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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Indiana House, District 49

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 49 covers part of Elkhart County, according to the House Republican caucus [3]; WVPE describes it as including the Goshen and Middlebury areas [12].
  • King was appointed in 2020 and re-elected unopposed in 2024 [13]. She had no opponent in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [13].
  • Michelle Milne won a three-way Democratic primary with 1,471 votes (66.7%), ahead of Susan Lawson (445, 20.2%) and Monica Garbaciak (288, 13.1%) [13]. Both King and Milne are on the November ballot [2].
  • The Elkhart County Democrats hosted a District 49 primary forum in March 2026 [14], and Goshen Democrats held another at the Goshen Theater in April [15, 12]; King was not interviewed for WNDU's April forum story [15]. No general-election debate between King and Milne was found.
  • Key differences: King voted for the 2025 budget and the 2025 property-tax law and says "There is more to do to lower property taxes" [9, 8, 16]; Milne has criticized universal school voucher eligibility as drawing money from public schools and calls for fully funding public schools [15, 17].

Candidates on the ballot

Joanna King

RepublicanIncumbent

Work
Small-business owner; co-owned tourism and hospitality businesses through King Corporation [3]

Joanna King is the Republican incumbent and the House's Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore [5]. Her recent legislation has dealt with small-business licensing and children's online safety [7, 11].

King's background

  • Small-business owner who started her first business after high school and later co-owned tourism and hospitality businesses through King Corporation; lives in Middlebury; graduated from Northridge High School [3].
  • Former president of the Middlebury Community School Board; board roles with the Elkhart County Boys & Girls Club [3]. Ran unsuccessfully for the Indiana Senate in 2016 and was appointed to the House in 2020, succeeding Christy Stutzman [4].

King's positions

Property taxes

  • Moderated a Sept. 29, 2026 public discussion on property tax relief in Warsaw, where she said, "This was a very lengthy discussion and we're not done" and "There is more to do to lower property taxes and make sure Hoosiers can keep more of their money" [16]. Voted for SEA 1 (2025) [8].

Economy & jobs

  • Said of her food truck law: "We're making it as easy as possible to own and operate a business, no matter where you are in the state" [7].

Technology & online safety

  • Said of HEA 1408: "Indiana has a duty to protect minors from harm," and that the law is meant to "give parents more control" [11].
  • In an April 2026 column, urged Congress to set federal AI guardrails, including transparency in how models are trained and limits on autonomous weapons, writing that "prudent oversight and innovation are not in conflict" [18].

Elections & redistricting

  • Voted for HB 1032 (2025 congressional redistricting) [10].

How King would run the office

  • On property taxes, said after the September 2026 forum that there is "more to do" [16].

King on the current officeholder

  • Is the current officeholder. No statements by King about Milne were found.

How King got on the ballot

  • Unopposed in the May 5, 2026 Republican primary [13].

What we could not find about King

  • No 2026 campaign website, candidate survey responses or campaign interviews were found.
  • No specific 2027 legislative proposals found.
  • No fundraising data found.
  • No endorsements or fundraising figures were found.

King's record in office

Indiana House record, District 49 (2023-2026) · compiled from the official record, Oct. 12-13, 2026

Authored
23
3 became law
Co-authored
48
21 became law
Sponsored
13
10 became law
Co-sponsored
33
21 became law

Committees, 2026 session

  • Courts and Criminal Code
  • Government and Regulatory Reform
  • Public Health
  • Legislative Council (House Majority Member)
  • Public Safety and Military Affairs, Interim Study Committee on (House Majority Member)

Floor votes

  • 2023: Yes 371, No 42, Excused 76, Not voting 2
  • 2024: Yes 277, No 25, Excused 2, Not voting 6
  • 2025: Yes 356, No 77, Excused 17, Not voting 60
  • 2026: Yes 260, No 89, Excused 3, Not voting 25
How King voted on 37 selected bills
The 117 bills King carried

  • HB 1350: Financial literacy.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that, beginning with the cohort of students who are expected to graduate from a public school, a charter school, or a state accredited nonpublic school in 2027, a student must successfully complete a personal financial responsibility course before the student may graduate.

  • HB 1372: Credentialing for Medicaid services.

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

    Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning (office) to prescribe a credentialing application form to be used by: (1) a provider who applies for credentialing by a managed care organization or a contractor of the office (contractor); and (2) a managed care organization or contractor that performs credentialing activities.

  • HB 1644: Driving privilege cards.

    2023 · Authored · not reported from House committee

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

  • HB 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 1009: Court ordered expenses.

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

    Specifies what a court shall order a father to pay for pregnancy and childbirth expenses.

  • HB 1091: Eligibility under Medicaid, CHIP and other benefits.

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

    Changes the requirements for submitting eligibility information for an individual who is: (1) less than 19 years of age; and (2) a recipient of either the Medicaid program or the children's health insurance program (CHIP) (programs).

  • 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 1119: Elkhart County courts.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint four full-time magistrates and beginning January 1, 2024, to appoint two additional full-time magistrates.

  • HB 1164: Removal of immunization requirements.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the department of child services may not require an individual to undergo an immunization as a condition of issuing the individual a foster family home license, or renewing the individual's foster family home license, if the individual provides: (1) written notice that the individual objects to the immunization on religious grounds; or (2) written certification from a physician that

  • HB 1228: Child seduction.

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

    Provides that "solicit", for purposes of the crime of child solicitation, includes luring and enticing.

  • HB 1346: Gender fluidity.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a school may not promote or encourage the use of, or require, compel, or coerce a student, an employee of the school, or a staff member of the school to use: (1) a pronoun, title, or other word to identify a student, school employee, or other individual that is inconsistent with the student's, employee's, or individual's biological sex; or (2) a name or nickname to identify a student

  • HB 1480: Education reporting requirements.

    2023 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals provisions that require the following: (1) Annual school performance reports by school corporations and charter schools.

  • HB 1555: Military family occupational licenses.

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

    Provides that a military service applicant who has held an occupational license, certification, registration, or permit (license) in another jurisdiction for at least one year may qualify for an Indiana license.

  • HB 1569: Restrictions on DOC provision of gender therapy.

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

    Provides that the department of correction may not authorize the payment of any money, the use of any state resources, or the payment of any federal money administered by the state to provide or facilitate the provision of sexual reassignment surgery to an offender patient.

  • SB 345: Termination of parental rights.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Defines "safe haven infant".

  • SB 35: Financial literacy.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Provides that, beginning with the cohort of students who are expected to graduate from a public school, a charter school, or a state accredited nonpublic school in 2028, an individual must successfully complete a personal financial responsibility course (course) before the individual may graduate.

  • SB 400: Health care matters.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the state employee health plan, policies of accident and sickness insurance, and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for wearable cardioverter defibrillators.

  • SB 480: Gender transition procedures for minors.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Prohibits a physician or other practitioner from: (1) knowingly providing gender transition procedures to an individual who is less than 18 years of age (minor); and (2) aiding or abetting another physician or practitioner in the provision of gender transition procedures to a minor.

  • SB 73: Occupational therapy licensure compact.

    2023 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Establishes the occupational therapy licensure compact.

  • SB 275: Practice of medicine terms.

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

    Provides, for purposes of the law prohibiting the unlawful practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine, that "the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine" includes attaching to an individual's name the words "allergist", "electrophysiologist", "geriatrician", "immunologist", "medical geneticist", "neonatologist", or "pulmonologist".

  • SB 321: Student health matters.

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

    Allows a school corporation to contract with a health care provider, health system, or community partner to establish a school based health center (center) and provide services to certain students.

  • SB 369: Automated external defibrillator requirements.

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

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

  • SB 373: Assistance for funeral and cemetery expenses.

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

    Raises the dollar amounts considered when determining Medicaid payments for funeral director expenses and cemetery expenses.

  • SB 414: Onsite waste management districts and septage holding tanks.

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

    Amends the definition of "onsite residential sewage discharging disposal system" to provide that the term includes a system that employs advanced treatment components to reduce the concentration of the pathogenic constituents of the effluent to an acceptable level before the effluent is discharged.

  • SB 486: Education matters.

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

    Repeals teacher training requirements regarding: (1) criminal gang organizations awareness; (2) certain information concerning homeless students; and (3) recognizing the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to the symptoms; and requires that information concerning these subjects be included within the curriculum of teacher preparation programs.

  • SB 77: Throwing stars.

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

    Makes throwing stars legal in Indiana except for on school property.

  • HB 1062: Work exceptions for minors.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines "exempted minor" for purposes of the law concerning employment of minors.

  • HB 1063: Age verification.

    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 1179: State educational institutions.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires a state educational institution (institution) to disclose certain foreign gifts and contracts received or entered into after December 31, 2020.

  • HB 1258: Food regulation.

    2024 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    For provisions governing home based food products, repeals the term "potentially hazardous food product" and defines "time temperature control for safety food".

  • HB 1314: Social media use by minors.

    2024 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a social media service may not allow an Indiana resident who is a minor to hold an account with the social media service unless the social media service receives written consent to the minor's use of the social media service from the minor's parent or guardian.

  • HB 1001: Education and higher education matters.

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

    Amends the definition of "eligible student" to include a sibling of a student with a disability with regards to the education scholarship account program (ESA).

  • HB 1002: Enforcement of equal educational opportunity.

    2024 · Co-authored · passed both chambers; vetoed by the Governor

    Defines "antisemitism", specifies that the public policy of the state is to provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination, and provides that antisemitism is discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, or national origin.

  • HB 1004: Pension matters.

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

    Provides that a state employee may affirmatively elect to enroll in the deferred compensation plan prior to the auto enroll date on day 31 of the state employee's employment.

  • HB 1019: Child operated refreshment stands.

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

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

  • HB 1069: Prohibition of certain abortion funding.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that neither the state nor any political subdivision may: (1) make a payment from any fund for the performance of or costs associated with procuring an abortion; (2) allow the use of facilities or funds controlled by a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center for the performance of or costs associated with procuring an abortion; or (3) make a payment or grant from any fund under

  • HB 1077: State educational institutions.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the governor's supplier diversity commission, the commission for higher education, and the state budget committee to review each state educational institution's annual report regarding certain supplier diversity requirements.

  • HB 1093: Employment of minors.

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

    Provides certain exemptions from the employment of minors law.

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

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

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

  • HB 1192: Chaplains in public and charter schools.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a school corporation or charter school to employ or accept as a volunteer a school chaplain under certain circumstances.

  • HB 1291: Gender based terms.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Defines specific terms for purposes of certain statutes that concern sex discrimination and benefits and services that are designated based upon sex.

  • HB 1295: Age verification for material harmful to minors.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

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

  • HB 1406: Assignment of offenders based on biological sex.

    2024 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that the department of correction shall assign an offender, including a delinquent offender, to a facility or program that is based on the offender's biological sex at birth in accordance with the offender's genetics and reproductive biology.

  • HB 1418: Forensic diversion and drug courts.

    2024 · Co-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 1426: Long acting reversible contraceptives.

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

    Requires a hospital that operates a maternity unit to ensure that a woman who is: (1) giving birth in the hospital; and (2) eligible for or receiving Medicaid assistance; has the option, if not medically contraindicated, of having a long acting reversible subdermal contraceptive implanted after delivery and before the woman is discharged.

  • SB 149: Tobacco.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Prohibits a retail establishment from holding more than one active tobacco sales certificate (certificate) for a retail location at any time.

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

    2024 · 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 36: Interference with boundary marker.

    2024 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Creates a civil penalty for a person who knowingly or intentionally disturbs or removes a boundary marker, and permits a court to order a person who disturbs or removes a boundary marker to pay for the cost of reestablishing the boundary marker.

  • SB 50: Chaplains in public schools.

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

    Allows a principal or superintendent of a public school, including a charter school, to employ, or approve as a volunteer, a school chaplain if certain requirements are met.

  • SB 1: Reading skills.

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

    Provides that the department of education (department) may grant certain individuals a waiver that provides an exception to the literacy endorsement requirements if the department submits a report to the legislative council by a specified date.

  • SB 10: Community cares initiative grant pilot program.

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

    Establishes the community cares initiative grant pilot program for the purpose of assisting in the costs of starting or expanding mobile integrated health care programs and mobile crisis teams in Indiana.

  • SB 128: Human sexuality instruction.

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

    Defines "governing authority" of a school.

  • SB 146: Youth employment.

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

    Allows a person who is at least 18 years of age to ring up a sale of alcoholic beverages in the course of the person's employment.

  • SB 238: Innkeeper's tax.

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

    Authorizes Jefferson County to impose its innkeeper's tax at a rate of 8% (instead of 5% under current law).

  • SB 61: Tourism improvement districts.

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

    Provides that a person may circulate a petition to create a tourism improvement district (district) within the territory of a county, city, or town (local unit).

  • HB 1026: Marijuana advertising.

    2025 · 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 1040: Certified registered nurse anesthetists.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) to administer anesthesia under the direction of and in the immediate presence of a physician, podiatrist, or dentist.

  • HB 1112: Prior authorization for opioid use disorder care.

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

    Provides that a utilization review entity may not impose prior authorization requirements on medication for opioid use disorder.

  • HB 1299: Funding for breast cancer research.

    2025 · 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 1321: Social media use by minors.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a social media service may not allow an Indiana resident who is a minor to hold an account with the social media service unless the social media service receives written consent to the minor's use of the social media service from the minor's parent or guardian.

  • HB 1325: Medical education on abortion laws.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) create a video for practitioners concerning the state's abortion laws and the standard of care for treating pregnant women with life threatening conditions; and (2) publish the video on its website.

  • HB 1381: Elkhart County courts.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates.

  • HB 1577: Mobile retail food establishment licenses.

    2025 · Authored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to establish: (1) a statewide mobile retail food establishment license (license); (2) standards for the licensure, inspection, and operation of a mobile retail food establishment; and (3) license fees and inspection fees.

  • HB 1607: Information and disclosures concerning radon.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Establishes that, before signing a purchase agreement to sell or transfer residential property, an individual or entity issued a broker's real estate license by the Indiana real estate commission representing a seller shall ensure that the seller: (1) provides a radon warning statement to the buyer; (2) discloses in writing to the buyer any knowledge the seller has of radon concentrations in the d

  • HB 1620: Disclosure of artificial intelligence use in health care.

    2025 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a health care provider to disclose to a patient the provider's use of artificial intelligence technology to: (1) make or inform any decision involved in the provision of health care to the patient; or (2) generate any part of a communication to the patient regarding the patient's health care.

  • HB 1041: Student eligibility in interscholastic sports.

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

    Requires, for purposes of interscholastic athletic events, state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions to expressly designate an athletic team or sport as one of the following: (1) A male, men's, or boys' team or sport.

  • HB 1101: Tax deduction and credit for persons 65 or older.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Increases, for purposes of the deduction for persons 65 or older: (1) the adjusted gross income threshold for an individual from $30,000 to $40,000; (2) the combined adjusted gross income threshold for an individual filing a joint return with the individual's spouse from $40,000 to $50,000; (3) the combined adjusted gross income for an individual and all other individuals that are joint tenants or

  • HB 1172: Office of entrepreneurship and innovation.

    2025 · Co-authored · passed the House only; did not pass the Senate

    Establishes the office of entrepreneurship and innovation (office).

  • HB 1195: Pornographic material.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a specified school to adopt policies and procedures concerning material alleged to be pornographic, obscene, or harmful to minors.

  • HB 1212: Prohibition of certain abortion funding.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that except when the state or a political subdivision is allowed to use funds under its control for the performance of an abortion necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman, an Indiana governmental entity is prohibited from doing any of the following: (1) Making a payment from any fund for the performance of or costs associated with procuring an abortion.

  • HB 1215: LaGrange County innkeeper's tax.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Authorizes LaGrange County to increase the county's innkeeper's tax rate from 5% to not more than 8% under the uniform innkeeper's tax statute.

  • HB 1232: IDACS.

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

    Clarifies that certain information shall be entered into the Indiana data and communication system (IDACS) within 24 hours of the information's receipt unless otherwise provided by law.

  • HB 1319: Elkhart County courts.

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

    Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates.

  • 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 1425: Food matters.

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

    Establishes a two year moratorium on the sale of cultivated meat products in Indiana.

  • HB 1456: Assignment of offenders to correctional facilities.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a correctional facility operated by the department of correction to provide privacy protections based upon an individual's sex.

  • HB 1457: Indiana department of health.

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

    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 1555: Licensure of foreign trained physicians.

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

    Establishes a limited medical license for individuals who: (1) have graduated from certain international medical programs; (2) obtain a health care facility sponsor in an underserved area; and (3) meet certain other criteria.

  • HB 1604: Cost sharing; out-of-pocket expense credit.

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

    Requires an insurer, an administrator, and a pharmacy benefit manager to apply the annual limitation on cost sharing set forth in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act under 42 U.S.C.

  • HB 1606: Pharmacy benefit managers.

    2025 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits a pharmacy benefit manager from taking certain actions.

  • HB 1633: Study of election issues.

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

    Requires the secretary of state to do the following: (1) Study scheduling of local elections and requiring all counties to use vote centers.

  • SB 157: Protection of property rights.

    2025 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

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

  • SB 304: Food and beverage taxes.

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

    Authorizes the city of Marion and the city of Richmond respectively to impose a food and beverage tax of not more than 1% of the gross retail income received from a taxable transaction.

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

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

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

  • SB 14: Vegetable gardens and livestock.

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

    Prohibits a county, city, or town (unit) from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that prevents a person from cultivating a vegetable garden on certain property.

  • 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 199: Conduct of primary elections.

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

    Provides that two or more candidates of a political party may sign a written statement indicating their desire to name a watcher to be present at a county primary election.

  • SB 282: Leaves of absence for local officeholders.

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

    Allows a local officeholder to take a leave of absence from office when the local officeholder: (1) is caring for a child after the birth of the child or placement of the child with the local officeholder for adoption or foster care; (2) is caring for a spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition; (3) has a serious health condition and is unable to perform the duties of the office;

  • SB 291: Anatomical gift inquiries.

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

    Requires a state agency to offer a state employee an opportunity to register as a donor of an anatomical gift: (1) during the state employee's onboarding process; and (2) on an annual basis, during the state agency's employee benefits enrollment period.

  • SB 292: Short line railroad tax credit.

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

    Allows a taxpayer to claim a credit against state income tax liability for certain qualified railroad expenditures and qualified new rail infrastructure expenditures.

  • SB 309: Substitute system of worker's compensation.

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

    Provides that an employer who is a member in good standing with the Small Business Aid, Inc., and provides a substitute system of worker's compensation and worker's occupational diseases compensation as established by the Small Business Aid, Inc., is not required to seek the approval of the worker's compensation board in order to provide the substitute system of compensation in lieu of compensatio

  • SB 359: Student well-being and resiliency.

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

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

  • SB 442: Instruction on human sexuality.

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

    Provides that, if a school provides instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted infections, the instruction must include instruction concerning consent to sexual activity and a presentation on human growth and development during pregnancy.

  • SB 473: Various health care matters.

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

    Specifies the process for a managed care organization to follow concerning home modification services.

  • SB 480: Prior authorization.

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

    Sets forth requirements for a utilization review entity that requires prior authorization of a health care service.

  • SB 484: Recreational vehicle dealers.

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

    Sets forth requirements for recreational vehicle dealer agreements for the sale of recreational vehicles in Indiana.

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

    2026 · 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 1178: Minor access to social media.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that a social media provider that meets specified conditions (provider) may not create an account for an individual who is less than 14 years of age (minor) unless the provider receives verifiable parental consent to creation of the account from a parent of the minor.

  • HB 1362: Privacy protections in public institutions.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires each public school, state educational institution, correctional facility, juvenile detention facility, and certain governmental entities to designate a multiple occupancy restroom or changing area as follows: (1) For the exclusive use of the male sex.

  • HB 1373: Breast reconstruction coverage.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Repeals provisions requiring a state employee health plan, policy of accident and sickness insurance, and health maintenance organization contract to provide certain post-mastectomy coverage.

  • HB 1409: Mobile retail food establishment operations.

    2026 · Authored · not reported from House committee

    Provides that provisions establishing a statewide mobile retail food establishment license may not be construed to prohibit an owner or operator of a mobile retail food establishment from complying with: (1) the collection and reporting requirements relating to food or beverage taxes; or (2) obtaining applicable municipal business permits or complying with municipal ordinances or requirements regu

  • HB 1215: Regulation of interchange fees.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits a payment card network from taking certain actions with respect to electronic payment transactions.

  • HB 1258: Crimes of violence.

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

    Revises and consolidates the definition of "crime of violence".

  • 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.

  • HB 1349: Prohibition of certain abortion funding.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Prohibits an Indiana governmental entity from making a payment from any fund under its control for the costs associated with procuring an abortion, including travel expenses, unless the abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the pregnant woman.

  • 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 1364: Food labeling requirements.

    2026 · Co-authored · not reported from House committee

    Requires a food manufacturer that offers certain food products for sale in Indiana to ensure that each food product includes a warning label disclosing specified ingredients in the food product.

  • HB 1408: Education matters.

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

    Includes the general assembly in the list of state entities to which the management performance hub (MPH) must make available certain government information.

  • SB 21: State sandwich.

    2026 · 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 9: Victim impact statements.

    2026 · Sponsored · enacted: signed by the Governor

    Requires a defendant to be present in the courtroom while a victim makes a statement concerning the crime and the sentence, unless the defendant presents a safety risk or causes a significant disruption.

  • SB 1: Human services matters.

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

    Establishes the Indiana rural health transformation fund and makes allotments and expenditures from the fund subject to budget committee review before the allotment and expenditure may occur.

  • SB 13: Motor vehicle equipment requirements.

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

    Adds an exception to certain motor vehicle equipment requirements for vehicle chassis that are a part of a vehicle manufacturer's work in process and are towed for a distance of less than 40 miles.

  • SB 139: Jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding.

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

    Exempts a woman who is breastfeeding from jury duty.

  • SB 199: Various education matters.

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

    Makes changes to the composition of the case review panel established by an interscholastic athletic association.

  • SB 225: Health matters.

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

    Amends the definition of "ambulatory outpatient surgical center" to remove the requirement that a surgical procedure is permitted to be performed only by a physician, dentist, or podiatrist who has certain hospital privileges.

  • 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".

  • 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 King's record came from

Sources for King

Michelle Milne

Democratic

Work
Director, producer, actor, writer and educator; has taught at colleges and in jails and prisons [19]

Michelle Milne is a director, producer, writer and educator from Goshen [19, 14]. She emphasizes public school funding, health care access, local control and affordability [17].

Milne's background

  • Works as a director, producer, actor, writer and educator; has taught at colleges and universities and taught classes in jails and prisons; formerly a journalist and editor, a project manager for nonprofit management research at IUPUI and an assistant development director at Habitat for Humanity [19].
  • Described by the Goshen News as a Goshen native [14]; her campaign lists a Goshen mailing address [19].

Milne's positions

Education

  • Calls for fully funding public schools "that serve over 90% of Indiana's children" and investing in teachers, support staff, transportation and meals for all students [17].
  • At an April 2026 forum, criticized universal voucher eligibility: "Now anyone can get vouchers, no matter how wealthy they are," saying people above the income level "are taking money away from our public schools" [15].

Health care

  • Supports expanding access to affordable health care, keeping local clinics and hospitals open and supporting mental health services and senior care [17].

Local control

  • Supports local governments' priorities for their own communities and says she will "Bring tax dollars back to District 49" [17].

Housing & affordability

  • Advocates for affordable housing, utilities, food and child care, and says the Statehouse should focus on "making our daily lives easier and more affordable" [17, 20].

Agriculture

  • Says she will "Stand up for farmers who face rising costs" and protect land, water and air quality [17].

How Milne would run the office

  • Emphasizes bipartisan work: "We share so many goals, so many values. We often just disagree on how to get there" [15, 12]. Also calls for reducing the role of big money and special interests in legislation [20].

How Milne got on the ballot

  • Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary with 66.7% of the vote over Susan Lawson and Monica Garbaciak [13].

What we could not find about Milne

  • Her site links to a headline, "Only one candidate shows for bipartisan education forum," but the article was not found, so which candidate attended is unverified.
  • No specific positions found on property taxes, data centers or redistricting.
  • No fundraising data found.
  • No statements by Milne about King were found. Her campaign says, "District 49 deserves a representative who listens and acts on what they hear" [21].
  • No endorsements or fundraising figures were found.

Milne's campaign website

Sources for Milne

Key points

  • House District 49 covers part of Elkhart County, according to the House Republican caucus; WVPE describes it as including the Goshen and Middlebury areas. (Indiana House Republicans)
  • Key differences: King voted for the 2025 budget and the 2025 property-tax law and says "There is more to do to lower property taxes"; Milne has criticized universal school voucher eligibility as drawing money from public schools and calls for fully funding public schools. (Indiana General Assembly (roll-call PDF mirrored by FastDemocracy/BillTexts))
  • Michelle Milne won a three-way Democratic primary with 1,471 votes (66.7%), ahead of Susan Lawson (445, 20.2%) and Monica Garbaciak (288, 13.1%). Both King and Milne 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. Joanna King (member page) (Indiana House Republicans)
  4. Joanna King (Wikipedia)
  5. Rep. King appointed to House majority leadership team (Indiana House Republicans)
  6. Rep. King's bill to support food truck vendors signed into law (Indiana House Republicans)
  7. House Roll Call 433: SB 1 (Local government finance), third reading (Indiana General Assembly (roll-call PDF mirrored by FastDemocracy/BillTexts))
  8. House Roll Call 576: HB 1001 (State budget), conference committee report (Indiana General Assembly (roll-call PDF mirrored by FastDemocracy/BillTexts))
  9. House Roll Call 28: HB 1032 (Redistricting), third reading (Indiana General Assembly (roll-call PDF mirrored by FastDemocracy/BillTexts))
  10. Rep. King co-authors new law strengthening protections for Hoosier youth on social media (Indiana House Republicans)
  11. Three Democrats vying for Indiana House seat held by Republican Joanna King (WVPE)
  12. 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election (Wikipedia)
  13. Goshen Democrats vying to contend against King (The Goshen News)
  14. Goshen democrats host forum for voters to meet the three candidates running in the democratic primary (WNDU)
  15. Rep. King attends, moderates property tax event (Indiana House Republicans)
  16. Priorities (Michelle Milne campaign)
  17. COLUMN: Rep. King: Putting more guardrails on AI (Indiana House Republicans)
  18. Meet Michelle (Michelle Milne campaign)
  19. Michelle Milne for State Representative (home page) (Michelle Milne campaign)
  20. Why I'm Running (Michelle Milne campaign)
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