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SB113 • 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.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Daryl Schmitt
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Indiana Election Reporting and Record Keeping Act

This act changes how Indiana handles reporting of election results and extends the time for preserving election materials.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each county's election board to send voting information for candidates and public questions to the state election division within two weeks after an election through a module of the computerized list.
  • The state election division must put this information on its website quickly after receiving it from the counties.
  • Extends the time that certain election materials, like ballots and voter lists, need to be kept from 22 months to 34 months starting in January 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County election boards
  • State election division

Terms To Know

Election division
The part of the government that handles elections for a state or county.
Public question
A ballot measure where voters decide on an issue, not just a candidate.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if counties do not report election results on time.
  • The bill does not say how the extended record-keeping period will be enforced or funded.

Amendments

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SB0113.01.INTR.AMS02

Committee Introduced Senate Bill (S) • Senator Daryl Schmitt

Filed

Plain English: This amendment changes the start date for a new election rule in Indiana.

  • The amendment sets a specific earlier date when a new election law will begin to be enforced, instead of waiting until its original planned start date.
  • The exact details and content of the new election law are not provided here, so we cannot explain what exactly is being made effective retroactively.
SB0113.02.COMS.AMH04

Committee Senate Bill (H) • Representative Timothy Wesco

Filed

Plain English: The amendment proposes to add a new section to the Indiana Code that requires certain election materials to be preserved for at least two years.

  • Adds a requirement for preserving specific election materials, such as ballots and voting records, for a minimum of two years.
  • The amendment does not specify which exact election materials must be preserved beyond stating they are 'certain.' More details about the types of materials would need to be provided.
  • It is unclear what specific penalties or enforcement mechanisms will apply if this preservation requirement is not followed.
SB0113.02.COMS.AMH06

Committee Senate Bill (H) • Representative Timothy Wesco

Filed

Plain English: The amendment requires the publication of election results in a newspaper.

  • Adds a requirement for the publication of election results in at least one newspaper.
  • It is unclear which specific details about the election results must be published or how soon after an election they should appear in newspapers.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-04 Senate

    Public Law 68

  3. 2026-02-27 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  4. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 275: yeas 46, nays 0

  5. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  7. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Motion to concur filed

  8. 2026-02-18 House

    Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. 2026-02-17 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 263: yeas 87, nays 1

  10. 2026-02-16 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-12 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. 2026-01-28 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

  13. 2026-01-23 Senate

    Referred to the House

  14. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 49: yeas 44, nays 0

  15. 2026-01-22 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Culp

  16. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Cosponsor: Representative Pierce K

  17. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  18. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  19. 2026-01-05 Senate

    Senator Byrne added as second author

  20. 2025-12-09 Senate

    Authored by Senator Schmitt

  21. 2025-12-09 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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

Elections matters.

Requires each county election board to provide to the election division through a module of the computerized list, not later than 14 days after each election, the votes cast for each candidate and on each public question in each precinct at the last election. Requires the election division to promptly publish these election results on the website maintained by the election division. Specifies that starting on January 1, 2026, the period within which certain election material must be preserved is extended from 22 months to 34 months.