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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1022: Selection of candidate for lieutenant governor.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1022 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Selection of candidate for lieutenant governor. Primary sponsor: Danny Lopez (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): Representative Pierce M added as coauthor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires a candidate for governor who has been nominated at a primary election or state convention to certify the name of the candidate for lieutenant governor who will run jointly with the candidate for governor at the general election. Requires the candidate for lieutenant governor to file a declaration of candidacy not later than noon July 15 before the general election. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danny LopezPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Mike KarickhoffCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Matt PierceCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Ben SmaltzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Representative Pierce M added as coauthor
  2. Representative Karickhoff added as coauthor
  3. Representative Smaltz added as coauthor
  4. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
  5. Authored by Representative Lopez

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source