SB0025 — A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.
Last action — Public Law 7
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 08, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on February 24, 2026.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
Likely to advance
72% · moderate confidence
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Enacted
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 6 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
Specifies that if there is more than one candidate for a school board office within certain designated groups of candidates, the candidates shall appear in a certain order and within the grouping and in alphabetical order according to surname.
Bill Text
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Read SB0025 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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Public Law 7
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Signed by the Governor
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Signed by the President of the Senate
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Signed by the Speaker
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Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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Returned to the Senate without amendments
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 91, nays 4
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Committee report: do pass, adopted
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First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 47, nays 1
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House sponsor: Representative Prescott
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Referred to the House
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Committee report: do pass, adopted
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Senator Bray removed as author
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Senator Gaskill added as second author
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Senator Byrne added as author
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Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Elections
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First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
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Authored by Senator Bray
Sponsors
- Gary Byrne · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Gary Byrne Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
91 Yea
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4 Nay
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Passed
91 Yea
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4 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 66 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 91 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 4% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Blake Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Nay |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Nay |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Nay |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Randy Novak | Democrat | Yea |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Garcia Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Wendy Dant Chesser | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Dave Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Garrett Bascom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Yea |
Passed
47 Yea
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1 Nay
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1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Nay |
| La Keisha Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Spencer | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Clark | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Carrasco | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Schmitt | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Goode | 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 |
| Kyle Walker | 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 |
| Randy Maxwell | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Not Voting |
Passed
44 Yea
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0 Nay
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6 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Crane | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Not Voting |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | 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 |
| Kyle Walker | 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 | Not Voting |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Passed
89 Yea
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0 Nay
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11 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 89 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Deal | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Sherman | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Fleming | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Beck | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Goodrich | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Vermilion | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Yea |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Chyung | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Davisson | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Not Voting |
| Sullivan | — | Not Voting |
| Forestal | — | Not Voting |
| Morrison | — | Not Voting |
| Speedy | — | Not Voting |
| Wright | — | Not Voting |
| Stutzman | — | 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 | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
Passed
49 Yea
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0 Nay
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1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Ford J.D. | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0025 do?
- Specifies that if there is more than one candidate for a school board office within certain designated groups of candidates, the candidates shall appear in a certain order and within the grouping and in alphabetical order according to surname.
- Who sponsors SB0025?
- SB0025 is sponsored by Gary Byrne (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB0025?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 08, 2025. Enacted.
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