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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1055: Municipal elections.

Passed one chamber 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 1055 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on December 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Municipal elections. Primary sponsor: Jenny Meltzer (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 16, 2026): Committee report: amend do pass, adopted.

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.

Moves, as a general rule, elections of town officers to even-numbered years. Allows a town with a population of more than 10,000 to opt out of the general rule by resolution. Allows a city to pass a resolution to opt in to the general rule. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jenny MeltzerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Eric KochPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Garrett BascomCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Ethan LawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Alex ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67

“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. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
  3. Referred to the Senate
  4. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 67: yeas 59, nays 35
  5. Senate sponsor: Senator Koch
  6. Amendment #1 (Pryor) failed; voice vote
  7. Amendment #2 (Errington) ruled out of order
  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  9. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  10. Representative Bascom added as coauthor
  11. Coauthored by Representative Zimmerman
  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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