Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

SB 199 — Conduct of primary elections.

Last action — Public Law 11

  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 01, 2025.

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 (4 R).

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Summary

Provides that two or more candidates of a political party may sign a written statement indicating their desire to name a watcher to be present at a county primary election. (Current law requires that 26% or more of all candidates of a political party must sign a written statement to indicate a desire to name a watcher.) Allows a county chairman of a political party to appoint a watcher to each precinct in which the political party has a candidate on the ballot if two or more candidates do not sign a written statement to request a watcher.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 11

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 285: yeas 90, 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 Rogers added as second author

  13. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 10: yeas 49, nays 0

  14. Cosponsor: Representative King

  15. House sponsor: Representative Wesco

  16. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  17. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  18. Authored by Senator Gaskill

  19. 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)

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 199 do?
Provides that two or more candidates of a political party may sign a written statement indicating their desire to name a watcher to be present at a county primary election. (Current law requires that 26% or more of all candidates of a political party must sign a written statement to indicate a desire to name a watcher.) Allows a county chairman of a political party to appoint a watcher to each precinct in which the political party has a candidate on the ballot if two or more candidates do not sign a written statement to request a watcher.
Who sponsors SB 199?
SB 199 is sponsored by Joanna King (Republican), Timothy Wesco (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), and Mike Gaskill (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 199?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 199?
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