Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1033: Various judicial matters.
Status: Signed into law, March 4, 2026
Amends the membership of the community corrections advisory board. Defines "full court" as the total of all Marion superior court judges who are appointed and serving as judges. Specifies that if a newly appointed judge is filling a vacancy of a judge whose term ends the same year as the appointment, the newly appointed judge shall serve a term that expires on December 31 of the sixth full year following the appointment. Requires the Marion County judicial selection committee (judicial selection committee) to nominate five candidates to the governor when a judicial vacancy exists and allows the governor to appoint any of the nominated candidates when filling more than one vacancy. Replaces the term "presiding judge" with "chief judge" within the Marion County superior court. Amends the membership of the judicial selection committee. Prohibits a member of the judicial selection committee who is not an ex officio member to serve consecutive terms and staggers the terms of certain members of the judicial selection committee to begin on July 1, 2026, or July 1, 2028. Requires the judicial selection committee to determine that a judge is suitable to retain judicial office before a judge's request for retention may be placed on the ballot. Establishes a procedure with specific deadlines for a judge who wishes to stand for retention in 2026. Repeals and replaces a provision concerning the procedure to select the Marion County judicial executive committee (executive committee) and certain court provisions. Provides that, for an executive committee starting a term on January 1, 2027, and for the selection of each executive committee thereafter, the full court shall meet not later than November 15 in the final year of the executive committee's term to select the candidates of the next executive committee. Requires a two-thirds vote of the sitting judges who will hold office on January 1 of the next year to select the candidates of the executive committee and requires the cha
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.
From the introduced text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers. SECTION 1. IC 11-12-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.86-2017, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) To qualify for financial aid under this chapter, a county must establish a community corrections advisory board by resolution of the county executive or, in a county having a consolidated city, by the city-county council. A community corrections advisory board consists (2) the prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's designee; (3) the executive of the most populous municipality in the county or the executive's designee; (4) in a county: (A) without a consolidated city, two (2) judges having criminal jurisdiction, if available, appointed by the circuit 2026 IN 1033--LS 6382/DI court judge or the judges' designees; or (B) with a consolidated city, one (1) of the judges must be the chief judge elected under IC 33-33-49-14.1(c) and the other judge shall be appointed by the chief judge; (5) one (1) judge having juvenile jurisdiction, appointed by the circuit court judge; (6) one (1) public defender or the public defender's designee, if available, or one (1) attorney with a substantial criminal defense practice appointed by the county executive or, in a county having a consolidated city, by the city-county council; (7) one (1) victim, …
Sponsors
- Lopez, Danny (R) · primary sponsor
- Jeter, Chris (R)
- Gregory Steuerwald (R, HD-040)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Public Law 76
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 389: yeas 59, nays 27
- : Motion to concur filed
- : Third reading: passed; Roll Call 228: yeas 39, nays 9
- : Returned to the House with amendments
- : Representative Garcia Wilburn removed as coauthor
Votes
- HB1033.04.ENGS.CON01 (February 26, 2026): 59 yea, 27 nay, passed
- HB1033.03.COMS (February 24, 2026): 39 yea, 9 nay, passed
- HB1033.03.COMS.AMS004 (February 23, 2026): 9 yea, 40 nay, failed
- HB1033.02.COMH (January 20, 2026): 88 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; Judicial Nominating Commission, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; Generally, COUNTIES; Marion, COURTS; Magistrates, COURTS; Judges, LOCAL GOVERNMENT; Generally, COURTS; Trial Courts
Common questions
- What is HB1033?
- HB1033 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Various judicial matters.
- What does HB1033 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.
- What is the status of HB1033?
- Signed into law as of March 4, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (March 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1033?
- Lopez, Danny (R), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1033?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1033
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