Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 106 — Local powers concerning elections.

Last action — Public Law 4

  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 January 09, 2023. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    4 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that a unit does not have the power to adopt an ordinance, a resolution, or an order concerning certain elections, or otherwise conduct an election, except as expressly granted by statute. Specifies that an ordinance, a resolution, or an order concerning certain elections that was adopted before January 1, 2023, is void unless a statute expressly granted the unit the power to adopt the ordinance, resolution, or order.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 4

  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 92, nays 0

  8. Representatives Cherry, Pryor, Boy added as cosponsors

  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  12. Referred to the House

  13. Senators Brown L and Freeman added as coauthors

  14. House sponsor: Representative Wesco

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 127: yeas 47, nays 0

  16. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  17. Senator Walker G added as coauthor

  18. Senator Ford J.D. added as third author

  19. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  20. Senator Ford Jon added as second author

  21. Senator Buck added as author

  22. Senator Bray removed as author

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

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

  25. Authored by Senator Bray

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (140)

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"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.

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 106 do?
Provides that a unit does not have the power to adopt an ordinance, a resolution, or an order concerning certain elections, or otherwise conduct an election, except as expressly granted by statute. Specifies that an ordinance, a resolution, or an order concerning certain elections that was adopted before January 1, 2023, is void unless a statute expressly granted the unit the power to adopt the ordinance, resolution, or order.
Who sponsors SB 106?
SB 106 is sponsored by Pat Boy, Cherrish Pryor (Democrat), Robert Cherry, Timothy Wesco (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Greg Walker (Republican), J.D. Ford (Democrat), and James Buck (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 106?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.
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