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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 20

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 20 includes portions of LaPorte and Starke counties in northwest Indiana [3]. Pressel is seeking re-election; it is not an open seat [2].
  • In the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, Pressel won 3,238 votes (62.2%) to 1,972 (37.9%) for Juanita Haney; in the Democratic primary, Laura Liskey won 1,350 votes (52.7%) to 1,212 (47.3%) for Alicia Firanek, according to Wikipedia's tabulation [14].
  • ABC57 reported that Pressel had the backing of President Trump and Gov. Mike Braun in the primary, and that Haney focused on regulating data centers, utility prices and local taxes [15].
  • Liskey and Firanek took part in a La Porte County League of Women Voters candidate forum on March 19, 2026, before the primary [16]. No general-election debate or forum between Pressel and Liskey was found as of October 10, 2026.
  • Pressel's recent public record emphasizes roads, commercial driver licensing and utility costs [3, 11]; no published issue positions from Liskey were found, so key policy differences could not be documented.

Candidates on the ballot

Laura Liskey

Democratic

Laura Liskey is the Democratic nominee; she won a close May 2026 primary, and little public information about her background or positions was found [14].

How Liskey got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary with 52.7% over Alicia Firanek, according to Wikipedia's tabulation [14].

Liskey's endorsements and funding

  • iVoterGuide lists endorsements from AFT Indiana and Indiana Reproductive Freedom PAC [19].

What we could not find about Liskey

  • No campaign website found; a Facebook page titled "Laura Liskey for State Representative" exists but could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • Her answers at the March 19 League of Women Voters forum could not be confirmed from freely available sources.
  • Did not answer the iVoterGuide questionnaire; occupation, community roles and fundraising totals are not documented in sources reviewed.
  • ABC57 described the Democratic primary margin as a narrow 6 percent win on election night; the certified totals were not checked against the Indiana Election Division.
  • No biographical information was found in her BallotReady or iVoterGuide profiles [18, 19].
  • No public statements by Liskey about Pressel or his record were found.

Sources for Liskey

Jim Pressel

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Owns Pressel Enterprises, a home building and remodeling company [3]

Jim Pressel, the Republican incumbent from Rolling Prairie, has served in the House since 2016 and chairs the Roads and Transportation Committee [3].

Pressel's background

  • Owns Pressel Enterprises Inc., a residential home building and remodeling company, and served as 2016 president of the Indiana Builders Association, according to the caucus [3].
  • Helped start the building trades program at New Prairie High School in 2003 and still serves on its board, per the caucus [3].
  • Lives in Rolling Prairie [3].

Pressel's positions

Energy & utilities

  • Asked the IURC to examine NIPSCO's investments and expenses over the past decade, make bills clearer, and take short-term steps to stabilize rates [11].
  • Said he is ready to pursue legislation if needed so utilities can respond effectively to severe weather [13].

Transportation & public safety

  • Said of his CDL law: "Indiana is refusing to allow illegal drivers to continue to endanger Hoosier motorists" [9].
  • Said "Maintaining quality infrastructure and road safety is always a priority" [12].

Property taxes

  • Supported the 2025 property-tax law, SEA 1, which the caucus says provides about $1.3 billion in homeowner savings over three years [5, 4].

How Pressel would run the office

  • Chairs the 2026 interim study committee on roads and transportation, which is studying digital driver's licenses and the naming of roads and bridges for fallen Hoosiers [12].

Pressel on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No public statements by Pressel about Liskey were found; ABC57 reported he did not respond to its requests for comment before the primary [15].

How Pressel got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over Juanita Haney, 62.2% to 37.9% [14, 15].

Pressel's endorsements and funding

  • iVoterGuide lists endorsements from the NRA Political Victory Fund, NFIB, Indiana Right to Life, Gov. Mike Braun, the Indiana State Police Alliance and Indiana Farm Bureau AgELECT [17].
  • iVoterGuide lists 2026 contributions from groups including Hoosiers for Quality Education, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the state Republican Party and several building-trades unions, without amounts [17].

What we could not find about Pressel

  • No current campaign website was found; jimpressel.com appears to be an older site from his first campaign.
  • Pressel did not answer the iVoterGuide questionnaire.
  • No campaign-finance totals from the Indiana campaign finance portal were reviewed.
  • A September 2026 caucus release on off-road diesel use by farm trucks was not reviewed for this profile.

Pressel's record in office

Indiana House record, District 20 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
30
21 became law
Co-authored
64
33 became law
Sponsored
10
7 became law
Co-sponsored
16
13 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Roads and Transportation (Chair)
  • Roads and Transportation, Interim Study Committee on (House Chair)
  • Elections and Apportionment
  • Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 426, No 56, Excused 9
  • 2024: Yes 278, No 25, Excused 5, Not voting 2
  • 2025: Yes 388, No 94, Excused 20, Not voting 8
  • 2026: Yes 258, No 91, Excused 12, Not voting 16
How Pressel voted on 37 selected bills
The 120 bills Pressel carried

  • HB 1015: Worksite speed control pilot program.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the Indiana department of transportation (department) to establish the worksite speed control pilot program (pilot program) for the purpose of enforcing worksite speed limits.

  • HB 1016: Police and fire merit systems.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows a fire protection district or fire protection territory to establish a merit system.

  • HB 1035: Township assessors.

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

    Provides that, in counties that have one or more township assessors, the county election board shall place on the ballot at the November 2024 general election a public question asking whether the office of township assessor should be abolished or continued.

  • HB 1049: Transportation matters.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the department of transportation (department) may accept a proposal and award a contract for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of a road if the lowest responsive and qualified bid is less than $3,000,000.

  • HB 1050: Various motor vehicle matters.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Adds an exception to the disposition of surplus personal property by a governmental body.

  • HB 1173: Utility scale battery energy storage systems.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a person may not: (1) construct a new utility scale battery energy storage system (BESS); or (2) expand the capacity of an existing BESS by more than 10% of the system's original capacity; without the prior approval of the department of homeland security (department).

  • HB 1236: Protections for motor vehicle dealers.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies the amount of compensation by a manufacturer or distributor to a dealer for a part.

  • HB 1402: Sewage matters.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a wastewater utility that is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (commission) and that receives wholesale wastewater service from another wastewater utility may not: (1) disconnect from wholesale wastewater service provided by the other wastewater utility; and (2) construct a new wastewater treatment plant to serve its customers; unless the wa

  • HB 1403: Gaming revenue distribution.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the gaming revenue fund (fund).

  • HB 1404: Lake Michigan seawalls.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if an application for a permit or license to construct or repair a seawall or revetment on or near the shore of Lake Michigan is submitted to a local authority and the site or proposed site of the seawall or revetment is on the side of the ordinary high water mark opposite Lake Michigan when the application is submitted but is at other times on the Lake Michigan side of the ordinary

  • HB 1008: Pension investments.

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

    Specifies certain entities, actions taken, or factors considered to which the ESG commitment provisions do not apply.

  • HB 1046: Transportation matters.

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

    Provides that a transit development district may be established in a municipality that is located in a county that is a member of the development authority and has operated regularly scheduled commuter bus services to Chicago, Illinois, with prior financial assistance from the development authority, and shuttle bus services that transport riders to a train station or a regular train stop along the

  • HB 1061: Local elected officials roster.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the election division to create an electronic roster of local elected officials that contains certain information about all individuals who hold a local or school board office.

  • HB 1069: Airports.

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

    Voids an administrative rule concerning eligibility of projects for which funding is available from the airport development grant fund (grant fund) and relocates (with stylistic changes) the contents of the voided administrative rule.

  • HB 1136: Mental health care for first responders.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the Indiana first responders mental health wellness fund and program.

  • HB 1167: Live streaming and archiving meetings.

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

    Requires governing bodies of state and local agencies (excluding a state supported college or university) to provide, on a publicly accessible platform: (1) live transmissions of public meetings; and (2) an archive of copies of the live transmissions with links to any meeting agendas, minutes, or memoranda.

  • HB 1186: Encroachment on an investigation.

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

    Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally approaches within 25 feet of a law enforcement officer after the law enforcement officer has ordered the person to stop commits a Class C misdemeanor.

  • HB 1196: CDL training regarding human trafficking.

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

    Provides that the bureau of motor vehicles shall require an applicant who is applying for a commercial driver's license for the first time to attest to having watched an instructional video on how to recognize, prevent, and report human trafficking.

  • HB 1197: Distribution of registration fees.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the law enforcement training academy account (account) consisting of money deposited from various registration or license plate fees (various fees) imposed by the bureau of motor vehicles.

  • HB 1204: Enforcement of weight limits for overweight loads.

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

    Defines "aggregate".

  • 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 1317: Expiration of committees and interstate compacts.

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

    Provides that a committee, board, commission, or task force (committee) created by the general assembly after June 30, 2023, expires if the committee does not meet within two years after the effective date of the statute creating the committee.

  • HB 1371: Additional prosecuting attorneys.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the appointment of additional prosecuting attorneys in certain counties.

  • HB 1587: Adoption loan interest tax credit.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides a state tax credit for interest payments made on adoption related expense loans for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.

  • HB 1636: Indianapolis infrastructure.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the amount of the gasoline excise tax and special fuel tax revenue that is derived from the annual 1% inflationary increase during the state budget biennium shall be distributed to recipients under the motor fuel tax fund of the motor vehicle highway account based on the vehicle miles traveled in the unit compared to vehicle miles traveled in the state, but not including interstate v

  • HB 1647: Athletic trainers.

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

    Amends the definition of "athletic trainer" to include an individual employed by an occupational facility to practice athletic training.

  • SB 236: Learner's permits.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, to obtain a learner's permit, an individual who is less than 18 years of age must provide the bureau of motor vehicles with an emergency contact person who is not the holder of the learner's permit to be listed in the Indiana emergency contact data base for the individual who holds the learner's permit.

  • SB 369: Automated external defibrillator requirements.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that school coaches, assistant coaches, marching band leaders, drama and musical leaders, and extracurricular activity leaders may ensure that an operational automated external defibrillator (AED) is present at each event in which students have an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest (event) for which the individual is providing coaching or leadership.

  • SB 424: Lake Michigan rescue equipment.

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

    Requires the owner of a pier or public access site on Lake Michigan to install public rescue equipment, including at least one ring life buoy, on the pier or public access site.

  • 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 233: Vision zero task force.

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

    Establishes the vision zero task force (task force) to study and make recommendations concerning: (1) the reduction and prevention of fatalities on roads and highways; and (2) other driving safety issues.

  • SB 25: Cigarette tax evasion.

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

    Provides that if a person unlawfully transports cigarettes without an Indiana tax stamp, the person commits: (1) a Class C infraction if a person possesses more than 1,000 cigarettes; (2) a Class B misdemeanor if the number of cigarettes is between 2,000 and 7,500; (3) a Class A misdemeanor if the number of cigarettes is between 7,500 and 15,000; and (4) a Level 6 felony if the number of cigarette

  • SB 353: Risk management and catastrophic liability funds.

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

    Authorizes the insurance commissioner to cease operation of the political subdivision risk management fund upon a determination by the insurance commissioner that: (1) all political subdivisions that were members of the fund have withdrawn from the fund; and (2) all payment of the liabilities of former members of the fund have been determined and finalized.

  • SB 4: Public health commission.

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

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

  • HB 1090: Transportation matters.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a conveyance to the state is excepted from the definition of a "conveyance document" requiring a sales disclosure form.

  • HB 1091: Prior authorization.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires, on or after January 1, 2026, health plans (plan) to allow health professionals who have at least an 85% approval rate of prior authorization requests through a plan to receive a one year exemption from the plan's prior authorization requirements.

  • HB 1161: Gaming revenue distribution.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the gaming revenue fund (fund).

  • HB 1162: Bureau of motor vehicles.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes a technical correction regarding the calculation of a county's allocation from the motor vehicle highway account fund.

  • HB 1329: Local government matters.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Reduces the membership of the board of directors of the Indiana stadium and convention building authority (board) from seven members to three members.

  • 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 1019: Child operated refreshment stands.

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

    Provides that a local health department, the health and hospital corporation of Marion County, a county, a municipality, or a township may not adopt or enforce a law, rule, ordinance, or resolution that prohibits or regulates, including by requiring a license, permit, or fee, the sale of lemonade or other nonalcoholic beverages from a stand on private property by an individual who is less than 18

  • HB 1092: Financial responsibility for aircraft.

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

    Amends the definition of "operation of aircraft" or "operate aircraft" for purposes of the aircraft financial responsibility act.

  • HB 1109: Governance of public-private agreements.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a governmental body to entertain more than one bidder before entering into a public-private agreement for a qualifying project.

  • HB 1118: Mental health care for first responders.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the Indiana first responders mental health wellness fund and program (fund and program).

  • HB 1129: Transportation projects.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "J-turn intersection".

  • HB 1194: State administration.

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

    Changes the name of the northwest Indiana law enforcement academy and the northwest Indiana law enforcement training center.

  • HB 1217: Alkaline hydrolysis.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides for alkaline hydrolysis as a means for the dissolution of human remains.

  • HB 1224: Antisemitic discrimination.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "antisemitism" as the May 26, 2016, working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

  • HB 1306: Live transmission and archiving of IURC meetings.

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

    Exempts the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) from providing a live transmission of hearings regarding which a stenographic record is required to be made and kept by statute.

  • HB 1338: Security of property and meeting decorum.

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

    Allows the governing bodies of certain local government agencies (local agencies) to adopt rules or policies governing the conduct of meetings.

  • HB 1352: Inspection of residential onsite sewage systems.

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

    Establishes when certain officials may inspect a residential onsite sewage system or nonresidential onsite sewage system.

  • SB 16: Guardians ad litem in adoption pilot program.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes a guardian ad litem pilot program in LaPorte County, Marshall County, and Starke County.

  • SB 222: Automobile dealers.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the remedy procedure to repair a motor vehicle that is subject to a stop sale directive to include new motor vehicles.

  • SB 253: Lake Michigan rescue equipment.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the owner of a pier or public access site on Lake Michigan to install public rescue equipment, including at least one ring life buoy, on the pier or public access site.

  • SB 17: Age verification for material harmful to minors.

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

    Requires an adult oriented website operator that displays material harmful to minors to use a reasonable age verification method to prevent a minor from accessing an adult oriented website.

  • SB 65: Salvage motor vehicles.

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

    Allows an automotive salvage recycler or an agent of an automotive salvage recycler to apply for a certificate of authority for a motor vehicle on behalf of the seller with all required information collected at the point of sale.

  • HB 1033: Retainage requirements.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Changes the maximum amount of retainage for certain state and local public works projects from: (1) 10% to 6% of the dollar value of all work satisfactorily completed until the public work is 50% complete; and (2) 5% to 3% of the dollar value of all work satisfactorily completed until the public work is substantially complete.

  • HB 1051: Mobile integration healthcare grants.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the following are eligible for a mobile integration healthcare grant: (1) an emergency medical services provider agency that is operated by a county; (2) an emergency medical services provider organization; and (3) a hospital; if certain conditions are met.

  • HB 1052: Onsite sewage systems.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) or the executive board of the state department to adopt, revise, update, or repeal rules concerning residential and nonresidential onsite sewage systems.

  • HB 1083: Protection of property rights.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "squatter" as an individual who occupies the residential real property of another and who does not have and has never had: (1) a rental agreement; (2) permission of the owner; or (3) another legal interest in the residential real property; authorizing the individual to occupy the residential real property.

  • HB 1388: School protective door assemblies.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires, not later than July 1, 2026, the fire prevention and building commission to adopt rules to adopt the: (1) Standard for Life Safety Code (NFPA 101) published by the National Fire Protection Association; and (2) Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives (NFPA 80) published by the National Fire Protection Association for the purpose of regulating protective door assemblies for s

  • HB 1389: Local regulation.

    2025 · Authored · passed both chambers in some form; final version not enacted

    Prohibits, subject to specified exceptions, a county, municipality, township, or neighborhood or homeowners association from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, order, regulation, resolution, policy, or similar measure that: (1) prohibits or restricts the use, sale, or lease of a motor vehicle or outdoor equipment; (2) distinguishes between motor vehicles or outdoor equipment; or (3) results in di

  • HB 1390: Bureau of motor vehicles.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides the records of the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau), for purposes of showing the last registered owner of a vehicle when obtaining a certificate of title for a repossessed vehicle, mean records related to certificate of titles or registrations.

  • HB 1459: Water and wastewater utility asset management.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, a water or wastewater utility (utility) that is not under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for the approval of rates and charges shall submit a report on the utility's asset management program (program) to the IURC on a quadrennial basis according to a schedule prescribed by the IURC.

  • HB 1460: Drainage systems.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires a unit to use data from the most recent: (1) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps; and (2) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlas; to calculate and regulate storm water runoff from a developed or undeveloped plat.

  • HB 1461: Road funding.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes various changes to provisions concerning roads and transportation.

  • 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 1118: Critical incident stress management debriefings.

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

    Provides that a first responder recipient of critical incident stress management (CISM) services may not be compelled to testify or otherwise disclose a communication made to a CISM services provider or peer support team member relating to the first responder recipient's CISM services in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding.

  • HB 1119: Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

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

    Defines "qualified test".

  • HB 1122: Unlawful encroachment.

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

    Authorizes a law enforcement officer to order a person to stop approaching the law enforcement officer if the officer reasonably believes that the person's presence within 25 feet of the officer will interfere with the performance of the officer's duties.

  • HB 1130: Property tax deduction information.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the department of local government finance (department), in a manner determined by the department, to include on every real property tax statement educational information regarding the eligibility and procedures for the over 65 property tax deduction and for various property tax deductions available to veterans.

  • HB 1131: Town of Cumberland.

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

    Provides that on January 1, 2027, the town of Cumberland is an excluded city and no longer part of the consolidated city.

  • HB 1189: Protection of property rights.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that under certain circumstances, a residential property owner may obtain the removal of an unauthorized person from the residential property owner's residential real property.

  • HB 1193: Township assessors.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Abolishes the office of township assessor, effective January 1, 2028.

  • HB 1196: Membership of aviation boards.

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

    Provides that an eligible entity with a population of less than 38,000 is not subject to the political party membership requirements for a board of aviation commissioners or an airport authority.

  • HB 1198: Local public work projects.

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

    Changes the amount of a public work project that a board may perform using its own workforce, without awarding a contract, from an estimated cost of less than $250,000 to an estimated cost of less than $375,000, adjusted annually to account for inflation.

  • HB 1224: Driving privilege cards.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an individual who is an Indiana resident and cannot provide proof of identity and lawful status in the United States may apply for a driving privilege card to obtain driving privileges.

  • HB 1297: Motor vehicle medical information program.

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

    Establishes the yellow dot motor vehicle medical information program.

  • HB 1352: Mental health care for first responders.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the Indiana first responders mental health wellness fund and program (fund and program).

  • HB 1382: Dealer services division.

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

    Provides that certain licensing requirements relating to vehicle merchandising do not apply to distributors or manufacturers that are not located in Indiana.

  • HB 1468: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco.

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

    Allows the holder of a tobacco sales certificate (holder) to obtain a supplemental cigar sales certificate (cigar certificate) that allows the holder to sell cigars on a temporary basis at a function or event.

  • HB 1493: Regulation of towing services.

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

    Requires a local law enforcement agency to establish a written policy or enter into a contract for a towing rotation for emergency towing.

  • HB 1518: Purchase of vehicles by state entities.

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

    Provides with certain exceptions, that if a state entity purchases or leases a vehicle, the vehicle: (1) must be a government model, base model, or standard model vehicle; and (2) may not be from a luxury or semi-luxury brand if a nonluxury brand alternative exists that uses the same underlying vehicle platform.

  • HB 1601: Quantum research tax incentives.

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

    Amends the state sales and use tax exemption for data centers to include projects for investments in a quantum computing research, advanced computing, and defense infrastructure network that result in a minimum qualified investment within five years of at least $50,000,000.

  • HB 1610: Onsite wastewater industry registry.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, an individual may not engage in onsite sewage system service of a residential onsite sewage system in Indiana unless the individual registers with the board of registration for onsite wastewater professionals (board) as an onsite wastewater professional.

  • SB 11: Minor access and use of social media.

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

    Requires a social media operator to restrict a minor user's viewing of social media without first obtaining verifiable parental consent for the minor user.

  • SB 183: Road intersection safety.

    2025 · Sponsored · passed both chambers in some form; final version not enacted

    Provides that a person that owns or is the lessee of a parcel of land at an intersection of two county, municipal, or township roads that is not controlled by a traffic signal shall maintain a line of sight area at the intersection.

  • SB 73: Sale of utility trailers.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the definition of "motor vehicle" for purposes of dealer services provisions governing unfair practices and the succession to franchise by designated family members.

  • SB 137: Voter registration.

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

    Requires the bureau of motor vehicles commission to notify the election division if the voter registration form being transmitted is for an applicant who applied for or was issued a temporary credential.

  • SB 421: IURC matters.

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

    Amends within the Indiana Code chapter governing publication procedures for political subdivisions the provision governing the publication of a notice of a hearing by the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to reference the publication procedures for hearings set forth in the Indiana Code chapter governing the IURC.

  • SB 422: Advanced transmission technologies.

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

    Defines "advanced transmission technologies" as software or hardware technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of an existing or new electric transmission facility.

  • HB 1044: Insurance coverage for public safety employees.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a public safety employee who: (1) becomes disabled on or after January 1, 2020; (2) receives a Class 1 or a Class 2 impairment benefit; and (3) is eligible for group health insurance coverage for the public safety employee and the public safety employee's spouse or dependents; must pay no more than the amount that the public safety employee would have been required to pay if still se

  • HB 1150: Local regulation.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a homeowners association's governing documents may not include a covenant, policy, or similar measure that: (1) prohibits or restricts the use of; (2) distinguishes between types of; or (3) results in differing standards for different types of; motor vehicles or outdoor equipment based on the fuel source that powers the motor vehicle or outdoor equipment.

  • HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows additional license plates issued by the bureau of motor vehicles (bureau) to be designed as a personalized license plate.

  • HB 1247: Underground utility facilities.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends Indiana's 811 law, which requires the location and marking of underground utility facilities (facilities) before planned excavation or demolition projects, to provide that if the operator of a facility (operator) fails to: (1) provide to the person responsible for an excavation or demolition (excavator) required information as to the location of the operator's facilities; or (2) provide to

  • HB 1348: Regulation of grease control equipment.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes a statewide regulatory scheme for grease control equipment.

  • HB 1002: Electric utility affordability.

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

    Requires an electricity supplier, other than a municipally owned utility, that is under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to do the following: (1) Beginning with the first monthly billing cycle that begins after June 30, 2026, apply a levelized billing plan (plan) to all active residential customer accounts: (A) for service provided under the electricity supplier

  • HB 1027: Sale of bureau of motor vehicles information.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits the bureau of motor vehicles (BMV) from selling the personal information of an individual who: (1) is less than 21 years of age; (2) is 65 years of age or older; or (3) opts out of the sale of the individual's personal information.

  • HB 1041: Line maintenance in public rights-of-way.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Sets forth minimum standards and requirements for the installation and maintenance of communications service or utility service facilities (facilities) in a public right-of-way.

  • HB 1048: VFD clothing and automobile allowances.

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

    Increases, from $100 to $250, the clothing and automobile allowance for an active member of a volunteer fire department (department).

  • HB 1066: Purchase and lease of government vehicles.

    2026 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    With certain exceptions, requires a political subdivision to procure only base model vehicles.

  • HB 1084: Plug-in solar power systems.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines a "plug-in solar power system" as a moveable photovoltaic generation device that: (1) has a maximum power output of not more than 1,200 watts; (2) is designed to be connected to a building's electrical system through a standard outlet; and (3) is intended primarily to offset part of the electricity consumption in the building in which it is used.

  • HB 1108: Contracts for road projects.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation (commissioner) to let a contract for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of a road to a bidder that is not the lowest and best bidder if all of the following apply: (1) The bidder is responsive and qualified.

  • HB 1153: Auto dealer matters.

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

    Requires a dealer to collect and retain certain identifying information from a potential purchaser.

  • HB 1184: Towing matters.

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

    Provides that the proceeds from the sale of abandoned vehicles or parts by a city, county, or town shall first be credited against the costs of removal, storage, and disposal of the vehicle incurred by the towing company or storage facility.

  • HB 1256: Campaign finance reports of local candidates.

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

    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.

  • HB 1303: Sex crimes and child safety.

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

    Specifies the sex offender reporting requirements for persons who are sex offenders or required to register in other jurisdictions.

  • HB 1333: Land use and development.

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

    Requires a development that is sited on land: (1) in an area zoned agricultural; and (2) comprised of certain capability classes of soils; to be a permitted use.

  • HB 1371: Background colors for licenses and permits.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to apply a unique background color to a driver's license, a learner's permit, or an identification card issued after December 31, 2026, to an individual who: (1) is an alien with lawful status; or (2) is not registered to vote at the time of issuance.

  • HB 1372: Commercial property services contracts.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines a "commercial property services contract" as a contract that: (1) is initially entered into by a service provider and a property owner after June 30, 2026; and (2) provides for the provision of services and any personal property related to providing, or necessary to provide, those services; with respect to the property owner's commercial property.

  • HB 1417: Causes of action and damages.

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

    Establishes a tort reform commission.

  • SB 179: Indiana department of transportation.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows the Indiana department of transportation (department) to assume the responsibilities and duties of the United States Department of Transportation with respect to certain federal environmental laws.

  • SB 148: Indiana crime guns task force.

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

    Beginning July 1, 2027, adds LaPorte County and Porter County to the task force area of the Indiana crime guns task force (task force), and specifies the number required for a quorum and to take official action in the event of a tie vote.

  • SB 167: Relocation of outdoor advertising signs.

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

    Provides that the Indiana department of transportation or a zoning authority may not apply zoning standards or require a permit to relocate certain outdoor advertising signs.

  • SB 176: Shooting ranges.

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

    Provides that the maintenance, repair, renovation, modernization, or expansion of buildings, structures, or facilities used in connection with a shooting range, including improvements to safety, security accessibility, or environmental controls, is a continuation of a permitted use and may not be treated by a local unit of government as: (1) an expansion of a nonconforming use; or (2) a basis to d

  • SB 240: Surplus interconnection service.

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

    Defines "surplus interconnection service" (SIS), with respect to established interconnection service connecting an electric generating facility with an electric transmission system, as any portion of that service that: (1) has not been used; and (2) is not reasonably expected to be needed; the use of which would result in the total amount of interconnection service at the point of interconnection

  • SB 241: Utility service enhancement improvement costs.

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

    Amends the statute that authorizes a conservancy district providing water service to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) if the conservancy district serves less than 2,000 customers, so as to authorize a withdrawal from the IURC's jurisdiction if the conservancy district serves less than 3,000 customers.

  • 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.

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 Pressel's record came from

Sources for Pressel

Key points

  • Pressel's recent public record emphasizes roads, commercial driver licensing and utility costs; no published issue positions from Liskey were found, so key policy differences could not be documented. (Indiana House Republicans)
  • Liskey and Firanek took part in a La Porte County League of Women Voters candidate forum on March 19, 2026, before the primary. No general-election debate or forum between Pressel and Liskey was found as of October 10, 2026. (LaPorte County Herald-Dispatch)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Jim Pressel, State Representative, District 20 (Indiana House Republicans)
  4. Roll Call 433: SB 1 (Local government finance), 3rd Reading (Indiana House of Representatives (billtexts.com mirror))
  5. Reps. Pressel, Teshka: Legislation delivering robust property tax relief and reform to Hoosiers signed into law (Indiana House Republicans)
  6. Governor ceremonially signs new law authored by Pressel to crack down on CDLs held by illegal immigrants (Indiana House Republicans)
  7. Rep. Pressel calls for IURC review of NIPSCO's rates (Indiana House Republicans)
  8. Rep. Pressel to lead roads and transportation study committee (Indiana House Republicans)
  9. Rep. Pressel issues statement following committee hearing on utilities' storm response (Indiana House Republicans)
  10. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  11. Pressel declared victor by wide margin in primary race for Indiana district 20 (ABC57)
  12. Indiana House District 20 candidates discuss mental illness, voting rights (LaPorte County Herald-Dispatch)
  13. Jim Pressel, Indiana State Representative, District 20 (iVoterGuide)
  14. Laura Liskey (BallotReady)
  15. Laura Liskey, Indiana State Representative, District 20 (iVoterGuide)
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Candidate lists
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