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SB 12 IN
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Prohibition of ranked choice voting.

IN · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Dec 8, 2025

Latest action (Feb 24, 2026) Public Law 5

Summary

Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting.

Sponsors (4)

20 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (27)

  1. Dec 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections · upper
  2. Dec 8, 2025 Coauthored by Senators Rogers, Byrne · upper
  3. Dec 8, 2025 Authored by Senators Doriot, Garten, Gaskill · upper
  4. Dec 10, 2025 Senator Baldwin added as coauthor · upper
  5. Jan 12, 2026 Senator Clark added as coauthor · upper
  6. Jan 12, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  7. Jan 13, 2026 Senators Holdman, Goode, Glick, Leising added as coauthors · upper
  8. Jan 13, 2026 Senator Young M added as coauthor · upper
  9. Jan 13, 2026 Senators Buck, Raatz, Freeman, Dernulc added as coauthors · upper
  10. Jan 15, 2026 Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice vote · upper
  11. Jan 15, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  12. Jan 15, 2026 Senators Brown L, Johnson T, Koch, Tomes added as coauthors · upper
  13. Jan 20, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 34: yeas 38, nays 9 · upper
  14. Jan 20, 2026 Cosponsors: Representatives Lawson, Bartels · upper
  15. Jan 20, 2026 Senator Alexander added as coauthor · upper
  16. Jan 20, 2026 House sponsor: Representative Wesco · upper
  17. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to the House · upper
  18. Jan 28, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower
  19. Feb 12, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  20. Feb 16, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  21. Feb 17, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 259: yeas 58, nays 30 · lower
  22. Feb 18, 2026 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
  23. Feb 19, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  24. Feb 23, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  25. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  26. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
  27. Feb 24, 2026 Public Law 5 · upper
Subjects
ELECTIONS; Conducting Elections (Excluding Recounts)

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