SB 355 — Municipal elections.
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 2025 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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
Moves, as a general rule, elections of town officers to even-numbered years. Allows a town that has a population of more than 10,000 to pass a resolution to opt out of the general rule. Allows a city to pass a resolution to opt in to the general rule. Increases the amount of time that a voter may remain in the voting booth at a primary, general, municipal, or special election, from four minutes to seven minutes. Makes conforming amendments.
Bill Text
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Read SB 355 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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Cosponsor: Representative Wesco
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House sponsor: Representative Smaltz
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 185: yeas 29, nays 20
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Amendment #7 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote
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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
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Senator Doriot added as third author
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Senator Freeman 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 Gaskill
Sponsors
- Timothy Wesco · Cosponsor
- Ben Smaltz · Primary
- Blake Doriot · Primary
- Aaron Freeman · Primary
- Mike Gaskill · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →4 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 20 voted No
Sponsors (4)
- Ben Smaltz Republican
- Blake Doriot Republican
- Aaron Freeman Republican
- Mike Gaskill Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Timothy Wesco Republican
Not signed on (145)
145 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 145 →"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 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 40% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Nay |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Nay |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Nay |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| La Keisha Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Spencer | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Nay |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Nay |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Clark | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Nay |
| Cyndi Carrasco | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Schmitt | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Nay |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Goode | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Nay |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Nay |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Maxwell | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Nay |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 355 do?
- Moves, as a general rule, elections of town officers to even-numbered years. Allows a town that has a population of more than 10,000 to pass a resolution to opt out of the general rule. Allows a city to pass a resolution to opt in to the general rule. Increases the amount of time that a voter may remain in the voting booth at a primary, general, municipal, or special election, from four minutes to seven minutes. Makes conforming amendments.
- Who sponsors SB 355?
- SB 355 is sponsored by Timothy Wesco (Republican), Ben Smaltz (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), and Mike Gaskill (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 355?
- This bill died with 2025 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 355?
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