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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1082: Shared labor to conduct referendum.

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 1082 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Shared labor to conduct referendum. Primary sponsor: Vernon Smith (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 5, 2026): First reading: referred to Committee on Education.

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.

Provides that a charter school that will participate in an operating referendum tax levy or school safety referendum tax levy must contribute a proportionate share of the labor (in addition to the cost under current law) to conduct the referendum based on the total combined average daily membership of the school corporation and any participating charter schools.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vernon SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“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. First reading: referred to Committee on Education
  2. Authored by Representative Smith V

Sources

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