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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / SB 12

SB 12Session 2026SenateBecame law

Prohibition of ranked choice voting.

Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting.

Latest development · Feb 24, 2026

Public Law 5

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Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 8, 2025
Latest passage
Feb 24, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Elections & Government

Source subjects

ELECTIONS; Conducting Elections (Excluding Recounts)

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBlake Doriot
Primary sponsorChris Garten
Primary sponsorMike Gaskill
Primary sponsorTimothy Wesco
coauthorAaron Freeman
coauthorBrett Clark
coauthorDan Dernulc
coauthorEric Koch
cosponsorEthan Lawson
coauthorGary Byrne
coauthorGreg Goode
coauthorJames Buck
coauthorJames Tomes
coauthorJean Leising
coauthorJeff Raatz
coauthorLinda Rogers
coauthorLiz Brown
coauthorMichael Young
coauthorScott Alexander
coauthorScott Baldwin
cosponsorSteve Bartels
coauthorSusan Glick
coauthorTravis Holdman
coauthorTyler Johnson

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline27 actions⌄
  1. Feb 24, 2026

    Public Law 5

    Became LawSenate
  2. Feb 24, 2026

    Signed by the Governor

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  3. Feb 24, 2026

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    PassageSenate
  4. Feb 23, 2026

    Signed by the Speaker

    PassageHouse
  5. Feb 19, 2026

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    PassageSenate
  6. Feb 18, 2026

    Returned to the Senate without amendments

    ReceiptHouse
  7. Feb 17, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 259: yeas 58, nays 30

    PassageReading 3Reading 3House
  8. Feb 16, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2House
  9. Feb 12, 2026

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageHouse
  10. Jan 28, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse
  11. Jan 22, 2026

    Referred to the House

    ReferralSenate
  12. Jan 20, 2026

    House sponsor: Representative Wesco

    Senate
  13. Jan 20, 2026

    Senator Alexander added as coauthor

    Senate
  14. Jan 20, 2026

    Cosponsors: Representatives Lawson, Bartels

    Senate
  15. Jan 20, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 34: yeas 38, nays 9

    PassageReading 3Reading 3Senate
  16. Jan 15, 2026

    Senators Brown L, Johnson T, Koch, Tomes added as coauthors

    Senate
  17. Jan 15, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  18. Jan 15, 2026

    Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

    Amendment FailureFailureSenate
  19. Jan 13, 2026

    Senators Buck, Raatz, Freeman, Dernulc added as coauthors

    Senate
  20. Jan 13, 2026

    Senator Young M added as coauthor

    Senate
  21. Jan 13, 2026

    Senators Holdman, Goode, Glick, Leising added as coauthors

    Senate
  22. Jan 12, 2026

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  23. Jan 12, 2026

    Senator Clark added as coauthor

    Senate
  24. Dec 10, 2025

    Senator Baldwin added as coauthor

    Senate
  25. Dec 8, 2025

    Authored by Senators Doriot, Garten, Gaskill

    Senate
  26. Dec 8, 2025

    Coauthored by Senators Rogers, Byrne

    Senate
  27. Dec 8, 2025

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate

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Source data last updated Apr 30, 2026.