HB 1116 Indiana House · 2023 Regular Session

Various elections matters.

Summary
Defines "election worker" and makes it a Level 6 felony to take certain actions: (1) for the purpose of influencing an election worker; (2) to obstruct or interfere with an election worker; or (3) that injure an election worker. Provides that if a municipal legislative body failed to redistrict its legislative body districts before January 1, 2023, the municipal legislative body is required to do so before May 15, 2023. Provides that if a redistricting authority fails to redistrict as required by law, an individual who is a voter of the political subdivision whose redistricting authority failed to redistrict as required may petition the secretary of state to establish election districts for the political subdivision. Requires certain counties to pay a specified annual per diem to the circuit court clerk of the county. Provides that a person who is convicted of a vote fraud felony committed after June 30, 2023, is deprived of the right of suffrage by the general assembly for a period of 10 years following the date of conviction. Authorizes the repurposing of an electronic poll book unit as a device to display sample ballots if the electronic poll book software is deleted from the unit. Permits the use of an electronic device at a precinct or vote center to display a sample ballot. Declares confidential particular information that directly or indirectly indicates the selections made by a voter while voting in an election. Increases from $5 to $8 the document storage fee collected by certain court clerks.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Last action Mar 20, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2023

How they voted

7021
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 94
Feb 20, 2023
D Democratic26
5 Yea 19 Nay 2
73% Nay
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican67
64 Yea 2 Nay 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
upper
Feb 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 164: yeas 73, nays 24
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Amended
Amendment #8 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 141: yeas 26, nays 64
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
lower
Jan 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors