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HB1141 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

Crime Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Michael Karickhoff
Last action
2026-01-05
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties for unintentional violations.

Law About Mixing Committee Money with Personal Money

This law makes it illegal for people in charge of election committees to mix their personal money with the committee's money and sets penalties for breaking this rule.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes it against the law to mix a committee’s money with someone’s personal money if done knowingly or intentionally.
  • Says that if someone does this on purpose, they can get in trouble.
  • If less than $50,000 is mixed up, the person gets a Class A misdemeanor punishment.
  • If more than or equal to $50,000 is mixed up, the person faces a Level 6 felony punishment.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who run election committees
  • Officers and members of these committees

Terms To Know

Class A misdemeanor
A type of punishment for breaking a law, which is less serious than a felony but more serious than other types of misdemeanors.
Level 6 felony
A type of punishment for breaking a very serious law, which is less severe than higher-level felonies but still quite serious.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the committee’s money and personal money are mixed by mistake.
  • It's unclear how this will be enforced or who will check for violations.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Karickhoff

  2. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.
Commingling committee funds.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

Commingling committee funds.

Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally violates a specified provision by commingling the funds of a committee with the personal funds of an officer, a member, or an associate of the committee commits a Class A misdemeanor. Enhances the penalty to a Level 6 felony if a person commingles at least $50,000 of committee funds.