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Indiana House Bill HB1633

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1+*EH1633.1*
2+April 1, 2025
3+ENGROSSED
4+HOUSE BILL No. 1633
5+_____
6+DIGEST OF HB 1633 (Updated March 31, 2025 9:51 am - DI 140)
7+Citations Affected: Noncode.
8+Synopsis: Study of election issues. Requires the secretary of state to
9+do the following: (1) Study scheduling of local elections and requiring
10+all counties to use vote centers. (2) Conduct at least three public
11+meetings on the topics studied. (3) Report the results of the studies to
12+the legislative council before November 1, 2025.
13+Effective: Upon passage.
14+Smaltz, King, Engleman
15+(SENATE SPONSOR — GASKILL)
16+January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and
17+Apportionment.
18+January 30, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
19+February 4, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
20+February 5, 2025, engrossed.
21+February 6, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 74, nays 12.
22+SENATE ACTION
23+February 18, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections.
24+March 31, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
25+EH 1633—LS 7712/DI 144 April 1, 2025
126 First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
227 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
328 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
429 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
530 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
631 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
732 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
833 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
934 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1035 between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1633
12-AN ACT concerning elections.
36+ENGROSSED
37+HOUSE BILL No. 1633
38+A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning elections.
1339 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14-SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The secretary
15-of state shall do the following:
16-(1) Analyze and estimate any cost savings that may be realized
17-by doing the following:
18-(A) Requiring all local elections to be conducted in the
19-odd-numbered year immediately preceding a presidential
20-election year.
21-(B) Moving the municipal elections to even-numbered
22-non-presidential election years.
23-(C) Moving the municipal elections to even-numbered
24-presidential election years.
25-(D) Requiring all counties to use vote centers.
26-(2) Study the impact that the policy changes described in
27-subdivision (1) would have on voter turnout.
28-(3) Conduct at least three (3) public meetings on the topics
29-studied under this SECTION in accordance with subsection
30-(b).
31-(4) Report the results of the studies conducted under this
32-SECTION to the legislative council in an electronic format
33-under IC 5-14-6 before November 1, 2025.
34-(b) The secretary of state shall conduct at least one (1) public
35-meeting under subsection (a)(3) in each of the following regions of
36-HEA 1633 2
37-Indiana:
38-(1) The northern region.
39-(2) The central region.
40-(3) The southern region.
41-(c) This SECTION expires January 1, 2026.
42-SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.
43-HEA 1633 Speaker of the House of Representatives
44-President of the Senate
45-President Pro Tempore
46-Governor of the State of Indiana
47-Date: Time:
48-HEA 1633
40+1 SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The secretary
41+2 of state shall do the following:
42+3 (1) Analyze and estimate any cost savings that may be realized
43+4 by doing the following:
44+5 (A) Requiring all local elections to be conducted in the
45+6 odd-numbered year immediately preceding a presidential
46+7 election year.
47+8 (B) Moving the municipal elections to even-numbered
48+9 non-presidential election years.
49+10 (C) Moving the municipal elections to even-numbered
50+11 presidential election years.
51+12 (D) Requiring all counties to use vote centers.
52+13 (2) Study the impact that the policy changes described in
53+14 subdivision (1) would have on voter turnout.
54+15 (3) Conduct at least three (3) public meetings on the topics
55+16 studied under this SECTION in accordance with subsection
56+17 (b).
57+18 (4) Report the results of the studies conducted under this
58+EH 1633—LS 7712/DI 144 2
59+1 SECTION to the legislative council in an electronic format
60+2 under IC 5-14-6 before November 1, 2025.
61+3 (b) The secretary of state shall conduct at least one (1) public
62+4 meeting under subsection (a)(3) in each of the following regions of
63+5 Indiana:
64+6 (1) The northern region.
65+7 (2) The central region.
66+8 (3) The southern region.
67+9 (c) This SECTION expires January 1, 2026.
68+10 SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.
69+EH 1633—LS 7712/DI 144 3
70+COMMITTEE REPORT
71+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Elections and Apportionment, to
72+which was referred House Bill 1633, has had the same under
73+consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
74+the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
75+Page 23, line 25, delete "The commission shall, if necessary,
76+implement this section by".
77+Page 23, line 26, delete "orders and rules.".
78+Page 27, line 36, strike "2023,".
79+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
80+(Reference is to HB 1633 as introduced.)
81+WESCO
82+Committee Vote: yeas 8, nays 5.
83+_____
84+HOUSE MOTION
85+Mr. Speaker: I move that House Bill 1633 be amended to read as
86+follows:
87+Delete the title and insert the following:
88+A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning elections.
89+Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
90+(SEE TEXT OF BILL)
91+(Reference is to HB 1633 as printed January 30, 2025.)
92+SMALTZ
93+_____
94+COMMITTEE REPORT
95+Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Elections, to which was
96+referred House Bill No. 1633, has had the same under consideration
97+and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the
98+recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
99+ (Reference is to HB 1633 as reprinted February 5, 2025.)
100+
101+EH 1633—LS 7712/DI 144 4
102+GASKILL, Chairperson
103+Committee Vote: Yeas 6, Nays 2
104+EH 1633—LS 7712/DI 144