SB0211Introduced in the Senate
Cancellation of caucus meeting.
Introduced by Travis Holdman, District 19
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Cancellation of caucus meeting. Allows a person who wishes to be a candidate for a pro tempore appointment to certain local offices or school board offices to file a declaration of candidacy with the chair of the caucus or the circuit court clerk. Requires a circuit court clerk to send a copy of a declaration of candidacy filed with the clerk to the chairman of the caucus on the same day the declaration of candidacy is received. Allows a notice of a caucus meeting to be rescinded if only one candidate seeks to fill a vacancy in a local office or a school board office held by a major party.
Where it stands
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
January 28, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate - Third reading · January 22, 2026
35
Yes
10
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
49 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 | No |
| Mark Spencer | 3 | No |
| Rodney Pol | 4 | No |
| Ed Charbonneau | 5 | Yes |
| Rick Niemeyer | 6 | Yes |
| Brian Buchanan | 7 | Yes |
| Mike Bohacek | 8 | Yes |
| Ryan Mishler | 9 | Absent |
| David Niezgodski | 10 | No |
Bill history
Authored by Senator Holdman
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Baldwin added as second author
Amendment #1 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 56: yeas 35, nays 10
House sponsor: Representative Lehman
Cosponsor: Representative Wesco
Senator Gaskill added as coauthor
Referred to the House
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Verify the information
- Official page on the Indiana Legislature website
- Senate Elections Amendment #1 (amendment)
- Senate Elections Amendment #1 (amendment)
- Senate Amendment #1 (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Vote Sheet (supplement)
- Committee Report (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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