (1) An audio or visual recording of an individual's speech, appearance, or conduct that has been altered without the individual's consent such that: (A) the media conveys a materially inaccurate depiction of the individual's speech, appearance, or conduct as recorded in the unaltered recording; and (B) a reasonable person would be unable to recog

  • HB 1186: Homeowners association covenants.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the owner of a property to disclose in the disclosure form the following: (1) That the property is in a community governed by a homeowners association.

  • HB 1187: Special service review team and emergency placement.

    2024 · Authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)

    Establishes the special service review team to review denied applications and applications for which a determination has not been made for the community integration and habilitation waiver.

  • HB 1001: Education and higher education matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the definition of "eligible student" to include a sibling of a student with a disability with regards to the education scholarship account program (ESA).

  • HB 1002: Enforcement of equal educational opportunity.

    2024 · Co-authored · passed both chambers; vetoed by the Governor

    Defines "antisemitism", specifies that the public policy of the state is to provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination, and provides that antisemitism is discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, or national origin.

  • HB 1004: Pension matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a state employee may affirmatively elect to enroll in the deferred compensation plan prior to the auto enroll date on day 31 of the state employee's employment.

  • HB 1067: Human services matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the special service review team to review denied applications and applications for which a determination has not been made for the community integration and habilitation waiver.

  • HB 1123: Child advocacy centers.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the department of child services may use a child advocacy center to coordinate a multidisciplinary team for responding to reports involving child abuse or neglect.

  • HB 1150: Juvenile victims of human trafficking.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if a petition alleges that a child is a child in need of services as a victim of human or sexual trafficking, the juvenile court shall make a determination on the petition and: (1) the child shall not be required to admit or deny the allegation; and (2) the petitioner must prove the allegation by a preponderance of the evidence.

  • HB 1260: Indiana department of health.

    2024 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)

    Specifies that provisions of law governing the office of administrative law proceedings apply to the Indiana department of health (state department) in matters concerning the involuntary transfer or discharge of a resident of a health facility.

  • HB 1310: Children in need of services.

    2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that if a child has been removed from the child's parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months at the time of a periodic case review, the child's permanency plan must include at least one intended permanent or long term arrangement for care and custody of the child other than reunification of the child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian.

  • SB 19: License suspension.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows the BMV to add an additional compliance period for those seeking material error review regarding certain license suspensions.

  • SB 171: Reunification plan for a child in need of services.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the circumstances under which reasonable efforts to reunify a child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian or preserve a child's family are not required.

  • SB 33: Distributions of public safety income tax revenue.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines"courtroom costs".

  • SB 37: Oversight of convention and visitor bureau.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, in making appointments to the convention and visitor bureau, the appointing authority shall give sole consideration to individuals who are employed as executives or managers in certain businesses (instead of either knowledgeable about or employed as executives or managers).

  • HB 1055: Licensing of HOA management companies.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a person who manages property on behalf of a homeowners association to obtain a broker license.

  • HB 1123: Funding for programs to assist victims of crime.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Appropriates money to the Indiana criminal justice institute for the institute to disburse to entities eligible to receive victim assistance grants under the federal Victims of Crime Act for the provision of victim assistance services.

  • HB 1124: Offender against children residency restrictions.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an offender against children who: (1) is required to register as a sex offender for life; and (2) knowingly or intentionally resides within 1,000 feet of certain areas owned, maintained, and governed by a homeowners association or property owner's association; commits a sex offender residency offense, a Level 6 felony.

  • HB 1236: Crown Point food and beverage tax.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes the city of Crown Point to impose a food and beverage tax.

  • HB 1401: Homeowners association governance.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends as follows the statute governing homeowners associations: (1) Provides that for each meeting of the homeowners association (HOA) board, the board must provide at least four days advance written notice of the meeting to members of the HOA and requires the notice must include: (A) a meeting agenda; and (B) in the case of the notice for annual meeting, a statement of the right of HOA members t

  • HB 1485: Court appointed counsel for certain minors.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that courts are required to appoint counsel for eligible children with certain exceptions.

  • HB 1007: Energy generation resources.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides a credit against state tax liability for expenses incurred in the manufacture of a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in Indiana.

  • HB 1046: State educational institution supplier diversity.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the governor's supplier diversity commission, the commission for higher education, and the budget committee to review each state educational institution's annual report regarding certain supplier diversity requirements.

  • HB 1116: Advanced practice registered nurses.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Removes the requirement that an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) have a practice agreement with a collaborating physician.

  • HB 1211: Prevention of elder abuse.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Precludes certain individuals who have been convicted of a battery offense or neglect of a dependent from providing certain types of in-home care for compensation.

  • HB 1248: Child Care and Development Fund.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a household is eligible for assistance under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program if the household includes a foster parent at the time of the office of the secretary of family and social services' initial determination regarding the household's CCDF eligibility.

  • HB 1277: Regulation of child care centers.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a provider to remain eligible to receive a voucher payment until a final determination is made that the provider's license or eligibility is no longer in good standing.

  • HB 1376: Emergency medication.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the definition of "emergency medication".

  • HB 1412: Reporting of child abuse or neglect.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that an individual's duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect may only be delegated to another person if certain conditions are met.

  • HB 1416: Awareness of human trafficking.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires safety rest areas, gas stations, and welcome centers to display human trafficking awareness information, and permits massage establishments to display human trafficking awareness information.

  • HB 1525: School age child care.

    2025 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    Provides that the division of family resources (division) may waive contribution requirements for certain approved applicants of the school age child care program.

  • HB 1577: Mobile retail food establishment licenses.

    2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish: (1) a statewide mobile retail food establishment license (license); (2) standards for the licensure, inspection, and operation of a mobile retail food establishment; and (3) license fees and inspection fees.

  • SB 186: Oath of ballot counter.

    2025 · Sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter to the election division not later than 30 days after the election.

  • SB 187: PTABOA appointments.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the eligibility requirements for service as a member on all county property tax assessment boards of appeal (PTABOA) to provide that any member appointed to the PTABOA must be a resident of Indiana for the entirety of the member's term.

  • SB 331: Amended registration.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that if a person changes the exterior color or appearance of their passenger vehicle from the color listed in the vehicle's registration through certain methods, the person must apply to amend their vehicle registration, and that a law enforcement officer shall issue a warning to a person who does not update the person's registration to reflect the color changes.

  • SB 40: Little Calumet River basin development commission.

    2025 · Sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Requires the Little Calumet River basin development commission (commission) to submit an annual budget to the Lake County council (council) before September 1 of each year for a nonbinding review.

  • SB 103: Vehicle emissions.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires IDEM to: (1) perform a comprehensive evaluation of ambient air quality within nonattainment areas in Indiana; and (2) identify air pollution reduction or regulatory relief strategies that could accomplish certain goals with respect to the federal Clean Air Act.

  • SB 104: Residential tax increment financing.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Provides, in the case of an allocation provision adopted after June 30, 2025, for a residential housing development program, that the redevelopment commission (commission) shall annually transfer at least 5% of the aggregate allocated tax proceeds from the allocation area to the unit that established the commission.

  • SB 181: Nurse training in trauma informed care.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Requires the state board of nursing to adopt or amend rules to require trauma informed care training as part of the required curriculum for nursing education programs.

  • SB 409: Employee absence for certain meetings.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Prohibits an employer from taking an adverse employment action against an employee as a result of the employee's absence from work to attend an attendance conference or a case conference committee meeting with respect to the employee's child, except under certain circumstances.

  • SB 419: Crimes against health care providers.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)

    Defines "health care provider".

  • SB 463: Child care matters.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Extends the availability of the employer child care expenditure tax credit through July 1, 2027.

  • SB 488: Skills training pilot program.

    2025 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House

    Provides that the department of workforce development may establish a reemployment skills training pilot program (pilot program) to supplement an individual's receipt of weekly unemployment benefits.

  • HB 1115: Homeowners association governance.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the statute governing residential real estate sales disclosures to provide that in the case of a resale or refinance of property covered by the governing documents of a homeowners association (HOA), an HOA or an agent of the HOA providing a statement of unpaid assessments or other charges relating to a property may not charge more than $50 for the statement.

  • HB 1206: Local public work project bidding.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides additional considerations that a local public works board may consider in determining the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for a public work project costing at least $300,000.

  • HB 1207: Tests of a motor vehicle operator.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a law enforcement officer shall offer a chemical test to any person who the officer has reason to believe operated a vehicle that was involved in a fatal accident.

  • HB 1208: Offender against children residency restrictions.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an offender against children who: (1) is required to register as a sex offender for life; and (2) knowingly or intentionally resides within 500 feet of certain areas owned, maintained, and governed by a homeowners association or property owners association; commits a sex offender residency offense, a Level 6 felony.

  • HB 1209: Municipal collection protocols.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Effective January 1, 2027, establishes requirements for the provision of invoices and delinquency notices for certain municipal accounts.

  • HB 1018: School age child care.

    2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Removes certain transportation requirements in the approval criteria for the school age child care project fund.

  • HB 1045: Restricted access of certain offenders to parks.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the offense of unlawful entry by a serious sex offender includes a serious sex offender knowingly or intentionally entering a public park.

  • HB 1065: Ban on gratuities for public officials.

    2026 · Co-authored · passed both chambers in some form; final version not enacted

    Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally violates a specified provision by commingling the funds of a committee with the personal funds of an officer, a member, or an associate of the committee commits a Class A misdemeanor.

  • HB 1092: Child services matters.

    2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires a sports wagering certificate holder and vendor to withhold funds from a person who requests a certain type of withdrawal from the person's mobile sports wagering account if the person is delinquent in the person's child support payments.

  • HB 1102: Applied behavioral analysis therapy services.

    2026 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)

    Requires, upon request, a public school to consult with and allow certain licensed or board certified behavior analysts and certified registered behavior technicians to provide applied behavioral analysis therapy services in the public school to a student under certain conditions in accordance with the student's special education program or plan.

  • HB 1129: Advanced practice registered nurses.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Removes the requirement that an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) have a practice agreement with a collaborating physician.

  • HB 1145: Thirteenth check.

    2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows a participant in the state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan to elect a joint and survivor option for the payment of the participant's retirement allowance.

  • HB 1155: Traffic enforcement.

    2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes a traffic enforcement on private roads pilot project.

  • SB 119: Grooming.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Adds a facility or event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer.

  • SB 139: Jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Exempts a woman who is breastfeeding from jury duty.

  • SB 164: Study of community or urban microfarming.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the department of agriculture (department) to conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility of establishing community or urban microfarm zones statewide.

  • SB 232: Real property appraisals.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows the city of Gary to hire an appraiser to conduct appraisals of residential and commercial properties to assist the city with disposing of the city's real property.

  • SB 15: Foster youth.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the department of child services to: (1) create a statement called "the foster youth bill of rights", which is to summarize a foster youth's rights and responsibilities; (2) update the statement periodically; (3) distribute the statement to specified individuals; and (4) publish the statement on the department's website.

  • SB 251: OWI penalties.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House

    Provides that if a person has one prior OWI conviction, the court shall order that the person be imprisoned for at least 10 days or perform community service, and if a person has two prior OWI convictions, the court shall order that the person be imprisoned for at least 20 days or perform community service.

  • SB 27: Stadium authority.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the northwest Indiana stadium authority (stadium authority) for the purpose of acquiring and financing certain facilities.

  • SB 59: Notice of annexation outreach meetings.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires a municipality to mail notice of the date, time, and location of annexation outreach meetings to: (1) the county executive of each county; (2) the township executive of each township; and (3) any plan commission; in which the annexation territory is located.

  • SB 6: Extension of water or wastewater mains.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that before a municipally owned utility (utility) may condemn land for the extension of a water main or a wastewater main that is located outside: (1) the corporate boundaries of the municipality; or (2) the existing service territory of the utility; the utility must provide, by mail, written notice to each landowner whose land is needed for the extension and to the county plan commission

  • SB 89: Three-way permits.

    2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides the alcohol and tobacco commission may issue not more than: (1) three new three-way permits to the town of Schererville; (2) three new three-way permits to the city of Lafayette; (3) two new three-way permits to the city of West Lafayette; (4) eight new three-way permits to restaurants located within a transit development district located in the city of Michigan City; (5) two new three-wa

How this record was put together, and what it does not show

What we list: 28 bills chosen by a rule that does not look at topic: both state budgets, four bills named in advance, the 2025-26 redistricting bill, and in each session and chamber the 3 bills whose final-passage vote drew the most “nay” votes.

  • Votes reflect party caucus dynamics. Indiana has Republican supermajorities in both chambers, and many floor votes split along party lines; a single vote says little without the bill and its context.
  • Bills often die for procedural reasons, such as no committee hearing or a deadline, and a bill marked “not reported from committee” may have become law inside another bill.
  • A third-reading vote is on the version in front of the chamber at that time; the final version can be very different.
  • Authoring and co-authoring are different: co-authors sign on, often in large numbers, and usually did not write the bill.
  • Attendance counts roll calls on bills and joint resolutions (about 89% of numbered roll calls). “Excused” is an absence the chamber approved; “not voting” means no vote was recorded.

Where Olthoff's record came from

Olthoff's campaign website

Sources for Olthoff

Key points

  • Neal's platform criticizes the 2025 property tax law (SEA 1) for shifting costs to local governments and calls for child care expansion and public school investment; Olthoff voted for SEA 1 and emphasizes her work on child welfare and South Shore Line expansion funding. (Neal campaign)
  • Olthoff is seeking re-election; she and Democrat Nick Neal were each the only declared candidate in their party's May 5, 2026 primary, according to Wikipedia, which also reports Olthoff was unopposed in 2024. (Wikipedia)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Rep. Julie Olthoff (Indiana House Republicans)
  4. SB 1 House Roll Call 433 (third reading) (Indiana House of Representatives (via billtexts))
  5. HB 1032 House Roll Call 28 (third reading) (Indiana House of Representatives (via billtexts))
  6. Voters for Julie (Olthoff campaign)
  7. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  8. Nick Neal for State Representative (Neal campaign)
  9. Meet Nick (Neal campaign)
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