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HB 1055 IN
Passed One Chamber

Municipal elections.

IN · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Dec 5, 2025

Latest action (Feb 16, 2026) Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Summary

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.

Sponsors (2)

3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (14)

  1. Dec 5, 2025 Authored by Representative Meltzer · lower
  2. Dec 5, 2025 Representative Lawson added as coauthor · lower
  3. Dec 5, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower
  4. Dec 5, 2025 Coauthored by Representative Zimmerman · lower
  5. Jan 5, 2026 Representative Bascom added as coauthor · lower
  6. Jan 14, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  7. Jan 20, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  8. Jan 20, 2026 Amendment #2 (Errington) ruled out of order · lower
  9. Jan 20, 2026 Amendment #1 (Pryor) failed; voice vote · lower
  10. Jan 22, 2026 Senate sponsor: Senator Koch · lower
  11. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to the Senate · lower
  12. Jan 22, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 67: yeas 59, nays 35 · lower
  13. Jan 26, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections · upper
  14. Feb 16, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
Subjects
CITIES AND TOWNS; GenerallyELECTIONS; GenerallyLOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Generally

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