The People's Ledger
← All Indiana bills

HB1055Introduced in the House

Municipal elections.

Engrossed

Introduced by Jennifer Meltzer, District 73

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

Municipal elections. Moves, as a general rule, elections of town officers to even-numbered years. Allows a town with a population of more than 10,000 to opt out of the general rule by resolution. Allows a city to pass a resolution to opt in to the general rule. Makes conforming changes.

Where it stands

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

February 16, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House - Third reading · January 22, 2026

59

Yes

35

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Carolyn Jackson1No
Earl Harris2No
Ragen Hatcher3Not Voting
Edmond Soliday4Yes
Dale DeVon5Not Voting
Maureen Bauer6No
Jake Teshka7Yes
Ryan Dvorak8No
Randy Novak9No
Charles Moseley10No

Bill history

  1. Coauthored by Representative Zimmerman

  2. Authored by Representative Meltzer

  3. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

  4. Representative Lawson added as coauthor

  5. Representative Bascom added as coauthor

  6. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  7. Amendment #1 (Pryor) failed; voice vote

  8. Amendment #2 (Errington) ruled out of order

  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. Senate sponsor: Senator Koch

  11. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 67: yeas 59, nays 35

  12. Referred to the Senate

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

  14. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.