Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HJR2: County officers.
Status: In committee, January 5, 2026
Removes the: (1) auditor; (2) recorder; (3) treasurer; (4) coroner; and (5) surveyor (officers); from the list of elected county officers who are to be elected in each county. Requires the general assembly to prescribe, by law, the duties of the officers to the county executive. Provides a schedule for the officers to complete their terms. 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, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning state and local administration.
From the introduced text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article 6, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning state and local administration. 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 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Section 2. (a) There shall be elected, in each county by the voters thereof, at the time of holding general elections, a Clerk of the Circuit Court Auditor, Recorder, Treasurer, and a Sheriff, Coroner, and Surveyor, who shall, severally, hold their offices for four years. (b) The General Assembly may provide by law for uniform dates for 2026 HJ 2--HJ 9207/DI beginning the terms of the county officials listed in subsection (a). If the General Assembly enacts a law to provide a uniform date for beginning the terms of a county official listed in subsection (a), the General Assembly may provide that the term of each county official initially elected after enactment of the law to provide the uniform date for …
Sponsors
- Elizabeth Rowray (R, HD-035) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
- : Authored by Representative Rowray
Subjects: ELECTIONS; Candidates, LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Coroners, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Recorders, LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Treasurers, LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Auditors, LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Surveyors
Common questions
- What is HJR2?
- HJR2 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): County officers.
- What does HJR2 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Article 6, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning state and local administration.
- What is the status of HJR2?
- In committee as of January 5, 2026. Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment (January 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR2?
- Elizabeth Rowray (R, HD-035).
- Where is the official record for HJR2?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/hj0002
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