Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SB25: School board candidates.
Status: Signed into law, February 24, 2026
Specifies that if there is more than one candidate for a school board office within certain designated groups of candidates, the candidates shall appear in a certain order and within the grouping and in alphabetical order according to surname.
What the bill says
An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections. SECTION 1. IC 3-11-2-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.11-2023, SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. (a) The device named and list of nominees shall be placed on the ballots as follows: (1) The major political party whose candidate received the highest number of votes in the county for secretary of state at the last election in the first column or row on the left side of all ballots. (2) The major political party whose candidate received the second highest number of votes in the county for secretary of state at the last election in the second column or row. (3) Any other political party in the same order. (b) If a political party did not have a candidate for secretary of state in the last election or a nominee is an independent candidate (or an independent ticket for President and Vice President of the United States or for governor and lieutenant governor), the party or independent candidate or ticket shall be placed on the ballot after the parties described in subsection (a). If more than one (1) political party or independent candidate or ticket that has qualified to be on the ballot did not have a candidate for secretary of state in the last election, …
Sponsors
- Gary Byrne (R, SD-047) · primary sponsor
- Mike Gaskill (R, SD-025)
Latest actions
- : Public Law 7
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : Returned to the Senate without amendments
- : Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 91, nays 4
- : Second reading: ordered engrossed
- : Committee report: do pass, adopted
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Votes
- SB0025.04.COMH (February 10, 2026): 91 yea, 4 nay, passed
- SB0025.03.COMS (January 29, 2026): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: ELECTIONS; Candidates, EDUCATION; Local School Boards, GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Vehicle Bills and Vehicle Joint Resolutions, ELECTIONS; Conducting Elections (Excluding Recounts)
Common questions
- What is SB25?
- SB25 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): School board candidates.
- What does SB25 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.
- What is the status of SB25?
- Signed into law as of February 24, 2026. Latest action: Public Law 7 (February 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB25?
- Gary Byrne (R, SD-047), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB25?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/25
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