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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

HJR 1: Town and city court judges.

Enacted 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

HJR 1 is a joint resolution introduced in the Indiana House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Town and city court judges. Primary sponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Mike Aylesworth (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 27, 2025): Signed by the President of the Senate.

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 the judge of a city or town court shall reside in: (1) the county in which the city or town court is located; or (2) the bordering Indiana county that is the closest Indiana county to the city or town in which the court is located. This proposed amendment has been agreed to by one general assembly.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric KochPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Mike AylesworthPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse11

“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. Signed by the President of the Senate
  2. Public Law 244
  3. Signed by the Speaker
  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  5. Returned to the House without amendments
  6. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 234: yeas 43, nays 3
  7. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  8. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  9. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
  10. Referred to the Senate
  11. Senate sponsor: Senator Koch
  12. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 57: yeas 81, nays 7

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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