Redistricting local election districts.
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Signed Mar 18, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2022
How they voted
41–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic11
63% Yea
R
Republican36
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Mar 18, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 1, 2022
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 316: yeas 80, nays 9
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 239: yeas 44, nays 4
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 158: yeas 81, nays 10
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Pierce) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jake Teshka
RRepublican
P
Kyle Walker
RRepublican
P
Linda Rogers
RRepublican
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