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 Mike Gaskill
Last action: 2026-03-03
Official status: Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about when the law will take effect.

Indiana Election Commission Powers and Duties Act

This act changes the procedures for disbanding inactive political committees and sets fixed penalties for violations.

What This Bill Does

Moves rules about disbanding inactive political committees into different parts of the law.
Allows the commission to end a committee if it hasn't filed spending reports or has very little money, and communication attempts fail.
Removes the election commission's choice in deciding penalties for certain violations.
Requires the commission to charge $1,000 or $500 plus costs when committees break rules.
Sets a penalty of $500 if electronic filing requirements are not followed.

Who It Names or Affects

The Indiana Election Commission
Political committees in Indiana

Terms To Know

Civil penalties: Fines that the government can charge for breaking certain rules.
Electronic filing requirements: Rules about submitting paperwork online instead of on paper.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify when it will take effect.
It is unclear how many committees will be affected by these changes.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0233.05.COMH.AMH001

Filed Senate Bill (S) • Representative Kyle Pierce

Failed

Plain English: This amendment would add new requirements for voter identification in Indiana.

Adds a requirement that voters must present an acceptable form of photo ID to vote.

The specific types of IDs accepted and the process for obtaining them are not detailed in this amendment text, so more information is needed from the full bill or additional amendments.

Bill History

2026-03-03 Senate
Signed by the Governor
2026-03-03 Senate
Public Law 47
2026-02-26 Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
2026-02-25 House
Signed by the Speaker
2026-02-24 Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2026-02-20 House
Returned to the Senate without amendments
2026-02-19 House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 291: yeas 92, nays 0
2026-02-18 House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
2026-02-18 House
Representative Wesco added as cosponsor
2026-02-12 House
Committee report: do pass, adopted
2026-01-28 House
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2026-01-27 Senate
Referred to the House
2026-01-26 Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 80: yeas 44, nays 0
2026-01-26 Senate
House sponsor: Representative Pierce K
2026-01-22 Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed
2026-01-20 Senate
Committee report: do pass, adopted
2026-01-13 Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2026-01-13 Senate
Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
2026-01-12 Senate
Senator Schmitt added as second author
2026-01-08 Senate
Authored by Senator Gaskill
2026-01-08 Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.
Powers and duties of the election commission.

Current Bill Text

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

Powers and duties of the election commission.

Separates out the procedures for how a county election board and the Indiana election commission (commission) may administratively disband certain committees into two different sections of the Indiana Code. Allows the commission to administratively disband a committee if: (1) the committee has not filed a report of expenditures during the previous calendar year; (2) the committee has never filed a report of expenditures or the last report filed reported cash on hand that did not exceed $1,000; and (3) the election division has attempted to contact the committee but the communication was returned or otherwise undeliverable. Removes the discretion of the commission with respect to certain civil penalties that may be imposed and instead requires the commission to impose the civil penalties. Requires the commission to assess a civil penalty of $1,000 or $500, plus investigative costs, for certain violations. Provides that a $500 civil penalty shall be assessed for a violation of certain electronic filing requirements.