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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 40

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 40 includes a portion of Hendricks County, including Avon, where both candidates live [3, 9].
  • Steuerwald was appointed to the seat in 2007; Wikipedia reports he was re-elected with 58.4% of the vote in 2024 [10].
  • In the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, Steuerwald defeated trucking company owner Sid Mahant 3,527 votes (75.1%) to 1,169 (24.9%), according to Wikipedia; Colteryahn was the only Democrat listed [10].
  • No debates or candidate forums for this race were found.
  • Where they differ: Steuerwald's campaign emphasizes tax cuts, school funding increases and support for law enforcement, while Colteryahn's campaign focuses on shifting property-tax burdens from homeowners to large businesses, limiting utility pass-through costs, and local control over data centers [11, 12].

Candidates on the ballot

William Colteryahn

Democratic

Work
More than 20 years in social services and public service, helping people with disabilities, seniors and families [9]

Will Colteryahn, the Democratic nominee, is an Avon resident who says he has spent more than 20 years in state social services helping seniors, people with disabilities and families [13].

Colteryahn's background

  • Says he has worked more than 20 years in social services and public service, helping people with disabilities, seniors and families navigate government systems; his site does not name employers [13, 9].
  • Grew up outside Pittsburgh and holds a college degree, according to his campaign [9].
  • Lives in Avon [9].

Colteryahn's positions

Property taxes

  • Says "Homeowners shouldn't be left paying more while large corporations receive special tax breaks and deals"; calls for big-box chains to "pay their full assessments" and to "Stop giving away the tax base" [13, 12].
  • Says recent state tax changes shifted burdens to homeowners and local governments [12].

Energy & utilities

  • Calls for "stronger accountability for Indiana's regulated utilities" and says "utilities should only be allowed to charge us for the electricity we actually use," opposing ratepayer costs for lobbying and executive pay [13, 12].

Data centers

  • Opposes state incentives for data centers and says "if a community doesn't want a data center, it should have every right to say no" [12].

Health care

  • Pledges to "fight to protect home and community based services" for seniors and people with disabilities and says the legislature "has repeatedly cut Medicaid funding" for those services [13, 12].

Privacy

  • Supports opt-in consent for personal data collection and says "mass-surveillance tools like Flock should not exist" [12].

Ethics

  • Calls for more financial disclosure and an independent body to monitor legislators' conflicts of interest, noting the House ethics committee "is made up entirely of other lawmakers" [12].

Education

  • BallotReady's summary of his positions says he would fully fund public schools [14].

How Colteryahn would run the office

  • Pledges to "hold monthly town halls throughout the year and weekly town halls during the legislative session" [12].

Colteryahn on the current officeholder

  • His issues page criticizes a 2025 bill it says his opponent co-authored, which lets utilities charge customers for nuclear research and development, saying "ratepayers are required to cover those costs whether the reactors are ever built or not" [12].
  • Says Statehouse decisions often seem "disconnected" from local challenges [13].

How Colteryahn got on the ballot

  • Was the only Democrat listed for the May 5, 2026 primary and is the party's nominee, according to Wikipedia [10].

What we could not find about Colteryahn

  • No news coverage of Colteryahn's campaign was found.
  • No endorsements or campaign finance totals were found.
  • His employer and job title were not found.
  • The 2025 nuclear-cost bill his site attributes to Steuerwald was not identified by number or verified.

Colteryahn's campaign website

Sources for Colteryahn

Gregory E. Steuerwald

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Attorney with Steuerwald, Witham and Youngs since 1981 [3]

Rep. Greg Steuerwald, the Republican incumbent and House Majority Caucus Chair, is an attorney who has focused on criminal law and courts legislation [3].

Steuerwald's background

  • Attorney with Steuerwald, Witham and Youngs since 1981; previously worked two years as a probation officer, according to the caucus [3].
  • Holds a B.S. from Indiana State University, a master's in criminal justice from the University of Alabama and a law degree from Indiana University-Indianapolis [3].
  • Named Legislator of the Year by the Indiana Sheriffs' Association in 2019 and received the Indiana State Bar Association's President's Citation, according to the caucus [3].
  • Lives in Avon [3].

Steuerwald's positions

Property taxes

  • His campaign says he fights for lower taxes and smaller government and "voted for the largest tax cut in state history"; he voted for the 2025 property-tax law (SEA 1) [11, 4].

Education

  • His campaign says he voted for record funding increases for local schools and worked to direct added money to teacher pay [11].

Public safety

  • His campaign says he worked to increase funding for law enforcement and first responders [11].
  • Authored a 2025 bill to address shortages of deputy prosecutors and public defenders [7].

Transportation

  • Co-authored 2026 legislation tightening commercial driver's license requirements [8].

Steuerwald on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder.

How Steuerwald got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over Sid Mahant with 75.1% of the vote, according to Wikipedia [10].

Steuerwald's endorsements and funding

  • Wikipedia lists endorsements in the primary from Gov. Mike Braun, Americans for Prosperity, Indiana Farm Bureau's AgELECT PAC, NFIB Indiana PAC and the NRA Political Victory Fund [10].
  • His campaign cites "legislator of the year" recognition from the Indiana Sheriffs' Association and the Indiana Chiefs of Police [11].

What we could not find about Steuerwald

  • No campaign finance totals were found.
  • No public statement explaining his December 2025 no vote on HB 1032 was found.
  • The final status of HB 1049 (2025 public service attorney scholarships) was not confirmed.
  • The Indiana Capital Chronicle's primary voter guide could not be reviewed for this profile.
  • Endorsements are sourced to Wikipedia, which cites the endorsing groups; the original endorsement lists were not read.
  • No detailed plans for a new term were found beyond his campaign website's statements on taxes, schools and public safety [11].
  • No statements by Steuerwald about Colteryahn were found; his campaign website does not mention an opponent [11].

Steuerwald's record in office

Indiana House record, District 40 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
19
7 became law
Co-authored
35
23 became law
Sponsored
17
13 became law
Co-sponsored
18
14 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Legislative Council, Space Utilization Subcommittee (House Chair)
  • Legislative Council, Technology Oversight Subcommittee (House Chair)
  • Courts and Criminal Code
  • Judiciary
  • Statutory Committee on Ethics
  • Corrections and Criminal Code, Interim Study Committee on (House Majority Member)
  • Courts and the Judiciary, Interim Study Committee on (House Majority Member)
  • Legislative Council (House Majority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 435, No 53, Not voting 3
  • 2024: Yes 261, No 28, Excused 19, Not voting 2
  • 2025: Yes 406, No 87, Excused 8, Not voting 9
  • 2026: Yes 251, No 95, Excused 26, Not voting 5
How Steuerwald voted on 37 selected bills
The 89 bills Steuerwald carried

  • HB 1006: Mental health programs.

    2023 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies the circumstances under which a person may be involuntarily committed to a facility for mental health services and specifies that these services are medically necessary when provided in accordance with generally accepted clinical care guidelines.

  • HB 1369: Property tax assessment appeals.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Changes references to the "supreme court" to the "court of appeals" in provisions relating to the payment of taxes pending appeals.

  • HB 1370: Prosecuting attorney commission.

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

    Establishes the Indiana prosecuting attorney commission as a division of IPAC to: (1) make recommendations to the general assembly concerning staffing for prosecuting services; (2) adopt guidelines and standards for attorney services; and (3) provide reimbursement to counties for expenses incurred in connection with attorney services.

  • HB 1371: Additional prosecuting attorneys.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the appointment of additional prosecuting attorneys in certain counties.

  • 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 1034: Income tax exemption for military pay.

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

    Exempts military pay for members of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard from the individual income tax.

  • HB 1172: Paternity actions.

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

    Allows a child, by the child's next friend, to commence a child custody proceeding under certain circumstances.

  • HB 1208: Opioid settlement.

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

    Specifies that the distribution of funds from an opioid litigation settlement is subject to a bankruptcy court order or bankruptcy settlement.

  • HB 1282: Limitation of liability for DCS contractors.

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

    Limits the civil liability of contractors that provide specified services under a contract with the department of child services (DCS).

  • HB 1308: Indiana crime guns task force.

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

    Provides that the Indiana crime guns task force area may include Allen County.

  • HB 1361: Funding of juvenile justice oversight.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Makes certain amendments to the juvenile diversion grant program, the juvenile community alternatives grant program, and the juvenile behavioral health competitive grant pilot program (programs).

  • HB 1365: Machine guns.

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

    Revises, for purposes of an enhancement and certain criminal offenses, a definition of "machine gun".

  • HB 1440: Involuntary commitment for addiction treatment.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes a proceeding for the commitment of an individual who suffers from substance abuse.

  • HB 1462: Health matters.

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

    Amends the requirements for a physician to provide office based opioid treatment.

  • HB 1493: Elimination of costs and fees in juvenile court.

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

    Provides that a parent is presumed indigent for purposes of parental payment or reimbursement for services provided by the department of child services to a child adjudicated delinquent or a child in need of services.

  • HB 1544: Mixed beverages.

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

    Adds a definition of "mixed beverage".

  • HJR 2: Impeachment of prosecutor.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a prosecuting attorney may be removed from office for crime, incapacity, or negligence.

  • SB 178: Citizenship and immigration status.

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

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

  • SB 205: Task force for the reduction of violent crime.

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

    Establishes the task force for the reduction of violent crime (task force).

  • SB 284: Prosecuting attorneys.

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

    Removes the attorney general's concurrent criminal jurisdiction in certain cases.

  • SB 286: Credit time.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Permits a person placed on pretrial home detention to earn accrued time and good time credit in the same manner as other persons on home detention, but provides that specified misconduct will result in the deprivation of all credit time earned on pretrial home detention.

  • SB 379: Drug schedules.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Adds specified substances to the list of controlled substances.

  • SB 415: Juveniles.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that a statement made by a juvenile during custodial interrogation in response to a materially false statement from a law enforcement officer is inadmissible against the juvenile unless certain exceptions apply.

  • SB 114: Receivership for past due utility bills.

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

    Amends the Indiana Code provision that sets forth the cases in which a receiver may be appointed by a court to include the appointment of a receiver upon the request of a utility if the owner of a multifamily residential property with more than four units has incurred utility bills that are at least: (1) 90 days past due; or (2) 60 days past due if a payment plan has been entered into.

  • SB 158: Domestic violence.

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

    Provides that a person arrested for certain crimes committed against a family or household member may not be released on bail for 24 hours.

  • SB 179: Home detention.

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

    Provides that a court may not order a person convicted of a: (1) Level 1 felony; or (2) crime subject to certain enhancements; to a community corrections program.

  • SB 181: Cause of action concerning restraint of trade.

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

    Amends the statute concerning combinations restraining trade as follows: (1) Provides that the attorney general may bring an action for the following on behalf of the state or a political subdivision in connection with a violation of the statute: (A) Appropriate injunctive or other equitable relief, including disgorgement of any gains derived from the violation.

  • SB 183: Unclaimed property matters.

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

    Defines "gift card".

  • SB 187: Public safety matters.

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

    Provides that a unit shall provide by ordinance the number of police reserve officers a law enforcement agency may appoint.

  • SB 296: Sale of tax delinquent real property.

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

    Defines the term "severed interest" as an improvement, mineral rights, air rights, water rights, or other rights in property in, on, under, or above the land for which the owner or holder of the interest identified in the current real property tax records of the county auditor is sent a separate property tax statement.

  • SB 445: Electronic monitoring standards.

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

    Permits the justice reinvestment advisory council to develop electronic monitoring standards and to submit an annual report as to the standards.

  • SB 468: Uniform Commercial Code amendments.

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

    Incorporates into Indiana's Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) the Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (2022) approved and recommended for enactment in all states by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) to address emerging technologies.

  • SJR 1: Limitation on right to bail.

    2023 · Co-sponsored · enacted: became law (no signature action listed)

    Provides that an offense other than murder or treason is not bailable if: (1) the proof is evident or the presumption strong; and (2) the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that no release conditions will reasonably protect the safety of any other person or the community.

  • HB 1003: Administrative law.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes the office of administrative law proceedings the ultimate authority in any administrative proceeding under its jurisdiction.

  • HB 1216: Medicaid reimbursement for certain detainees.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Removes provisions in current law specifying that services provided to an individual while the individual is committed to a facility for mental health services are medically necessary when provided in accordance with generally accepted clinical care guidelines.

  • HB 1239: Administrative proceedings for unfair practices.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a complaint that alleges the commission of an unfair practice under dealer services law to be filed with the office of administrative law proceedings (instead of with the dealer services division of the secretary of state).

  • HB 1240: Criminal law issues.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Makes numerous changes to the criminal law, including: (1) changing references from "county prosecuting attorney" to "prosecuting attorney"; (2) specifying the membership of county school safety commissions; (3) removing and replacing the organized theft statute; (4) increasing the penalty for fraud and battery under certain circumstances; and (5) defining "abusive head trauma" and permitting it t

  • 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 1025: Mixed beverages.

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

    Adds a definition of "mixed beverage".

  • HB 1158: County contracts.

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

    Provides that for counties other than Marion County, contracts entered into by the county (including contracts executed by county elected officers) must meet certain requirements.

  • HB 1160: Civil proceeding advance payment contracts and commercial litigation financing.

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

    Prevents a CPAP provider from making any decision, having any influence, or directing the consumer claimant or the consumer claimant's attorney with respect to the conduct of the underlying civil proceeding.

  • HB 1182: Regulation of controlled substances.

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

    Relocates requirements that the board of pharmacy must comply with when adopting interim rules declaring a substance a synthetic drug from the professional licensing law to the statutes governing administrative rulemaking.

  • HB 1209: Rule against perpetuities.

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

    Adds provisions regarding a second power of appointment.

  • HB 1219: Various education matters.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes the mastery based education pilot program (pilot program) to allow school corporations and charter schools selected by the department of education (department) to implement a mastery based education program.

  • HB 1238: Competency evaluation.

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

    Requires the division of mental health and addiction to establish a training program to certify a competency evaluator to assist a court in determining competency.

  • 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 182: Regulation of drones near correctional facilities.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that the crime of trafficking with an inmate includes the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) to deliver contraband, and that the crime of public safety remote aerial interference includes operation of a drone to intentionally obstruct or interfere with the duties of a correctional officer, including a county jail officer.

  • SB 240: Public safety.

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

    Provides that a person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly operates a vehicle in a repeated or continuous manner with the intent of causing a rotational skid commits reckless driving, a Class B misdemeanor, and increases the penalty if certain circumstances apply.

  • SB 290: Criminal justice data.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the Indiana criminal justice institute and the department of correction to collect and distribute certain criminal justice data.

  • SB 70: Bail and release review commission.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the bail and release review commission to review data concerning bail, bail reform, pretrial release, and related matters.

  • SB 179: Commission on court appointed attorneys.

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

    Requires the justice reinvestment advisory council (council) to conduct a study on criminal indigency determinations by all Indiana trial courts.

  • SB 18: Various probate matters.

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

    Expands the definition of a "health care representative".

  • SB 226: Attorney's fees.

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

    Increases: (1) the amount of attorney's fees that may be incurred by an offeror to $250 per hour; and (2) the total amount of attorney's fees, costs, and expenses that may be awarded to not more than $5,000; with respect to a qualified settlement offer.

  • SB 297: Administrative rules.

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

    Requires an agency to conduct a regulatory analysis for certain proposed rules, including if the implementation and compliance costs are at least $1,000,000.

  • HB 1049: Public service attorney scholarships.

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

    Establishes the: (1) county deputy prosecuting attorney and public defender scholarship program (program); and (2) county deputy prosecuting attorney and public defender scholarship fund (fund).

  • HB 1208: Administration of sheriff's commissary fund.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the state board of accounts to establish annual or biennial training requirements for a sheriff and the sheriff's designee responsible for the oversight or administration of a jail commissary fund (fund).

  • HB 1209: Conservancy district board elections.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that, after the appointment of the initial board, members of the board of directors of a conservancy district shall be chosen by vote of the freeholders of the conservancy district in the general election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.

  • HB 1471: Law enforcement officer impeachment evidence.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the procedure for placing a law enforcement officer's name on a Giglio list.

  • HB 1472: Annexation of residential development.

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

    Allows the town of Plainfield in Hendricks County to annex: (1) a noncontiguous residential development; and (2) the right-of-way of a public highway connecting the development to the town.

  • HB 1473: Pocket annexations.

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

    Allows a municipality to annex unincorporated property that becomes completely surrounded by the municipality after June 30, 2025.

  • HB 1487: Expungement.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Specifies that certain records relating to juvenile delinquency proceedings are accessible to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duties, and requires persons having custody of these records to take steps to ensure that these records are available to the law enforcement officer in a timely manner.

  • HB 1006: Prosecutors.

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

    Establishes the prosecutor review board and sets forth the duties of the board.

  • 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 1056: Controlled substances.

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

    Adds additional substances to the list of controlled substances.

  • HB 1095: Indiana crime guns task force.

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

    Provides that the Indiana crime guns task force area may include Lake County.

  • HB 1384: Public defender benefits.

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

    Allows an attorney who: (1) performs court appointed legal services on a full-time or full-time equivalent basis; (2) regularly performs court appointed legal services in more than one county that receives reimbursement from the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys; and (3) is not eligible to join an employee health plan in any state or local unit; to participate in the state employee h

  • HB 1466: Various agency administrative procedures.

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

    Provides that the department of natural resources is subject to the jurisdiction of the office of administrative law proceedings.

  • SB 141: Eyewitness identification procedures.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes a procedure to be used by a law enforcement agency in conducting a lineup or in person witness identification.

  • SB 221: State comptroller.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Changes certain references from "auditor of state" to: (1) "state comptroller (referred to as "auditor of state" in the Constitution of the State of Indiana)"; or (2) "state comptroller (auditor of state)".

  • SB 281: Expungement.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Specifies that certain records relating to juvenile offenses are accessible to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duties, and requires persons having custody of these records to take steps to ensure that these records are available in a timely manner.

  • SJR 17: State comptroller.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: became law (no signature action listed)

    Proposes an amendment to the Indiana Constitution to do the following: (1) Require the election of a state comptroller instead of an auditor of state.

  • SB 219: Trespass.

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

    Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally enters the real property of another person after having been denied entry by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or their agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.

  • SB 312: Exceptions to paraphernalia statutes.

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

    Provides that the controlled substance paraphernalia statutes do not apply to items marketed to detect the presence of a drug or controlled substance.

  • HB 1058: Annexation.

    2026 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that annexation territory that is divided by railroad tracks satisfies contiguity requirements, if the territory on at least one side of the railroad tracks is contiguous to the municipality.

  • HB 1163: Prosecuting attorneys retirement fund COLA.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides for an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) for participants of the prosecuting attorneys retirement fund based on the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.

  • HB 1214: Arrest power.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that an investigator appointed by a prosecuting attorney has the same police powers within the state if the investigator was previously employed as a law enforcement officer or a federal enforcement officer for at least five years.

  • HB 1344: Funding of prosecuting attorney operations.

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

    Establishes the public prosecution fund and a prosecuting attorney compensation fee (a court fee) of $10 for certain actions and $50 for certain actions which will be deposited in the state general fund.

  • HB 1033: Various judicial matters.

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

    Amends the membership of the community corrections advisory board.

  • HB 1116: Virtual currency kiosks.

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

    Prohibits the operation of virtual currency kiosks in Indiana.

  • HB 1118: Expungement.

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

    Repeals and replaces the existing adult expungement statute with a new expungement process that makes certain changes to: (1) time periods for filing expungement; (2) crimes that are eligible for expungement; and (3) other procedural matters relating to expungement.

  • 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.

  • HB 1285: Low THC hemp extract.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "hemp" as a cannabis plant that contains not more than 0.3% total THC.

  • SB 291: Court security.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes a procedure to prevent certain personal information of a protected judicial individual from being publically available by a public agency.

  • SB 5: Suspension of permit.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Allows the alcohol and tobacco commission (commission) to refuse to grant or renew or to suspend or revoke a retailer's permit if a licensed premises becomes a public nuisance or the scene of certain acts or prohibited conduct.

  • SB 92: Community corrections trust funds.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Authorizes a county that operates a community corrections program to establish a county community corrections trust fund (fund).

  • SB 250: Regulation of hemp.

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

    Defines "THC" for purposes of Indiana alcohol and tobacco law.

  • SB 27: Stadium authority.

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

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

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

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

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

Where Steuerwald's record came from

Steuerwald's campaign website

Sources for Steuerwald

Key points

  • House District 40 includes a portion of Hendricks County, including Avon, where both candidates live. (Indiana House Republicans)
  • Where they differ: Steuerwald's campaign emphasizes tax cuts, school funding increases and support for law enforcement, while Colteryahn's campaign focuses on shifting property-tax burdens from homeowners to large businesses, limiting utility pass-through costs, and local control over data centers. (Steuerwald campaign)

Sources

Researched Saturday, October 10, 2026

  1. Indiana House of Representatives (Wikipedia)
  2. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Indiana Election Division)
  3. Greg Steuerwald - member page (Indiana House Republicans)
  4. House Roll Call 433: SB 1 (Local government finance), third reading, Apr. 10, 2025 (Indiana House of Representatives (billtexts.com mirror))
  5. Steuerwald authors bill to address state's attorney shortage (Indiana House Republicans)
  6. Hendricks County lawmakers: Legislative session ends with new laws to help Hoosiers (Indiana House Republicans)
  7. About (Colteryahn campaign)
  8. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  9. Greg Steuerwald for State Representative (Steuerwald campaign)
  10. Issues (Colteryahn campaign)
  11. Will Colteryahn for Indiana House (Colteryahn campaign)
  12. William Colteryahn (BallotReady)
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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