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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 28, 2006 | IN | HB 1011 | Miscellaneous Election Law Matters | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15) |
April 29, 2009 | IN | HB 1491 | St. Joseph Superior Court Judges | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 18) |
April 27, 2011 | IN | HB 1601 | Legislative Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12) |
April 27, 2015 | IN | SB 466 | Amends Voting Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 8) |
Feb. 22, 2021 | IN | SB 353 | Requires Presenting Valid Identification to Request an Absentee Ballot Online | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15) |
April 15, 2021 | IN | SB 398 | Limits the Hours of an Election Drop Box and Expands Voting for Those with Disabilities | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 2) |
March 25, 2021 | IN | HB 1485 | Establishes it is a Crime for Someone to Refuse to Leave a Polling Place After Directed | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 8) |
April 1, 2021 | IN | SB 260 | Authorizes 16 or 17 Year-Olds to Serve as a Precinct Election Officers on Election Day | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 11) |
Oct. 1, 2021 | IN | HB 1581 | Amends Redistricting Maps | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
March 1, 2022 | IN | HB 1116 | Increases Requirements for Mail-In Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 10) |
March 3, 2022 | IN | SB 134 | Limits Private Donations to Local Governments | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 4) |