Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 224 — Various elections matters.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

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

This bill died with 2023 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Defines "election worker" and makes it a Level 6 felony to take certain actions: (1) for the purpose of influencing an election worker; (2) to obstruct or interfere with an election worker; or (3) that injure an election worker. Permits the use of an electronic device at a precinct or vote center to display a sample ballot. Provides, beginning January 1, 2024, that in a county that is not designated as a vote center county, a local public question or referendum may be placed on the ballot only at the following elections: (1) A general election. (2) A municipal general election, but only if the election district for the public question is contained entirely within a municipality. Provides, beginning January 1, 2024, that: (1) a state public question; or (2) an election of delegates to a convention to consider ratifying an amendment to the United States Constitution; may be placed on the ballot only at a general election. Specifies a temporary exception to the provisions concerning local public questions. Makes certain changes to the public question ballot language required for a controlled project referendum, school operations fund referendum, and school safety referendum. Declares confidential particular information that directly or indirectly indicates the selections made by a voter while voting in an election. Authorizes the repurposing of an electronic poll book unit as a device to display sample ballots if the electronic poll book software is deleted from the unit. Makes conforming changes.

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Action History

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

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Cosponsors: Representatives Cherry and Pfaff

  4. House sponsor: Representative Wesco

  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 168: yeas 48, nays 1

  6. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  7. Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) prevailed; voice vote

  8. Amendment #2 (Walker G) prevailed; voice vote

  9. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  10. Senator Ford Jon added as second author

  11. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

  13. Authored by Senator Walker G

Sponsors

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Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (145)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 224 do?
Defines "election worker" and makes it a Level 6 felony to take certain actions: (1) for the purpose of influencing an election worker; (2) to obstruct or interfere with an election worker; or (3) that injure an election worker. Permits the use of an electronic device at a precinct or vote center to display a sample ballot. Provides, beginning January 1, 2024, that in a county that is not designated as a vote center county, a local public question or referendum may be placed on the ballot only at the following elections: (1) A general election. (2) A municipal general election, but only if the election district for the public question is contained entirely within a municipality. Provides, beginning January 1, 2024, that: (1) a state public question; or (2) an election of delegates to a convention to consider ratifying an amendment to the United States Constitution; may be placed on the ballot only at a general election. Specifies a temporary exception to the provisions concerning local public questions. Makes certain changes to the public question ballot language required for a controlled project referendum, school operations fund referendum, and school safety referendum. Declares confidential particular information that directly or indirectly indicates the selections made by a voter while voting in an election. Authorizes the repurposing of an electronic poll book unit as a device to display sample ballots if the electronic poll book software is deleted from the unit. Makes conforming changes.
Who sponsors SB 224?
SB 224 is sponsored by Tonya Pfaff (Democrat), Robert Cherry, Timothy Wesco (Republican), Greg Walker (Republican), and J.D. Ford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 224?
This bill died with 2023 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 224?
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