HB 1230 Indiana House · 2025 Regular Session

School board elections.

Summary

Requires a petition of nomination for a school board office to state one of the following: (1) The candidate's political party affiliation. (2) If the candidate does not identify with a political party, that the candidate is an independent candidate. (3) That the candidate elects to be listed on the ballot as nonpartisan. Specifies that unless a candidate that states a political party affiliation is challenged, the candidate's statement must be indicated on the ballot.

Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Failed

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Feb 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

House Bill (H) → Engrossed House Bill (H) · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill number was updated from HB 1230.1 to HB 1230.2, and the digest was revised with updated dates and additional legal citations. The effective date was extended to include July 1, 2025, alongside 'upon passage.' The legislative history was updated to reflect a second reading and engrossment order on February 17, 2025, and the reprint date was changed to February 18, 2025.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding school board election requirements remains unchanged; the modifications are primarily administrative updates to citations, dates, and bill numbering.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from HB 1230.1 to HB 1230.2.

Reprint date updated from February 13, 2025 to February 18, 2025.

TIMELINE

Digest update date changed from February 12, 2025 to February 17, 2025.

Effective date now includes both 'upon passage' and 'July 1, 2025'.

Added legislative history entry for February 17, 2025, noting second reading and engrossment order.

REQUIREMENT

Added IC 3-12 to the list of affected citations, expanding the legal references.

Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2025

How they voted

26–64

Failed · 10 other

Total votes 100

Feb 17, 2025

D Democratic29

25 Yea 1 Nay 3

86% Yea

I Independent1

1 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican70

1 Yea 62 Nay 7

88% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 17, 2025

Vote failed

House Vote: fail (26-64-10)

house

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment #2 (Prescott) prevailed; voice vote

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Amended

Amendment #1 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 179: yeas 26, nays 64

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors