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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 31

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 31 includes portions of Grant and Madison counties, including Marion, according to the House Republican caucus and the Robins campaign [5, 16].
  • Goss-Reaves is seeking her second full term. Wikipedia lists her as the only Republican and Katie Robins as the only Democrat who filed for the May 5, 2026 primaries [4].
  • No debate or forum between the two candidates was found as of October 10, 2026.
  • Robins's campaign criticizes Goss-Reaves's votes on the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1), the 2025 budget (HEA 1001) and other bills; Goss-Reaves's caucus releases emphasize her health-care, child-welfare and veterans' property-tax work [16, 11, 17].

Candidates on the ballot

Lori J. Goss-Reaves

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Professor of social work and director of field placement at Indiana Wesleyan University [5]

Rep. Lori Goss-Reaves, the Republican incumbent, is a social work professor at Indiana Wesleyan University who has focused on health-care licensing, child welfare and behavioral health [5, 11].

Goss-Reaves's background

  • Professor of social work and director of field placement at Indiana Wesleyan University; earned a master's in social work from IUPUI and a doctorate in social work from Capella University, according to the caucus [5].
  • Previously worked as a social worker for children with developmental disabilities and as a mental health therapist; serves on the Prevent Child Abuse Council of Grant County [5].
  • Lives in Marion [5].

Goss-Reaves's positions

Health care

  • Said of her 2026 dental-licensing law: "This legislation removes unnecessary barriers while maintaining strong standards for care" [11].
  • Co-authored 2026 laws limiting "fail first" step-therapy for advanced metastatic cancer and requiring addiction recovery centers to register with the state, according to the caucus [12].

Child care & families

  • Supported SEA 4 (2026), which allowed state reserve funds to expand child care vouchers, and HEA 1177 (2026) expanding the employer child care tax credit; said, "Access to affordable child care is essential for family stability" [14].

Property taxes

  • Has promoted 2026's HEA 1210, which the caucus said makes totally disabled veterans' primary residences fully exempt from property tax and converts some veterans' deductions into credits [17].

Elections & redistricting

  • Voted yes on the December 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill (HB 1032) [9].

How Goss-Reaves would run the office

  • Will serve on the 2026 Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health and Human Services; said the work offers "an opportunity to get feedback, evaluate what is working, and identify solutions to improve access and outcomes" [15].

Goss-Reaves on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No public statements by Goss-Reaves about her challenger were found.

How Goss-Reaves got on the ballot

  • Took office in June 2023 to fill the rest of former Rep. Ann Vermilion's term, and was elected unopposed in 2024 [3, 4].
  • Wikipedia lists her as the only declared candidate in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [4].

Goss-Reaves's endorsements and funding

  • Was named 2026 Legislator of the Year by the Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care, according to the caucus [5].

What we could not find about Goss-Reaves

  • No campaign website, candidate questionnaire or interview from the 2026 campaign was found.
  • Her votes on 2025 SEA 1 and HEA 1001 were not independently verified (the Robins campaign says she voted yes).
  • No campaign finance totals were found.

Goss-Reaves's record in office

Indiana House record, District 31 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
21
5 became law
Co-authored
48
27 became law
Sponsored
9
4 became law
Co-sponsored
10
6 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Insurance (Vice Chair)
  • Family, Children and Human Affairs
  • Public Health
  • Public Health, Behavioral Health, and Human Services, Interim Study Committee on (House Majority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2024: Yes 279, No 30, Not voting 1
  • 2025: Yes 415, No 95
  • 2026: Yes 279, No 93, Excused 3, Not voting 2
How Goss-Reaves voted on 37 selected bills
The 88 bills Goss-Reaves carried

  • HB 1138: Professional licensing matters.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Removes references to a quality review in provisions relating to the licensing of accountants.

  • HB 1139: CHINS and TPR proceedings.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a juvenile court to extend the time to complete a factfinding hearing for a child in need of services (CHINS) petition under certain conditions.

  • HB 1140: Age verification for material harmful to minors.

    2024 · 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.

  • HB 1141: Crimes against unborn child.

    2024 · Authored · withdrawn

    Provides that a pregnant woman charged with a drug crime may be referred to the forensic diversion program or a drug court at an initial hearing.

  • HB 1150: Juvenile victims of human trafficking.

    2024 · 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 1418: Forensic diversion and drug courts.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a pregnant woman charged with a drug crime may be referred to a forensic diversion program or a drug court at an initial hearing.

  • 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 1047: Sexual offenses.

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

    Provides that an action for injury to a person that results from the sexual abuse of a child, that has expired under the current statute of limitations, may be commenced before July 1, 2025, against specified entities seeking bankruptcy protection, if certain circumstances exist.

  • HB 1051: Communication between caregivers and parents.

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

    Adds language providing that supporting and facilitating two-way communication between parents and foster parents or kinship caregivers is a state policy.

  • HB 1056: Representation of qualified foster children.

    2024 · Co-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 1058: Breast cancer screening and services.

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

    Specifies that coverage of breast cancer rehabilitative services and reconstructive surgery incident to a mastectomy includes chest wall reconstruction and aesthetic flat closure.

  • HB 1063: Age verification.

    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.

  • HB 1064: DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies.

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

    Relocates the definition of "foster youth".

  • 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 1187: Special service review team and emergency placement.

    2024 · Co-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 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.

  • HB 1369: Family and juvenile law matters.

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

    Amends the definition for "act of rape", only for the purposes of IC 31-35-3.5 (termination of parent-child relationship of an individual who committed an act of rape), to include child molestation and sexual misconduct with a minor.

  • SB 109: Adult protective services.

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

    Allows the division of aging to contract with a person qualified to provide adult protective services.

  • 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 233: Certified community behavioral health clinics.

    2024 · Co-sponsored · passed the Senate only; did not pass the House

    Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services and the division of mental health and addiction to include each community mental health center that meets certain requirements in: (1) the community mental health services demonstration program (program), if Indiana is approved to participate in the program and as a state plan amendment for specified reimbursement after the program

  • SB 45: Trauma informed care.

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

    Requires the Indiana state board of nursing to study whether trauma informed care should be included as part of the required curriculum for nursing education programs.

  • HB 1031: Dental matters.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies the persons that may file an action to obtain an injunction against an individual practicing dentistry without a license and the action that is required or allowed to be included in an injunction.

  • HB 1206: Reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires, beginning January 1, 2026, Medicaid reimbursement for dental procedures performed where the patient is under anesthesia at an ambulatory outpatient surgical center at a rate that is equal to 100% of the Medicare reimbursement rate for the same service.

  • HB 1207: Space science and technology grant program.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the space science and technology grant program to provide grants to eligible entities to develop and implement high quality, innovative educational opportunities in schools, with a focus in atmospheric and outer space exploration.

  • HB 1571: Pharmacists.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Removes the authority of the state health commissioner's designated public health authority to issue a standing order, prescription, or protocol (standing order) to allow certain health practitioners to administer or dispense an immunization or a pharmacist a smoking cessation product.

  • HB 1572: Hearing aids and speech-language pathologists.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Adds speech-language pathology assistant to the definition of "practitioner" for purposes of the provision of telehealth.

  • HB 1573: Impairment for mental illness.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Specifies the circumstances under which an employer under the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund is required to pay for certain mental health care and treatment.

  • HB 1574: School based family mental health pilot program.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the school based family mental health pilot program (program) to provide mental health services to students in school based settings, through a partnership between a health care provider and at least one school, that allow the student's family to participate in the services remotely.

  • HB 1575: Delivery of services to dual eligible individuals.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (FSSA) to conduct a study of the means by which the state can optimize the delivery of services to individuals who are: (1) intellectually disabled and mentally ill; or (2) mentally ill and addicted to alcohol or a controlled substance.

  • HB 1576: Small town opportunity initiative.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Adds provisions concerning the awarding of redevelopment tax credits by the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC) for projects located in counties, cities, and towns that meet specified population and project criteria.

  • HB 1665: Study of the Cardinal Greenway.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that, not later than July 1, 2026, the department of natural resources shall study the economic and environmental impact of the state acquiring and protecting the Cardinal Greenway.

  • HB 1099: Safe haven infants and foster youth.

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

    Provides that the maximum age for a safe haven infant is 60 days of age.

  • HB 1107: Funding for family recovery courts.

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

    Establishes the family recovery court fund and provides that money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purpose of funding family recovery courts.

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

    2025 · Co-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 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 1299: Funding for breast cancer research.

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

    Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish a program to provide grants to cancer centers in Indiana to increase breast cancer research projects or breast cancer clinical trials.

  • HB 1385: Health care facility employees.

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

    Provides an exception to one of the disqualifying conditions for a nurse aide or other unlicensed employee.

  • HB 1391: Services for the aged and disabled.

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

    Allows the office of the secretary of family and social services (office of the secretary) to study and prepare a report containing recommendations for realigning and consolidating the local area agency on aging (area agency) planning and service areas.

  • HB 1404: Parental support services.

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

    Requires the governing body of a school corporation to adopt rules establishing a safety plan that provides steps for the school corporation to request assistance from the department of child services (department) to ensure a student is receiving appropriate intervention.

  • 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 1586: Medicaid funding.

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

    Makes changes in Medicaid payment formulas and assessment of the hospital assessment fee.

  • HB 1605: Juvenile law matters.

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

    Requires the family and social services administration (FSSA) to provide address information to the department of child services (department) under specified circumstances subject to federal approval of a state plan amendment or waiver allowing FSSA to do so.

  • HB 1666: Ownership of health care providers.

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

    Requires reporting of certain ownership information by: (1) a hospital to the Indiana department of health (state department); (2) certain health care entities to the secretary of state; and (3) an insurer, a third party administrator, and a pharmacy benefit manager to the department of insurance.

  • SB 121: Restrictions on using nets or traps for minnows.

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

    Prohibits the use of specific devices to take minnows from a waterway unless certain conditions are met.

  • SB 181: Nurse training in trauma informed care.

    2025 · 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 216: Mental health professionals.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows certain individuals to take the examination for licensure as a social worker before having completed the bachelor's degree.

  • SB 497: Tax credit for newborn children.

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

    Establishes a tax credit for newborn children, which an eligible taxpayer may claim only in the first taxable year in which a particular newborn child is eligible for the exemption allowed under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

  • SB 505: Emergency transport to appropriate facility.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows, subject to a written agreement concerning the transport of individuals, an emergency medical responder, an emergency medical technician, an advanced emergency medical technician, or a paramedic (emergency medical services personnel) to transport an individual to: (1) a health care facility; (2) a mental health facility; or (3) an urgent care facility; that can provide the individual with a

  • SB 96: Pharmacist administration of immunizations.

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

    Allows a pharmacist to administer an immunization that is recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and approved by federal Food and Drug Administration to a group of individuals under a drug order, under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a physician if certain conditions are met.

  • SB 118: 340B drug program report.

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

    Requires certain entities authorized to participate in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program to annually report specified data to the Indiana department of health (state department).

  • SB 498: Child services.

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

    Allows the Indiana board of pharmacy to release confidential information received by the INSPECT program to a supervisor of the department of child services (department) who is engaged in an investigation or adjudication of child abuse or neglect.

  • HB 1046: Family recovery court fund.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the family recovery court fund (fund).

  • HB 1076: Liability connected with off-road vehicle use.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an owner, a spectator, and a promoter are immune from civil liability arising from a claim brought by a participant or the participant's personal representative concerning the damage to or the loss of the participant's property or the participant's injury or death that results from the inherent risks of off-road vehicle use.

  • HB 1253: Various crimes and child protection.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Adds family case managers to the list of individuals who are designated as Indiana first responders.

  • HB 1254: Various dental matters; respiratory care.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Amends the educational requirements for dental hygienists.

  • HB 1410: Law enforcement officer training requirements.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that, on or before July 1, 2027, the law enforcement training board shall establish a program to allow a law enforcement officer who has successfully completed the Tier II basic training requirement to subsequently complete the additional Tier I basic training requirements.

  • HB 1012: Medicaid matters.

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

    Amends the duties of the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) concerning home and community based services waivers (waiver).

  • 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 1036: Children in need of services.

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

    Requires the department of child services, subject to certain procedural safeguards, to have in-person contact with an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect: (1) before concluding an assessment; and (2) before dismissing or terminating a pending child in need of services case with the juvenile court.

  • HB 1044: Insurance coverage for public safety employees.

    2026 · Co-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 1056: Resisting law enforcement conflict resolution.

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

    Resolves a conflict between HEA 1014-2025 and HEA 1637-2025.

  • HB 1085: Civil liability for child sexual abuse material.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Permits an individual depicted in child sexual abuse material or obscene material on the Internet, or exposed to obscene material on the Internet, to bring a civil action against a person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) allows or facilitates access to the material on the Internet; (2) disseminates the material on the Internet; or (3) is a content provider of prohibited material.

  • 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 1093: Student bullying and abusive behavior.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Revises the definition of "bullying".

  • 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 1114: Coverage for certain cancer prescriptions.

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

    Prohibits a state employee health plan, a policy of accident and sickness insurance, and a health maintenance organization that provides coverage for advanced, metastatic cancer and associated conditions from requiring that, before providing coverage for a prescription drug, the insured fail to successfully respond to a different prescription drug or prove a history of failure of a different presc

  • HB 1140: Sale and resale of event tickets.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that certain actions taken by a ticket issuer or ticket reseller with respect to tickets sold or resold for entertainment events constitute deceptive acts.

  • HB 1187: Property tax credits for veterans.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases the property tax deduction for a veteran who is totally disabled to an amount equal to 100% of the assessed value of the individual's real property (instead of $14,000).

  • HB 1201: Various mental health and insurance matters.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits the use of an artificial intelligence system to impersonate or act as a substitute for a licensed mental health professional.

  • HB 1252: Broker companies.

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

    Requires a broker company who refers a client or customer to another broker company to disclose if the broker company may be compensated for referring the client or customer.

  • HB 1257: Child services matters.

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

    Adds four members to the statewide child fatality review committee, one of whom is appointed by each of the following: (1) The speaker of the house of representatives.

  • HB 1271: Payment of health claims.

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

    Requires a hospital to: (1) disclose information concerning payment assistance programs; (2) post signs concerning the programs in specified locations of the hospital; and (3) make information concerning the programs available to individuals through the hospital's patient portal.

  • HB 1277: Health and human services matters.

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

    Amends the duties of the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) concerning Medicaid home and community based services waivers (waiver).

  • HB 1296: Mental health services.

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

    Requires the secretary of family and social services to certify integrated reentry and correctional support programs.

  • HB 1328: Charges for hospital administered drugs.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits a hospital from billing for an administered drug an amount that exceeds the lesser of the following: (1) 120% of the Medicare reimbursement rate for the administered drug.

  • HB 1358: Indiana department of health.

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

    Changes the statewide standing order for the dispensing of a smoking cessation product to a tobacco, vaping, or nicotine cessation product.

  • HB 1392: Involuntary substance use disorder treatment.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows an individual's spouse, legal guardian, friend, or relative to petition a court for involuntary substance use disorder treatment.

  • HB 1397: Redevelopment tax credits.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that $50,000,000 of the $300,000,000 of the Indiana economic development corporation's annual certifiable tax credit amount must be allocated to the small town opportunity initiative (initiative).

  • SB 157: Disclosures related to prescription drugs.

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

    Requires certain pharmacists or pharmacies to provide the amount of the national average drug acquisition cost for a generic drug on the written materials provided to an individual at the point of sale of the generic drug.

  • SB 180: Various health care matters.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Eliminates a requirement that home health aide competency evaluation program training include at least 75 hours of training and 16 hours of classroom training before supervised practical training.

  • SB 262: INSPECT program.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Sets forth the circumstances in which a dispenser is not required to transmit certain information to the INSPECT program (program).

  • SB 171: Family and children matters.

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

    Requires the local office of the department of child services to provide notice of an adoption petition to the court in which a CHINS proceeding is open or pending.

  • SB 21: State sandwich.

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

    Designates the breaded tenderloin sandwich as the official state sandwich of Indiana.

  • 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 85: Health care debt and costs.

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

    Authorizes the attorney general to enforce provisions concerning health care debt wage garnishment and principal residence lien restrictions and establish a complaint process.

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 Goss-Reaves's record came from

Sources for Goss-Reaves

Katie Robins

Democratic

Work
Intensive-care nurse since 2020 [19]

Katie Robins, the Democratic nominee, is an ICU nurse from Marion running on affordability, health care, public-school funding and utility costs [18, 19].

Robins's background

  • Raised in Kokomo, graduated from Kokomo High School in 2015 and attended Indiana University Kokomo for nursing, according to her campaign [19].
  • Began working as an intensive-care nurse in 2020 as COVID-19 reached Indiana, her campaign says [19].
  • Lives in Marion [19].

Robins's positions

Property taxes

  • Wrote in an August 2026 campaign newsletter that SEA 1 provides homeowners up to $300 in credits while letting businesses exempt up to $2 million in personal property, and that it will reduce revenue for local governments and schools [20].
  • Supports the Mississinewa Community Schools operating referendum on the November 2026 ballot, saying SEA 1 is forecast to cut more than $1.2 million from the district [20].

Education

  • Supports "fully funded public education" and has criticized the expansion of private school vouchers in the 2025 budget [18, 16].

Health care

  • Supports affordable, accessible health care, particularly in rural areas, and funding for veterans' care [18].
  • Criticizes stricter Medicaid eligibility checks in 2025 SEA 2 and 2026 SEA 1 [16].

Housing

  • Supports affordable housing solutions and "responsible approaches to rent stabilization" [18].

Energy & utilities

  • Says families need protection from "unpredictable rate increases" in utility bills [18].

Economy & jobs

  • Supports road and transportation investment, workers' rights and fair wages [18].

How Robins would run the office

  • Lists her priorities as affordability and housing, health care and veterans' support, public education, infrastructure and workers, and civic engagement [18].

Robins on the current officeholder

  • Her campaign's district page lists votes it attributes to Goss-Reaves, including yes votes on the 2025 budget (HEA 1001), the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1), partisan school board elections (2025 SEA 287), 2026 HB 1302 (labor matters), 2026 SEA 76 (immigration enforcement) and 2026 SEA 277 (environmental management), and votes against utility-bill amendments [16].
  • Wrote that a "lack of transparency and accountability from our current elected officials" on SEA 1 was one reason she decided to run [20].

How Robins got on the ballot

  • Wikipedia lists her as the only declared candidate in the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary [4].

Robins's endorsements and funding

  • iVoterGuide lists endorsements from Run for Something, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, UAW Region 2B and Indiana Reproductive Freedom PAC [21].

What we could not find about Robins

  • No news coverage of her candidacy (for example, by the Chronicle-Tribune or Herald Bulletin) was found.
  • No campaign finance totals were found.
  • Her campaign's vote claims (HEA 1001, SEA 1, SEA 287 and others) could not be checked against official roll calls; BillTrack50 confirms Goss-Reaves voted yes on 2026 HB 1302, SEA 76 and SEA 277.

Robins's campaign website

Sources for Robins

Key points

  • Robins's campaign criticizes Goss-Reaves's votes on the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1), the 2025 budget (HEA 1001) and other bills; Goss-Reaves's caucus releases emphasize her health-care, child-welfare and veterans' property-tax work. (Katie Robins For Indiana)
  • Goss-Reaves is seeking her second full term. Wikipedia lists her as the only Republican and Katie Robins as the only Democrat who filed for the May 5, 2026 primaries. (Wikipedia)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Goss-Reaves takes oath to serve as state representative for House District 31 (Indiana House Republicans)
  4. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  5. Lori Goss-Reaves - member page (Indiana House Republicans)
  6. Lori Goss-Reaves legislator vote record (BillTrack50)
  7. Governor ceremonially signs bill authored by Goss-Reaves to modernize dental licensing and strengthen health care workforce (Indiana House Republicans)
  8. Governor ceremonially signs bill co-authored by Goss-Reaves to strengthen cancer care, child safety, and family support (Indiana House Republicans)
  9. Rep. Goss-Reaves: Additional $200 million in state funding to be invested in child care assistance (Indiana House Republicans)
  10. Madison County legislators receive 2026 summer study committee appointments (Indiana House Republicans)
  11. District 31 (Katie Robins For Indiana)
  12. Rep. Goss-Reaves clarifies property tax relief changes for Indiana veterans (Indiana House Republicans)
  13. Katie Robins for Indiana (home page) (Katie Robins For Indiana)
  14. About Katie Robins (Katie Robins For Indiana)
  15. House District 31 Happenings (Katie Robins For Indiana)
  16. Katie Robins - Indiana State Representative, District 31 (iVoterGuide)
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