Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1533 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1533
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 3-11-2-10.1; IC 33-33-49-35.
7	7	Synopsis: Marion County judges. Establishes a procedure to remove
8	8	a judge appointed to the Marion superior court by public question.
9	9	Effective: July 1, 2025.
10	10	Ireland, Bascom
11	11	January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
12	12	2025 IN 1533—LS 6824/DI 149 Introduced
13	13	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
14	14	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
15	15	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
16	16	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
17	17	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
18	18	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
19	19	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
20	20	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
21	21	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
22	22	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
23	23	HOUSE BILL No. 1533
24	24	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
25	25	courts and court officers.
26	26	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
27	27	1 SECTION 1. IC 3-11-2-10.1, AS ADDED BY P.L.245-2017,
28	28	2 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
29	29	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 10.1. (a) This section applies only to a public
30	30	4 question concerning:
31	31	5 (1) the retention in office; or
32	32	6 (2) the removal from office;
33	33	7 of a judge of the Marion superior court under IC 33-33-49.
34	34	8 (b) The question of the retention or removal of the judge at the
35	35	9 general election shall be placed on the ballot at the same row or column
36	36	10 level of the ballot at which the question of other judges is placed on the
37	37	11 ballot but in a column or row in which independent candidates are
38	38	12 placed on the ballot.
39	39	13 (c) If the question of the retention of more than one (1) judge is
40	40	14 placed on a ballot, the judges shall be placed on the ballot in
41	41	15 alphabetical order according to surname.
42	42	16 (d) The question of retention of any judge to be placed on the
43	43	17 ballot shall appear first and the question of removal of any judge
44	44	2025 IN 1533—LS 6824/DI 149 2
45	45	1 shall be placed after all questions of retention. If the question of the
46	46	2 removal of more than one (1) judge is placed on a ballot, the judges
47	47	3 shall be placed on the ballot in alphabetical order according to
48	48	4 surname.
49	49	5 SECTION 2. IC 33-33-49-35 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
50	50	6 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
51	51	7 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 35. (a) This section applies only
52	52	8 to a public question concerning the removal from office of a judge
53	53	9 of the Marion superior court appointed under this chapter.
54	54	10 (b) The removal of a sitting judge of the court may be approved
55	55	11 by the electorate of Marion County at a general election in
56	56	12 accordance with this section.
57	57	13 (c) The Marion County election board shall place the public
58	58	14 question on the ballot under this section following the filing of a
59	59	15 petition with the circuit court clerk that:
60	60	16 (1) complies with the requirements of IC 3-10-9;
61	61	17 (2) is signed by at least the number of registered voters in
62	62	18 Marion County required under IC 3-8-6-3 to place a
63	63	19 candidate on the ballot; and
64	64	20 (3) requests that the public question concerning the removal
65	65	21 of the specific judge be placed on the ballot.
66	66	22 (d) A public question under this section shall be placed on the
67	67	23 ballot in accordance with IC 3-10-9 and must be certified in
68	68	24 accordance with IC 3-10-9-3.
69	69	25 (e) The question of the judge's removal shall be placed on the
70	70	26 general election ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2 and
71	71	27 must state:
72	72	28 "Shall Judge (insert here the name of the judge) be removed
73	73	29 from office?".
74	74	30 (f) If a majority of the ballots cast by the electors voting on the
75	75	31 question is "No", the judge whose name appears on the question
76	76	32 shall continue in office. If a majority of the ballots cast by the
77	77	33 electors voting on the question is "Yes", the following apply:
78	78	34 (1) The office of the removed judge becomes vacant on
79	79	35 January 1 following the general election.
80	80	36 (2) The vacancy shall be filled in accordance with this chapter.
81	81	2025 IN 1533—LS 6824/DI 149