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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 33

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 33 includes all of Blackford and Randolph counties and parts of Jay, Delaware and Henry counties, including Albany, Dunkirk and Portland [17, 3].
  • The race is a rematch: Bartlett was the Democratic nominee in 2022 and 2024 [18, 19]. Wikipedia reports Prescott won 73% of the vote in 2024 [19].
  • Prescott and Bartlett were the only candidates listed in their parties' May 5, 2026 primaries [19]; both are on the November ballot [2].
  • Key differences: Prescott voted for SEA 1 (2025) [9] and is proposing to replace property taxes with a sales tax on services [15]; Bartlett says SEA 1 favored businesses [17] and calls Prescott's replacement plan a tax increase [20]. Bartlett opposes data center development [17]; no statement from Prescott on data centers was found.
  • No general-election debate or forum for this race was found. Muncie Resists invited state legislative primary candidates to a March 19, 2026 forum in Muncie [21]; which candidates attended was not reported.

Candidates on the ballot

John E Bartlett

Democratic

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IT service team leader; more than 25 years in IT support in Indianapolis [22]

John E. Bartlett is a Blackford County IT service team leader and former Blackford County Democratic Party chair, running for the seat for the third time [17, 22, 18]. He focuses on rural economic development, public schools, property-tax assessment and opposition to data centers [17, 23].

Bartlett's background

  • IT service team leader; age 55; lives near Hartford City on a farm his grandparents bought [17, 22].
  • Graduated from Monroe Central High School and Indiana University; has worked in IT support in Indianapolis for more than 25 years, according to his campaign [22].
  • Chaired the Blackford County Democratic Party from 2018 to 2024; former Cubmaster and volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and Second Harvest Food Bank, per his campaign [22].
  • Was the Democratic nominee for this seat in 2022 and 2024 [18, 19].

Bartlett's positions

Property taxes

  • Says SEA 1 (2025) "gave huge tax breaks to businesses and gave nothing to the people who needed it" and did not address the assessment process [17].
  • Proposes averaging several points in time when assessing market value, better comparable-sales data, and an optional monthly payment plan for property taxes [20].

Data centers

  • Opposes data centers, citing water and electricity use, damage to land and few local jobs: "They must be stopped before we sell off everything we are" [17].

Education

  • Wants to stop funding private schools through vouchers, raise teacher salaries, reduce emphasis on testing and stop forced consolidation such as at Union School Corp. [23, 24].

Economy & jobs

  • Top priority: "Rebuild economies in rural Indiana by improving education, health care, and infrastructure in our rural communities" [17]; supports rural fiber broadband [23].

Health care

  • Calls health care a right and wants limits on corporate consolidation of rural health systems [23]; says nonprofit health care companies should be made to act as nonprofits [17].

Agriculture

  • Wants to limit expansion of corporate agriculture to protect family farms [23].

Other

  • Says Indiana should consider legalizing cannabis and use the revenue to reduce other taxes; supports ending daylight saving time and moving to Central time [23].

How Bartlett would run the office

  • Would push tax law changes that benefit lower-income residents first, control health care costs and build affordable housing [17].

Bartlett on the current officeholder

  • In a July 2026 campaign post after attending one of Prescott's property-tax meetings, Bartlett called the replacement plan "a HUGE TAX INCREASE" and said Prescott's estimates "don't add up"; he also wrote that Prescott, asked how schools would cope with lost revenue, said they would need to cut budgets, which Bartlett said could mean school closures [20].
  • In the same post Bartlett said Prescott was the only House member to vote against a 2019 property-tax deduction for disabled veterans (SB 280) [20]. No response from Prescott was found.
  • Says Republicans' long-held supermajority has left them "accustomed to not needing to hear any other points of view" [17].

How Bartlett got on the ballot

  • Listed as the only Democratic candidate in the May 5, 2026 primary [19].

Bartlett's endorsements and funding

  • Top donors listed by WFYI via Transparency USA: AFT Indiana PAC, ActBlue Indiana and three individuals [17].
  • Campaign site says he is a member of the Indiana Rural Summit [24].

What we could not find about Bartlett

  • Bartlett's claim about Prescott's 2019 SB 280 vote could not be checked against the official roll call.
  • Local coverage of Bartlett's 2026 campaign announcement (Muncie Star Press) could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • Not to be confused with State Rep. John Bartlett (D-Indianapolis, HD 95), whose name appears in House roll calls.
  • No fundraising totals found.

Bartlett's campaign website

Sources for Bartlett

John (J.D.) Prescott

RepublicanIncumbent

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Real estate agent; has worked on Prescott Farms [3]

J.D. Prescott is the Republican incumbent, first elected in 2018 [3]. His campaign lists his priorities as opposing abortion, cutting taxes, attracting high-paying jobs and protecting local control [25, 17].

Prescott's background

  • Real estate agent; lives in Union City; graduated from Winchester Community High School and worked on Prescott Farms [3].
  • President of the Randolph County Young Farmers organization and a member of the Saratoga Lions Club, per the caucus [3].

Prescott's positions

Property taxes

  • Proposes ending property-tax assessments after 2027 and replacing the revenue with the 7% sales tax extended to most services, keeping existing exemptions for health care and education; about 45% of revenue would go to schools [15].
  • Said: "This proposal offers a different approach by replacing property taxes with a consumption-based system that is more transparent, more predictable and fairer for taxpayers" [15].

Immigration

  • Sponsored SEA 76 (2026) requiring local compliance with federal immigration detainers; said it will ensure "all levels of government are working together to enforce our laws" [14].

Elections & redistricting

  • Supported the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting after initially opposing it [12, 13]; sponsored partisan disclosure for school board candidates (SB 287, 2025) [7].

Other

  • Campaign site lists "100% Pro-Life," support for the Second Amendment, school choice and lower health care and prescription costs [25].

How Prescott would run the office

  • Plans to reintroduce his property-tax replacement bill in the 2027 session [15, 16].

Prescott on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No statements by Prescott about Bartlett were found.

How Prescott got on the ballot

  • Listed as the only Republican candidate in the May 5, 2026 primary [19].

Prescott's endorsements and funding

  • WFYI found no donor records for Prescott via Transparency USA [17].
  • The House Republican caucus says Prescott scored above 90% on the Indiana Chamber of Commerce's 2025 legislator scorecard [26].

What we could not find about Prescott

  • Did not answer WFYI's 2026 survey; his campaign website appears to date from 2024 and has no 2026-specific platform.
  • Final outcome of SB 287 (2025) was not confirmed.
  • No response to Bartlett's criticisms found.

Prescott's record in office

Indiana House record, District 33 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
28
4 became law
Co-authored
49
12 became law
Sponsored
11
4 became law
Co-sponsored
17
13 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Elections and Apportionment
  • Judiciary
  • Ways and Means
  • Agricultural Promotion and Regulation Task Force (House Majority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 383, No 93, Excused 13, Not voting 2
  • 2024: Yes 248, No 45, Excused 16, Not voting 1
  • 2025: Yes 379, No 111, Excused 13, Not voting 7
  • 2026: Yes 239, No 116, Excused 15, Not voting 7
How Prescott voted on 37 selected bills
The 105 bills Prescott carried

  • HB 1141: Cap on assessed valuation increase for homesteads.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Limits the annual increase in assessed value of a homestead to 5% unless: (1) ownership of the homestead changes; or (2) the increase results from physical changes to the homestead.

  • HB 1142: Law enforcement recordings.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the direct cost that a state or local agency may charge for providing a copy of a law enforcement recording (recording) includes labor costs incurred to: (1) obscure nondisclosable information in the recording; and (2) perform an administrative review of the recording to determine if all nondisclosable information has been obscured.

  • HB 1143: Designation of state nickname.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that "The Hoosier State" is designated as the official nickname of the state of Indiana.

  • HB 1144: State employment of probation officers.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a probation officer is a state employee whose salary is: (1) fixed by the appointing court in accordance with minimum compensation requirements adopted by the judicial conference of Indiana; and (2) paid from the state general fund.

  • HB 1145: Delaware County magistrate.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the judges of the Delaware circuit court to appoint a full-time magistrate.

  • HB 1428: School board elections.

    2023 · Authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    Provides that a candidate for a school board office may not be an employee or agent of that school corporation.

  • HB 1429: Communications infrastructure in utility easement.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if an electricity supplier provides a property owner with notice of the electricity supplier's intent to: (1) install new communications infrastructure; or (2) allow: (A) an affiliated entity of the electricity supplier; or (B) a communications service provider; to install new communications infrastructure; within an electric easement on the property, the property owner shall allow t

  • HB 1516: Comparative college and career information.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Tasks the commission for higher education (commission), the department of education, and the department of workforce development to collect and compile certain information concerning: (1) postsecondary education; (2) career and technical education; (3) workforce qualifications; (4) workforce earnings; and (5) workforce debt.

  • HB 1517: Social media.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the office of technology to restrict access to TikTok or WeChat applications or any other applications developed by ByteDance Limited or Tencent Holdings Limited, and prohibits persons from accessing those applications or visiting those websites on a state owned, operated, or maintained device.

  • HJR 1: Gubernatorial line of succession.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: became law (no signature action listed)

    Removes the superintendent of public instruction from the list of officeholders who shall discharge the powers and duties of the governor if the office of the governor and lieutenant governor are both vacant.

  • 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 1015: Worksite speed control pilot program.

    2023 · Co-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 1083: Student immunizations.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Removes a requirement that a school corporation record or include certain immunization information in the official high school transcript for a high school student.

  • 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.

  • HB 1231: Gender transition procedures for minors.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits specified health care professionals from providing gender transition procedures to a minor that are intended to alter the gender of the minor or delay puberty.

  • HB 1268: Seat belts on school buses.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a governing body, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school seeking to purchase a school bus or special purpose bus to: (1) request information concerning the cost of purchasing a school bus or special purpose bus equipped with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts; and (2) hold a public meeting on the costs and benefits of purchasing a school bus or special purpose bus with 3-point

  • HB 1290: Earned income tax credit.

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

    Recouples the state earned income tax credit qualifications with the federal earned income tax credit qualifications under the Internal Revenue Code as in effect January 1, 2023.

  • HB 1368: School scholarships.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the definition of "eligible choice scholarship student" for purposes of eligibility under the choice scholarship program.

  • HB 1448: Sales tax exemption for agricultural equipment.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a transaction involving a person's acquisition of agricultural machinery, tools, or equipment is exempt from the application of the state gross retail tax regardless of whether the person also intends to use the property for a nonexempt purpose and that such a transaction may not be prorated.

  • HB 1478: Meat expansion and development program.

    2023 · Co-authored · reported from House committee; no House third-reading vote

    Establishes the meat processing investment grant program fund to provide grants to eligible applicants.

  • HB 1601: Exemption from permitting requirements.

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

    Provides that a forestry operation that conducts its operations in compliance with the Indiana Logging and Forestry Best Management Practices Field Guide published by the Indiana department of natural resources is exempt from any requirement to obtain a permit from the department of natural resources or the department of environmental management concerning forestry activities confined to a waterwa

  • HB 1619: Lawful carry by state elected officials and staff.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Permits a member of the general assembly, professional staff of the general assembly, and a state officer to carry a handgun within the state capitol building and on the property of the Indiana government center campus if the person is not prohibited from carrying a handgun by state or federal law.

  • SB 350: Professional licensing.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a unit may not regulate behavioral health and human services that are: (1) licensed or certified; or (2) exempted from licensure or certification; by the behavioral health and human services licensing board.

  • SB 37: Food and beverage taxes.

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

    Requires each local unit that imposes a food and beverage tax to annually report information concerning distributions and expenditures of amounts received from the food and beverage tax.

  • SB 74: Local use of restricted funds.

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

    Defines "preservation" for purposes of provisions that require counties, cities, and towns to use at least 50% of the money distributed from the motor vehicle highway account for construction, reconstruction, and preservation of highways.

  • SB 177: School board candidate filing deadline.

    2023 · Co-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.

  • SB 242: Floodplain mapping.

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

    Repeals the requirement that local floodplain administrators use the "best floodplain mapping data" as provided by the department of natural resources (department) and located on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal when reviewing an application for a permit to authorize construction in or near a floodplain.

  • SB 3: State and local tax review task force.

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

    Establishes the state and local tax review task force (task force).

  • SB 348: Residential harassment.

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

    Makes it residential harassment, a Class C misdemeanor, to picket or protest before or about a person's dwelling with the intent of harassing the person in the person's dwelling.

  • SB 417: Various tax matters.

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

    Makes certain changes to the nonprofit organization sales tax exemption threshold after which nonprofit organizations are required to collect state sales tax.

  • HB 1096: 529 college savings distributions.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Excludes from Indiana adjusted gross income distributions made from a 529 college choice education savings plan (529 account) that are not used to pay qualified higher education expenses but that satisfy each of the requirements under Section 126 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.

  • HB 1097: Designation of state nickname.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that "The Hoosier State" is designated as the official nickname of the state of Indiana.

  • HB 1234: Property tax limits on agricultural real property.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Applies the 2% limitation on property taxes applicable to agricultural land to all agricultural real property, including buildings.

  • HB 1338: Security of property and meeting decorum.

    2024 · 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 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 1016: Candidates for school board office.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a candidate for a school board office may not be an employee or agent of that school corporation.

  • HB 1052: Statute of limitations for certain sex crimes.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the prosecution of Level 1 and Level 2 felony sex offenses to be commenced at any time.

  • HB 1080: Reserve deputy town marshals.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a reserve deputy town marshal may not act in an official capacity as a reserve deputy town marshal unless the reserve deputy town marshal is wearing a distinctive uniform and identification authorized by the town marshal.

  • HB 1129: Transportation projects.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "J-turn intersection".

  • HB 1155: Right to repair.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a manufacturer of a piece of agricultural equipment that is sold in Indiana, subject to certain exceptions, to: (1) provide to an independent service provider or owner of the agricultural equipment any service documentation the manufacturer provides to its authorized service providers; and (2) make available for purchase, upon reasonable terms, any part or tool the manufacturer provides t

  • HB 1209: Rule against perpetuities.

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

    Adds provisions regarding a second power of appointment.

  • HB 1287: Protection of born alive infants.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that when a woman who is in premature labor presents to a hospital, the hospital must inform the woman of the hospital's capabilities of treating the born alive infant and managing a high risk pregnancy and, if the hospital's capabilities interfere with the woman's care, the hospital must provide this information before the woman is admitted to the hospital.

  • HB 1383: Wetlands.

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

    Clarifies various wetland definitions.

  • HB 1401: Various natural resources matters.

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

    Pauses all tax sales on mineral interests for one year.

  • HB 1408: Indiana education scholarship account program.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the: (1) definition of "eligible student" for purposes of eligibility under the Indiana education scholarship account program; and (2) grant amount that an eligible student may receive under the program.

  • HB 1409: Repeal of involuntary firearm removal process.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals provisions concerning the: (1) confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; (2) compilation and publication of statistics related to the confiscation and retention of firearms from a dangerous person; and (3) making of a false report that a person is dangerous.

  • SB 151: Statute of limitations.

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

    Allows the prosecution of Level 3 felony rape and child molesting offenses to be commenced at any time.

  • SB 154: Transportation funding.

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

    Provides that a school corporation may use the school corporation's operations fund for transportation of school children to certain: (1) apprenticeship programs; (2) career and technical education programs; (3) modern youth apprenticeships; and (4) work based learning courses.

  • SB 105: Updated Indiana Drainage Handbook.

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

    Requires the state department of agriculture (department) to oversee and take all actions necessary for the preparation and publication of an updated version of the Indiana Drainage Handbook.

  • SB 140: Natural resources.

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

    Provides that a person may perform certain activities without obtaining a permit from the department of natural resources (department).

  • SB 181: Citizenship and immigration status.

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

    Provides that, if the attorney general determines probable cause exists, the attorney general, rather than any person lawfully domiciled in Indiana, shall bring an action to compel a governmental body or postsecondary educational institution to comply with statutes requiring cooperation with federal immigration officials.

  • SB 183: County option property tax exemption.

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

    Provides that a county fiscal body may adopt an ordinance to exempt mobile homes and manufactured homes located in the county from property taxation (exemption ordinance).

  • SB 214: Student mental health resources.

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

    Requires the department of education, in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to approve and make available student mental health resources for certain schools.

  • SB 241: Taking bobcats.

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

    Requires the department of natural resources to establish and implement a season to take bobcats not later than July 1, 2025.

  • HB 1012: Notice to owner of the site of an accident.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, each law enforcement agency shall adopt and implement protocols for the law enforcement agency to notify a real property owner of: (1) damage to the owner's real property, crops, or a building, structure, or fixture attached to the owner's real property that is reported to a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency; and (2) debris identified by a

  • HB 1013: Designation of state nickname.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that "The Hoosier State" is designated as the official nickname of Indiana.

  • HB 1150: 529 college savings distributions.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Excludes from Indiana adjusted gross income distributions made from a 529 college choice education savings plan (529 account) that are not used to pay qualified higher education expenses but that satisfy each of the requirements under Section 126 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022.

  • HB 1229: Local government finance.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Abolishes the assessment of tangible property after December 31, 2025, and the imposition of property taxes after December 31, 2026.

  • HB 1230: School board elections.

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

    Requires a petition of nomination for a school board office to state one of the following: (1) The candidate's political party affiliation.

  • HB 1231: Display of the Ten Commandments.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires each school corporation to place a durable poster or framed picture representing the text of the Ten Commandments in each school library and classroom.

  • HB 1399: State offense for illegal immigration.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Creates the crime of unlawful presence in Indiana by an alien, a Class A misdemeanor.

  • HB 1531: Various immigration matters.

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

    Provides that if a law enforcement officer, governmental body, or a postsecondary educational institution is made a party to a civil suit and the attorney general determines that the suit has arisen out of certain acts, the attorney general shall defend the law enforcement officer, the governmental body, or the postsecondary educational institution throughout the action.

  • HB 1532: Sports wagering.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a sports wagering certificate holder or vendor may not accept wagers regarding the outcome of an election.

  • 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 1026: Marijuana advertising.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a person may not advertise: (1) a product containing marijuana; or (2) a marijuana business; on a sign within 1,000 feet of certain places.

  • HB 1029: Closed primaries.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a voter may vote at a primary election: (1) only if the voter has properly and timely affiliated with a political party; and (2) held by the political party with which the voter affiliates.

  • HB 1074: Firearms financial transactions.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the Indiana Code chapter concerning the privacy of firearms financial transactions as follows: (1) Amends the definition of "firearm" to specify that a firearm component includes castings and products used in designing, manufacturing, assembling, or fabricating firearms or firearm components.

  • HB 1192: Farmland assessment.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Amends the six year rolling average calculation and the capitalization rate percentage under the statewide agricultural land base rate determination.

  • HB 1266: Statute of limitations for certain sex crimes.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the prosecution of Level 1 and Level 2 felony sex offenses to be commenced at any time.

  • HB 1267: Statute of limitations.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows for the prosecution of: (1) child molesting to be commenced before the date the alleged victim reaches 51 years of age; and (2) rape to be commenced within 15 years after the commission of the offense.

  • HB 1327: Marijuana advertising.

    2025 · Co-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.

  • HB 1336: Health care matters.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a hospital to inform a woman in premature labor of the hospital's capabilities of treating the born alive infant and managing a high risk pregnancy and, if the hospital's capabilities interfere with the woman's care, the hospital must provide this information before the woman is admitted to the hospital.

  • HB 1393: Immigration notice.

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

    Provides that if a law enforcement officer arrests an individual for a felony or a misdemeanor and there is probable cause to believe that the individual is not lawfully present in the United States, the jail or detention facility shall notify the county sheriff of the probable cause during the individual's intake process, and the county sheriff shall notify the proper authority.

  • HB 1394: Authority to deny enrollment to unlawful immigrant.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes a school corporation to deny an immigrant student enrollment in a school operated by the school corporation if the school corporation determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the immigrant student is present in the United States in violation of law.

  • HB 1395: Drug testing requirement for TANF eligibility.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that as a condition of receiving temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), an individual who is at least 18 years of age must submit to and pass: (1) a drug test at the time the individual applies to receive TANF; and (2) routine, randomly scheduled drug tests while the individual is receiving TANF (required drug tests).

  • HB 1418: Employing an unauthorized alien.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires certain employers to use the E-Verify program to verify the work eligibility status of all employees of the employer hired after June 30, 2025.

  • HB 1419: Grain indemnity.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "revocation of a license".

  • HB 1611: Exemption from daylight saving time.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Exempts Indiana from daylight saving time.

  • HB 1660: Excused absence from school.

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

    Provides that the governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of a school student if the student participates in certain events offered by the National FFA Organization, the Indiana FFA Association, or a 4-H club.

  • HJR 5: Suspension of prosecuting attorney.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes the governor to suspend a prosecuting attorney from office for malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony, and allows the governor to fill the office by appointment for the period of suspension.

  • SB 285: Comparative college and career information.

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

    Authorizes the commission for higher education (commission) and the department of workforce development with collecting and compiling certain information concerning: (1) postsecondary education; (2) career and technical education; (3) workforce qualifications; (4) workforce earnings; and (5) workforce debt.

  • SB 287: School board matters.

    2025 · 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.

  • 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.

  • SB 151: Statute of limitations.

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

    Specifies that a prosecution for rape as a Level 3 felony that is barred by the statute of limitations may still be brought within 10 years from the discovery of DNA evidence.

  • SB 178: Natural gas and propane as a clean energy resources.

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

    Provides that it is the continuing policy of the state to recognize natural gas and propane as "clean energy" or "green energy" for purposes of any state or federal program that provides funding or other incentives for: (1) clean energy initiatives or projects; (2) green energy initiatives or projects; or (3) any similarly designated initiatives or projects; in Indiana.

  • SB 365: Education matters.

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

    Requires the department of education (department), in collaboration with certain other state entities, to collect and maintain certain data and to publish on the department's website timely and relevant information about secondary education programs.

  • HB 1039: Various immigration matters.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that if a law enforcement officer, governmental body, or postsecondary educational institution is made a party to a civil suit and the attorney general determines that the suit has arisen out of certain acts, the attorney general shall defend the law enforcement officer, governmental body, or postsecondary educational institution throughout the action.

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

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

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

  • HB 1096: Various elections matters.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows an individual to affiliate with a political party while registering to vote.

  • HB 1288: Local government finance.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Abolishes the assessment of tangible property after December 31, 2026, and the imposition of property taxes after December 31, 2027.

  • HB 1289: State and local administration.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals the Hoosier alliance against drugs, the advisory committee on the oral history of the general assembly, and the Wendell L.

  • HB 1086: Ten Commandments as a protected writing.

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

    Includes the Ten Commandments on a list of protected writings, documents, and records.

  • HB 1119: Execution methods.

    2026 · Co-authored · defeated on third reading in the House

    Authorizes the death penalty to be carried out by firing squad.

  • HB 1232: Schools, funding, and religion.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a public school, including a charter school, to teach the Bible as literature.

  • HB 1275: Sale of hemp containing products.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a person selling certain hemp products may not permit an individual less than 21 years of age to enter the retail premises, and makes a violation a Class C infraction.

  • HB 1348: Regulation of grease control equipment.

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

    Establishes a statewide regulatory scheme for grease control equipment.

  • 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.

  • HB 1422: Immigration matters.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires certain state agencies to give hiring preference to an individual who is a citizen or national of the United States over another individual who is an alien if the two individuals are equally qualified.

  • SB 142: Local hospitality boards.

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

    Allows the Delaware County executive to adopt an ordinance to consolidate the functions of a board, bureau, commission, authority, or any other similar entity (former entity) authorized to administer funds received from the Delaware County: (1) innkeeper's tax; or (2) food and beverage tax; into a single, consolidated entity as designated in the consolidating ordinance.

  • SB 25: School board candidates.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

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

  • SB 76: Immigration matters.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that if a law enforcement officer, governmental body, or postsecondary educational institution is made a party to a civil suit and the attorney general determines that the suit has arisen out of certain immigration matters, the attorney general may defend the law enforcement officer, the governmental body, or the postsecondary educational institution if representation is requested and the

  • SB 8: Library budgets.

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

    Amends the percentage increase in a public library's proposed budget that determines whether the public library's proposed budget is subject to binding review by the applicable county, city, or town, fiscal body.

  • SB 144: Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices.

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

    Increases the penalty for a person who: (1) makes a delivery sale of an e-liquid to an individual less than 21 years of age; (2) sells or distributes a tobacco product to a person less than 21 years of age; and (3) purchases a tobacco product for a person less than 21 years of age; from a Class C infraction to a Class B infraction.

  • SB 236: Abortion inducing drugs and abortion reports.

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

    Modifies the definitions of "abortion" and "abortion inducing drug".

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 Prescott's record came from

Prescott's campaign website

Sources for Prescott

Key points

  • House District 33 includes all of Blackford and Randolph counties and parts of Jay, Delaware and Henry counties, including Albany, Dunkirk and Portland. (WFYI Public Media)
  • Key differences: Prescott voted for SEA 1 (2025) and is proposing to replace property taxes with a sales tax on services; Bartlett says SEA 1 favored businesses and calls Prescott's replacement plan a tax increase. (Indiana General Assembly (roll-call PDF mirrored by FastDemocracy/BillTexts))
  • Prescott and Bartlett were the only candidates listed in their parties' May 5, 2026 primaries; both are on the November ballot. (Wikipedia)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. State Rep. J.D. Prescott: biography and committees (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  4. Prescott sponsors bill to ensure transparency and fairness in school board elections (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  5. House Roll Call 433: SB 1 (Local government finance), third reading (Indiana General Assembly (roll-call PDF mirrored by FastDemocracy/BillTexts))
  6. Rep. Prescott issues statement on redistricting (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  7. House Roll Call 28: HB 1032 (Redistricting), third reading (Indiana General Assembly (roll-call PDF mirrored by FastDemocracy/BillTexts))
  8. Governor ceremonially signs bill sponsored by Rep. Prescott to strengthen immigration enforcement and public safety (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  9. Prescott to reintroduce property tax repeal and replacement proposal, host public events across Indiana (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  10. Prescott announces additional public meetings on property tax reform proposal (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
  11. 2026 Voter Guide: Indiana House District 33 (WFYI Public Media)
  12. Three Democrats file to run for local Indiana House of Representative seats (Muncie Star Press (via Yahoo News))
  13. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  14. 2026 - The Plan to Replace Property Tax with Something Worse (Bartlett for Indiana (campaign blog))
  15. Forums Set to Introduce Primary Candidates to Voters (Muncie Journal)
  16. About John (Bartlett for Indiana (campaign))
  17. Issues (Bartlett for Indiana (campaign))
  18. John Bartlett for State Rep (Bartlett for Indiana (campaign))
  19. JD Prescott for Rep (J.D. Prescott for State Representative (campaign))
  20. Prescott, Rowray among top in 2025 Indiana Chamber legislative rankings (Indiana House Republican Caucus)
What's included
the U.S. House, statewide offices, every Indiana House and Senate district on the ballot, Indiana's statewide public questions and judicial retention questions, and county, township, city, town and school board races from the Indiana Election Division's candidate list.
Everything else
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: IndianaVoters.in.gov.
Candidate lists
As of Sunday, October 18, 2026.
At the polls
Indiana law lets you bring a list of candidates and public questions into the polling place, including one stored on your phone, as long as you don't electioneer. IC 3-11-8-18.5

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