Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 137 — Voter registration.

Last action — Public Law 72

  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, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on April 16, 2025.

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

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    3 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Requires the bureau of motor vehicles commission to notify the election division if the voter registration form being transmitted is for an applicant who applied for or was issued a temporary credential.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 72

  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 343: yeas 93, nays 0

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  11. Referred to the House

  12. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  13. Cosponsors: Representatives Pressel and Wesco

  14. House sponsor: Representative Sweet

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 47, nays 0

  16. Senator Gaskill added as second author

  17. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  18. Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 120: yeas 10, nays 36

  19. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  20. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

  21. Authored by Senator Bohacek

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

elections transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 137 do?
Requires the bureau of motor vehicles commission to notify the election division if the voter registration form being transmitted is for an applicant who applied for or was issued a temporary credential.
Who sponsors SB 137?
SB 137 is sponsored by Timothy Wesco (Republican), Jim Pressel (Republican), Lorissa Sweet (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Mike Gaskill (Republican), and Mike Bohacek (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 137?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 137?
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