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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1230: School board elections.

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 1230 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: School board elections. Primary sponsor: J.D. Prescott (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2025): Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed.

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Official summary

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

Requires a petition of nomination for a school board office to state one of the following: (1) The candidate's political party affiliation. (2) If the candidate does not identify with a political party, that the candidate is an independent candidate. (3) That the candidate elects to be listed on the ballot as nonpartisan. Specifies that unless a candidate that states a political party affiliation is challenged, the candidate's statement must be indicated on the ballot.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.D. PrescottPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Michelle DavisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Bob HeatonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Doug MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48

“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. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  2. Amendment #2 (Prescott) prevailed; voice vote
  3. Amendment #1 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 179: yeas 26, nays 64
  4. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  5. Coauthored by Representatives Miller D, Heaton, Davis
  6. Authored by Representative Prescott
  7. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

Sources

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