The practice of law.
SB 524, now Public Law 43, changes the residency requirement for appointing Indiana's head of the Department of Law. It allows an Indiana resident from any county bordering the department's location (a contiguous county) to be appointed, rather than requiring them to reside in the same county. This specifically affects the Governor's appointment process for this state position. The bill does not alter the department's duties or create new legal standards; it only modifies the geographic residency rule for the appointee.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Signed Apr 9, 2025
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This bill was amended and progressed through the legislative process, with the version number updated from SB0524.1 to ES0524.1 (Engrossed Senate Bill). The date of the digest was updated from February 6, 2025 to March 18, 2025, reflecting recent committee actions and final passage. New sponsors were added to the House side, and the bill was reported out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
TIMELINE
The bill's timeline was updated to reflect committee actions and final passage, with dates changed from February 11, 2025 to March 20, 2025.
TECHNICAL
New House sponsors (Meltzer, Davis) were added, and the bill was marked as 'Engrossed' indicating it has been amended and finalized for passage.
The bill number was updated from SB0524.1 to ES0524.1 to reflect its status as an Engrossed Senate Bill.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
47–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Feb 20, 2025
D
Democratic10
80% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Apr 9, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 315: yeas 89, nays 6
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 211: yeas 47, nays 1
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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