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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 355: 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

SB 355 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Municipal elections. Primary sponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment.

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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 that has a population of more than 10,000 to pass a resolution to opt out of the general rule. Allows a city to pass a resolution to opt in to the general rule. Increases the amount of time that a voter may remain in the voting booth at a primary, general, municipal, or special election, from four minutes to seven minutes. Makes conforming amendments.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ben SmaltzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Blake DoriotPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Aaron FreemanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Mike GaskillPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Tim WescoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse21

“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 Elections and Apportionment
  2. Referred to the House
  3. Cosponsor: Representative Wesco
  4. House sponsor: Representative Smaltz
  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 185: yeas 29, nays 20
  6. Amendment #7 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote
  7. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  8. Senator Doriot added as third author
  9. Senator Freeman added as second author
  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  11. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
  12. Authored by Senator Gaskill

Sources

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