SB 384 — Filling vacancies.
Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Provides that in order for a precinct committeeman or a precinct vice committeeman (exercising the precinct committeeman's proxy) to participate in a caucus to fill a vacancy, the committeeman or vice committeeman must be entitled to vote for the office for which a successor is to be selected in the caucus. Makes a technical correction.
Bill Text
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Read SB 384 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
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Referred to the House
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House sponsor: Representative Wesco
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 90: yeas 43, nays 7
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Senator Bassler added as coauthor
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Senator Crane added as coauthor
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Senator Gaskill added as third author
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Senator Sandlin added as second author
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Committee report: do pass, adopted
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First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
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Authored by Senator Freeman
Sponsors
- Timothy Wesco · Primary
- Eric Bassler · Cosponsor
- John Crane · Cosponsor
- Mike Gaskill · Primary
- Jack Sandlin · Primary
- Aaron Freeman · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →4 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (4)
- Timothy Wesco Republican
- Mike Gaskill Republican
- Jack Sandlin
- Aaron Freeman Republican
Co-sponsors (2)
- Eric Bassler Republican
- John Crane
Not signed on (144)
144 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 144 →"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 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 14% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ford J.D. | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Nay |
| Tallian | — | Nay |
| Breaux | — | Nay |
| Lanane | — | Nay |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 384 do?
- Provides that in order for a precinct committeeman or a precinct vice committeeman (exercising the precinct committeeman's proxy) to participate in a caucus to fill a vacancy, the committeeman or vice committeeman must be entitled to vote for the office for which a successor is to be selected in the caucus. Makes a technical correction.
- Who sponsors SB 384?
- SB 384 is sponsored by Timothy Wesco (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), John Crane, Mike Gaskill (Republican), Jack Sandlin, and Aaron Freeman (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 384?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 384?
- Track SB 384 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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