HB 1326 — Indiana emergency efficiency and resilience task force.
Last action — Authored by Representative Baird
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Establishes the Indiana emergency efficiency and resilience task force (task force). Provides that the task force shall study certain topics related to disaster resilience. Requires the task force to submit a written report with specific findings and recommendations to the legislative council not later than December 1, 2026.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced House Bill (H) Current pdf
Action History
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Authored by Representative Baird
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First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Sponsors
- Beau Baird · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 27 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Beau Baird Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 64 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 65 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 28% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Boy | — | Nay |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Nay |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Nay |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Nay |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Nay |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Nay |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Nay |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Nay |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Nay |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Nay |
| Kyle Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Nay |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Nay |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Nay |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Nay |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Nay |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Nay |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Nay |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Nay |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Garcia Wilburn | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Wendy Dant Chesser | Democrat | Nay |
| Alaina Shonkwiler | Republican | Yea |
| Alex Zimmerman | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew Ireland | Republican | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Becky Cash | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Yea |
| Cory Criswell | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Haggard | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Lopez | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Nay |
| Garrett Bascom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Hunter Smith | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Joanna King | Republican | Yea |
| Julie McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Kendell Culp | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Pierce | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsay Patterson | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Goss-Reaves | Republican | Yea |
| Lorissa Sweet | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Genda | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Not Voting |
| Matt Commons | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robb Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Yocum | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony Isa | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Ford J.D. | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 94 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Fleming | — | Yea |
| Sherman | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Beck | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Yea |
| Goodrich | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Vermilion | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Yea |
| Chyung | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Davisson | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Deal | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Forestal | — | Not Voting |
| Stutzman | — | Not Voting |
| Eberhart | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Not Voting |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1326 do?
- Establishes the Indiana emergency efficiency and resilience task force (task force). Provides that the task force shall study certain topics related to disaster resilience. Requires the task force to submit a written report with specific findings and recommendations to the legislative council not later than December 1, 2026.
- Who sponsors HB 1326?
- HB 1326 is sponsored by Beau Baird (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1326?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 06, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB 1326?
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