HB 1285 IN

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Provides that redistricting election districts for local and school board offices must occur at certain times. Removes a provision that limited the number of school board members that may reside in the same school board district for the Indianapolis public school board. Changes the entity that establishes the Indianapolis public school districts within the school city from the Indiana state board of education to the board of school commissioners. Removes the discretionary ability of political subdivisions to redistrict election districts at times other than those required by statute. Allows for additional time for redistricting after the 2020 decennial census. Consolidates certain local redistricting statutes in the same location. Changes population parameters to reflect the population count determined under the 2020 decennial census. Repeals obsolete statutes and makes other conforming changes.

• Jake Teshka Republican · author
• Linda Rogers Republican · sponsor
• Kyle Walker Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 10, 2022 Authored by Representative Teshka · lower
2. Jan 10, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower
3. Jan 25, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
4. Jan 27, 2022 Amendment #1 (Pierce) prevailed; voice vote · lower
5. Jan 27, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
6. Jan 31, 2022 Senate sponsors: Senators Rogers and Walker K · lower
7. Jan 31, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 158: yeas 81, nays 10 · lower
8. Feb 1, 2022 Referred to the Senate · lower
9. Feb 8, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections · upper
10. Feb 14, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
11. Feb 17, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
12. Feb 22, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 239: yeas 44, nays 4 · upper
13. Feb 23, 2022 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
14. Feb 28, 2022 Motion to concur filed · lower
15. Mar 1, 2022 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 316: yeas 80, nays 9 · lower
16. Mar 4, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
17. Mar 7, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
18. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
19. Mar 18, 2022 Public Law 169 · lower
20. Mar 18, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Mar 1, 2022 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 7, 2022 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Jan 25, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (H) · Jan 27, 2022 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Feb 14, 2022 · PDF