Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 135 — Redistricting deadline.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  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 08, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    3 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Summary

Requires certain redistricting authorities to redistrict or recertify election districts before June 30, 2025, if the election district does not have an office on the ballot during the 2024 general election. Requires certain redistricting authorities to redistrict or recertify election districts after January 1, 2025 and before June 30, 2025, if the election district does have an office on the ballot during the 2024 general election. Assesses a penalty if a redistricting authority fails to redistrict or recertify election districts. Makes conforming changes.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 18

  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 170: yeas 90, nays 0

  8. Representative Cherry added as cosponsor

  9. Amendment #1 (Pierce M) failed; Roll Call 153: yeas 28, nays 68

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  13. Referred to the House

  14. House sponsor: Representative Wesco

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 60: yeas 49, nays 0

  16. Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 38: yeas 9, nays 39

  17. Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote

  18. Amendment #3 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 39: yeas 9, nays 40

  19. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  20. Amendment #4 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote

  21. Senator Crane added as second author

  22. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  23. Authored by Senator Gaskill

  24. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Robert Cherry

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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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 135 do?
Requires certain redistricting authorities to redistrict or recertify election districts before June 30, 2025, if the election district does not have an office on the ballot during the 2024 general election. Requires certain redistricting authorities to redistrict or recertify election districts after January 1, 2025 and before June 30, 2025, if the election district does have an office on the ballot during the 2024 general election. Assesses a penalty if a redistricting authority fails to redistrict or recertify election districts. Makes conforming changes.
Who sponsors SB 135?
SB 135 is sponsored by Robert Cherry, Timothy Wesco (Republican), John Crane, and Mike Gaskill (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 135?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 135?
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