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SB25 • 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.

Education Elections
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Gary Byrne
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on what 'certain designated groups' means, leaving this aspect unclear.

Indiana School Board Candidate Listing Act

This law changes how school board candidate names are listed on ballots.

What This Bill Does

  • If there is more than one candidate for a school board position, they must be grouped together on the ballot.
  • Within each group of candidates, their names will appear in alphabetical order based on their last name.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Voters who vote in Indiana's school board elections
  • Candidates running for school board positions

Terms To Know

ballot
A piece of paper or electronic form that lists candidates and issues voters can choose from when voting.
alphabetical order
Arranging items in a list based on the letters of their names, starting with A and ending with Z.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify what 'certain designated groups' means.
  • It is unclear if this change will affect voter behavior or election outcomes.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Public Law 7

  3. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-02-18 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. 2026-02-11 House

    Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. 2026-02-10 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 91, nays 4

  8. 2026-02-09 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. 2026-02-05 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  10. 2026-02-02 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

  11. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 47, nays 1

  12. 2026-01-29 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Prescott

  13. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Referred to the House

  14. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  15. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  16. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Elections

  17. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Bray removed as author

  18. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Byrne added as author

  19. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Gaskill added as second author

  20. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Bray

  21. 2025-12-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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

School board candidates.

Specifies that if there is more than one candidate for a school board office within certain designated groups of candidates, the candidates shall appear in a certain order and within the grouping and in alphabetical order according to surname.