Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

SB 25 — School board candidates.

Last action — Public Law 7

  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

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

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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

Action History

  1. Public Law 7

  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 237: yeas 91, nays 4

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  11. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 47, nays 1

  12. House sponsor: Representative Prescott

  13. Referred to the House

  14. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  15. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  16. Senator Bray removed as author

  17. Senator Gaskill added as second author

  18. Senator Byrne added as author

  19. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Elections

  20. First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure

  21. Authored by Senator Bray

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 25 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 SB 25?
SB 25 is sponsored by J.D. Prescott (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), and Gary Byrne (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 25?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 08, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 25?
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