HB 1256 Indiana House · 2026 Regular Session

Campaign finance reports of local candidates.

Summary
Requires the circuit court clerk of each county to place a copy of each campaign finance report, notice, or other instrument filed with the county election board on the circuit court clerk's or county election board's website in portable document format. Allows certain covered persons to submit a written request to a county, municipality, or township to restrict access to the covered person's home address in a confidential document. Requires a county, municipality, or township to establish certain processes to prevent a member of the public from gaining access to the home address of a covered person.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2026 Last action Feb 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

Engrossed House Bill (S) House Bill (H) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from HB 1256.2 to HB 1256.1 and updated with a new committee report recommending passage. The substantive text regarding campaign finance reporting requirements remains effectively the same, though the formatting was cleaned up to remove redundant definitions of 'confidential document' and streamline the posting instructions for circuit court clerks.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still applies to local candidates and county election officials.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from HB 1256.2 to HB 1256.1, indicating a renumbering of the legislation.

A new Committee Report was added, formally recommending that the House pass the bill.

Redundant text defining 'confidential document' and detailed sub-clauses regarding website posting locations were removed to simplify the language.

TIMELINE

The reprint dates were updated from January 28, 2026, to January 14, 2026, reflecting the current legislative session status.

Floor votes · House Jan 28, 2026

How they voted

930
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 99
Jan 28, 2026
D Democratic29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican69
64 Yea 5
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 133: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment #4 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors