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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 524: The practice of law.

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

SB 524 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: The practice of law. Primary sponsor: Jenny Meltzer (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2025): Signed by the Governor.

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.

Allows an Indiana resident of a contiguous county to be appointed the head of the department of law.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jenny MeltzerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Mike BohacekPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Eric KochPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Cyndi CarrascoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Michelle DavisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
La Keisha JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Greg TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33

“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 Governor
  2. Public Law 43
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker
  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments
  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 315: yeas 89, nays 6
  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  9. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  10. First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
  11. Referred to the House
  12. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 211: yeas 47, nays 1

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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