Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 24 R cosponsors

SB 12 — Prohibition of ranked choice voting.

Last action — Public Law 5

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

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 chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 24 sponsors

    4 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (24 R).

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Summary

Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Public Law 5

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 259: yeas 58, nays 30

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  10. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

  11. Referred to the House

  12. House sponsor: Representative Wesco

  13. Senator Alexander added as coauthor

  14. Cosponsors: Representatives Lawson, Bartels

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 34: yeas 38, nays 9

  16. Senators Brown L, Johnson T, Koch, Tomes added as coauthors

  17. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  18. Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  19. Senators Buck, Raatz, Freeman, Dernulc added as coauthors

  20. Senator Young M added as coauthor

  21. Senators Holdman, Goode, Glick, Leising added as coauthors

  22. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  23. Senator Clark added as coauthor

  24. Senator Baldwin added as coauthor

  25. Authored by Senators Doriot, Garten, Gaskill

  26. Coauthored by Senators Rogers, Byrne

  27. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (20)

Not signed on (126)

126 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 12 do?
Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting.
Who sponsors SB 12?
SB 12 is sponsored by Steve Bartels (Republican), Ethan Lawson (Republican), Timothy Wesco (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Michael Young (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Greg Goode (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Dan Dernulc (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Brett Clark (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), and Blake Doriot (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 12?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 08, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 12?
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