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HB 1115: Zero cost adoption fund.
2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee
Establishes the zero cost adoption fund (fund).
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HB 1116: Various elections matters.
2023 · Authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate
Defines "election worker" and makes it a Level 6 felony to take certain actions: (1) for the purpose of influencing an election worker; (2) to obstruct or interfere with an election worker; or (3) that injure an election worker.
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HB 1119: Elkhart County courts.
2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee
Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint four full-time magistrates and beginning January 1, 2024, to appoint two additional full-time magistrates.
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HB 1334: Absentee voting.
2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Provides that an agency of the state or a political subdivision may not provide an individual with an application for an absentee ballot unless requested by the individual or a member of the individual's family.
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HB 1335: Various election law matters.
2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Modifies the date associated with references in the election code to a federal statute or regulation.
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HB 1336: Various election law matters.
2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Adds the U.S.
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HB 1501: Nonaccredited nonpublic secondary schools.
2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee
Provides that a high school diploma (diploma) or credential issued by a nonaccredited nonpublic secondary school is legally sufficient to demonstrate that the recipient of the diploma or credential has met the requirements to complete high school.
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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.
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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.
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HB 1114: New courts and new magistrates.
2023 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote
Allows the judges of the Daviess circuit and superior courts to appoint a full-time magistrate.
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HB 1346: Gender fluidity.
2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
Provides that a school may not promote or encourage the use of, or require, compel, or coerce a student, an employee of the school, or a staff member of the school to use: (1) a pronoun, title, or other word to identify a student, school employee, or other individual that is inconsistent with the student's, employee's, or individual's biological sex; or (2) a name or nickname to identify a student
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HB 1421: Energy production and resources.
2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to issue an order granting or denying an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (certificate) not later than 240 days after the filing of the application and the submission of the applicant's case in chief.
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HB 1438: Publication of local government notices.
2023 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Provides that a towing service is subject to the same public notice advertising rates as a government agency if the service: (1) acts as an agent of a government agency; and (2) provides the notice required to dispose of abandoned vehicles or parts.
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SB 106: Local powers concerning elections.
2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Provides that a unit does not have the power to adopt an ordinance, a resolution, or an order concerning certain elections, or otherwise conduct an election, except as expressly granted by statute.
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SB 177: School board candidate filing deadline.
2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Changes the time frame that a candidate for a school board office is required to file the candidate's petition of nomination.
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SB 224: Various elections matters.
2023 · Sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)
Defines "election worker" and makes it a Level 6 felony to take certain actions: (1) for the purpose of influencing an election worker; (2) to obstruct or interfere with an election worker; or (3) that injure an election worker.
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SB 480: Gender transition procedures for minors.
2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Prohibits a physician or other practitioner from: (1) knowingly providing gender transition procedures to an individual who is less than 18 years of age (minor); and (2) aiding or abetting another physician or practitioner in the provision of gender transition procedures to a minor.
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HB 1135: Cosmetology apprenticeships.
2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Provides that an individual who completes a United States Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program to practice cosmetology may take the cosmetologist licensure examination and, upon passage of the examination, practice as a cosmetologist.
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HB 1264: Election security.
2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Provides that a political subdivision that conducts or administers an election may not join the membership of, or participate in a program offered by, a person who has directly financed certain elections activities.
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HB 1265: Various elections matters.
2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Defines "candidate" for the purpose of provisions concerning early and late candidate vacancies.
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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.
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HB 1062: Work exceptions for minors.
2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
Defines "exempted minor" for purposes of the law concerning employment of minors.
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HB 1069: Prohibition of certain abortion funding.
2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
Provides that neither the state nor any political subdivision may: (1) make a payment from any fund for the performance of or costs associated with procuring an abortion; (2) allow the use of facilities or funds controlled by a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center for the performance of or costs associated with procuring an abortion; or (3) make a payment or grant from any fund under
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HB 1078: Public works projects.
2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
Provides that a contractor that employs 10 or more employees on a design-build public works project must provide its employees access to a training program applicable to the tasks to be performed in the normal course of the employee's employment with the contractor on the public project.
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HB 1133: Use of digitally altered media in elections.
2024 · Co-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
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HB 1137: Release for religious instruction.
2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Requires a principal to allow a student to attend religious instruction conducted by certain entities following the principal's receipt of written notice from the student's parent.
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HB 1140: Age verification for material harmful to minors.
2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
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.
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HB 1192: Chaplains in public and charter schools.
2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
Allows a school corporation or charter school to employ or accept as a volunteer a school chaplain under certain circumstances.
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HB 1266: Freedom of conscience in health care.
2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
Provides that a health care provider, health care entity, and a health carrier may not be required to provide or refer an individual for a health care service that violates the conscience of the health care provider, health care entity, or health carrier.
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HB 1382: Retirement of electric generating units.
2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
Amends the descriptions of "reliability" and "resiliency" as attributes of electric utility service in the Indiana Code section that sets forth state policy concerning Indiana's electric generation resource mix, energy infrastructure, and electric service ratemaking constructs.
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HB 1383: Wetlands.
2024 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Clarifies various wetland definitions.
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SB 135: Redistricting deadline.
2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Requires certain redistricting authorities to redistrict or recertify election districts before June 30, 2025, if the election district does not have an office on the ballot during the 2024 general election.
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SB 189: Locating and recovering wild game.
2024 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Permits a person to use an unmanned aerial vehicle with infrared abilities to locate and recover a legally taken wild animal.
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SB 29: Town party conventions.
2024 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Specifies the manner of nomination applicable to a candidate for town office in a small town, based on the year in which the election occurs.
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HB 1319: Elkhart County courts.
2025 · Authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote
Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates.
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HB 1320: Beauty apprenticeships.
2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Provides that an individual who completes a United States Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program for barbers or manicurists is eligible to take the licensure examination of the applicable profession.
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HB 1327: Marijuana advertising.
2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee
Provides that a person may not advertise a product containing marijuana or a marijuana business by any medium within the borders of Indiana.
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HB 1329: Beauty preexamination hours.
2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee
Reduces the number of hours an applicant for a cosmetology license must have in order to take the cosmetology licensure examination from 1,500 to 1,000.
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HB 1348: Nonaccredited nonpublic schools.
2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Provides that a high school diploma (diploma) or credential issued by a nonaccredited nonpublic school (school) is legally sufficient to demonstrate that the recipient of the diploma or credential has met the requirements to complete high school.
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HB 1363: Public works projects.
2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee
Provides that a contractor that employs 10 or more employees on a design-build public works project must provide its employees access to a training program applicable to the tasks to be performed in the normal course of the employee's employment with the contractor on the public project.
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HB 1467: Campaign finance.
2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Prohibits a foreign national from making a contribution in connection with a public question.
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HB 1679: Various elections matters.
2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Modifies the definition of "candidate".
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HB 1680: Various elections matters.
2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Modifies the definition of "auxiliary party organization".
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HB 1681: Local public questions.
2025 · Authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate
Provides that a local public question or referendum may be placed on the ballot only at a general election.
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HB 1684: Irretrievable breakdown of marriage.
2025 · Authored · withdrawn
Provides that if the parties to a petition for dissolution of marriage are the parents of one or more minor children for whom the parties have legal and physical custody, and the sole ground for dissolution of the marriage asserted in the petition is irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, a court may enter a dissolution decree only if: (1) at least one party to the petition presents a witness at
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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.
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HB 1133: Cosmetology licensure compact.
2025 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote
Establishes the cosmetology licensure compact (compact).
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HB 1144: Courts.
2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Provides that the judges of the Marion County juvenile courts may not appoint more than 11 magistrates.
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HB 1197: Election matters.
2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Requires particular candidates for selection for an appointment pro tempore to an office to: (1) comply with qualification requirements imposed on candidates for election to the office; and (2) if the individual is a candidate for selection by a caucus, be affiliated with the political party holding the caucus.
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HB 1381: Elkhart County courts.
2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates.
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HB 1406: Contracts with CSA and student training providers.
2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
Provides that individuals and entities that participate in designated and approved course sequences, career courses, apprenticeships, and programs of study leading to industry recognized credentials or work based learning courses (participating entities) may be awarded a contract for a public works project at any contractor tier.
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HB 1489: Indiana-Ireland trade commission.
2025 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Establishes the Indiana-Ireland trade commission (commission) to advance bilateral trade and investment between Indiana and Ireland and other related matters.
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HB 1503: Adoption incentive programs.
2025 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote
Creates the Indiana adoption services authority (authority) and establishes the board of directors of the authority.
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HB 1520: Professional licensing.
2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee
Removes the following licensing provisions: (1) hearing aid dealers; (2) auctioneers and auction companies; and (3) electrologists.
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SB 199: Conduct of primary elections.
2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Provides that two or more candidates of a political party may sign a written statement indicating their desire to name a watcher to be present at a county primary election.
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SB 526: Absentee ballot retraction.
2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Requires a county election board to test certain voting machines to ensure that an absentee ballot can be retracted before tabulation of the ballot if the ballot is required to be rejected.
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SB 10: Voter registration.
2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Specifies that proof of identification may not include a document issued by an educational institution.
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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.
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SB 143: Parental rights.
2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Provides that a governmental entity may not substantially burden certain parental rights unless the burden, as applied to the parent and the child, is required to advance a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of advancing the governmental interest.
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SB 287: School board matters.
2025 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Requires a petition of nomination for a school board office to state one of the following: (1) The candidate's political party affiliation.
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SB 355: Municipal elections.
2025 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)
Moves, as a general rule, elections of town officers to even-numbered years.
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SB 73: Sale of utility trailers.
2025 · Co-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.
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HB 1057: Public works projects.
2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee
Provides that a contractor that employs 10 or more employees on a design-build public works project must provide its employees access to a training program applicable to the tasks to be performed in the normal course of the employee's employment with the contractor on the public project.
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HB 1173: Designated public forums.
2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee
Defines a "designated public forum".
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HB 1330: Elimination of township assessors.
2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee
Abolishes the office of township assessor, in counties in which the office of township assessor has not already been abolished, if the county council and county commissioners unanimously vote to abolish the office and consolidate it with the office of the county assessor.
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HB 1331: School scholarship tax credits.
2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee
Increases the percentage of the contribution allowed to be claimed for the school scholarship tax credit (tax credit) from 50% to 75%.
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HB 1359: Scanning ballots.
2026 · Authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate
Specifies a process by which certain counties may scan voted optical scan ballot cards during the early voting period and on election day without using secrecy envelopes.
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HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.
2026 · Co-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.
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HB 1377: Straight ticket voting.
2026 · Co-authored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Repeals provisions that prohibit counting straight party votes for candidates for election to an at-large district to which more than one person may be elected.
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HB 1381: Removal of city or town fiscal officer.
2026 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate (not reported from Senate committee)
Allows the legislative body of a city or town (municipality) to petition a court for removal of the municipality's fiscal officer for any of the following: (1) Charging illegal fees for services.
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SB 12: Prohibition of ranked choice voting.
2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting.
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SB 13: Motor vehicle equipment requirements.
2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Adds an exception to certain motor vehicle equipment requirements for vehicle chassis that are a part of a vehicle manufacturer's work in process and are towed for a distance of less than 40 miles.
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SB 211: Cancellation of caucus meeting.
2026 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House (not reported from House committee)
Allows a person who wishes to be a candidate for a pro tempore appointment to certain local offices or school board offices to file a declaration of candidacy with the chair of the caucus or the circuit court clerk.
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SB 233: Powers and duties of the election commission.
2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Separates out the procedures for how a county election board and the Indiana election commission (commission) may administratively disband certain committees into two different sections of the Indiana Code.
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SB 270: Township mergers.
2026 · Co-sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor
Requires the department of local government finance (department) not later than December 31, 2026, to compile data on each township (excluding townships in Marion County) and assign points based upon the township government's performance.