HB1019Introduced in the House
Constitutional amendment ballot question.
Introduced by Micheal Aylesworth, District 11
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Constitutional amendment ballot question. Prescribes the ballot language for the proposed constitutional amendment concerning the residency of a city or town court judge.
Where it stands
Public Law 18
February 24, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate - Third reading · February 17, 2026
44
Yes
0
No
6
Absent or Not Voting
50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Dernulc | 1 | Yes |
| Lonnie Randolph | 2 | Yes |
| Mark Spencer | 3 | Yes |
| Rodney Pol | 4 | Not Voting |
| Ed Charbonneau | 5 | Yes |
| Rick Niemeyer | 6 | Yes |
| Brian Buchanan | 7 | Yes |
| Mike Bohacek | 8 | Yes |
| Ryan Mishler | 9 | Not Voting |
| David Niezgodski | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Authored by Representative Aylesworth
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Reassigned to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Appeal the ruling of the chair (Hamilton); ruling of the chair sustained Roll Call 33: yeas 66, nays 25
Amendment #2 (Hamilton) ruled out of order
Senate sponsor: Senator Koch
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 41: yeas 92, nays 1
Referred to the Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 173: yeas 44, nays 0
Returned to the House without amendments
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 18
Verify the information
- Official page on the Indiana Legislature website
- House Amendment #4 (amendment)
- House Amendment #3 (amendment)
- House Amendment #2 (amendment)
- House Amendment #1 (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Vote Sheet (supplement)
- Committee Report (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Vote Sheet (supplement)
- Committee Report (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
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- Introduced (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
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- Enrolled (text)
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