Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HJR1: Impeachment of a judge or prosecutor.
Status: In committee, December 5, 2025
Provides that circuit court judges and prosecuting attorneys may be impeached for crime, incapacity, or negligence, or impeached or removed from office as prescribed by law. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly.
What the bill says
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Article 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning judicial officers.
From the introduced text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning judicial officers. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: SECTION 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Indiana is proposed and agreed to by this, the One Hundred Twenty-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Indiana, and is referred to the next General Assembly for reconsideration and agreement. SECTION 2. ARTICLE 6, SECTION 7 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Section 7. All State officers, Circuit Court Judges, and Prosecuting Attorneys shall, for crime, incapacity, or negligence, be liable to be removed from office, either by impeachment by the House of Representatives, to be tried by the Senate, or by a joint resolution of the General Assembly; two-thirds of the members elected to each branch voting, in either case, therefor. 2026 HJ 1--HJ 9203/DI SECTION 3. ARTICLE 6, SECTION 8 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Section 8. All State, county, township, and town officers, and all Circuit Court Judges and Prosecuting Attorneys, may be impeached, or removed from office, in such manner as may be prescribed by law. 2026 HJ 1--HJ 9203/DI
Sponsors
- Andrew Ireland (R, HD-090) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- : Authored by Representative Ireland
Subjects: COURTS; Judges
Common questions
- What is HJR1?
- HJR1 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Impeachment of a judge or prosecutor.
- What does HJR1 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Article 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning judicial officers.
- What is the status of HJR1?
- In committee as of December 5, 2025. Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (December 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR1?
- Andrew Ireland (R, HD-090).
- Where is the official record for HJR1?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/hj0001
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