SB 25 Indiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

School board candidates.

SB 25, despite its misleading "Vehicle Bill" title, is actually a school board election procedure bill. It requires that when multiple candidates run for a school board position within specific designated candidate groups, they must be listed in a defined order: first by their group designation, then alphabetically by last name. This rule directly affects school board candidates and election administrators in districts where this candidate grouping applies. The bill focuses solely on standardizing candidate ordering for ballot presentation, with no other policy changes or financial impacts described. (Note: The title "Vehicle Bill" appears to be an error based on the bill's actual content.)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Feb 2026

Introduced Dec 8, 2025 Signed Feb 24, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled Senate Bill (S) → Senate Bill (S) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill removes the detailed formatting instructions and digest information from the enrolled version of SB 25, replacing them with the standard Senate Bill format. The core policy content regarding school board candidate ballot ordering remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Enrolled Senate Bill' header and the detailed printing code instructions that explain how amendments are formatted in the Indiana Code.

Added the standard 'Senate Bill No. 25' header, digest information, and committee referral history that are present in the original Senate Bill version.

Reorganized the document structure from the enrolled act format to the standard legislative bill format, though the substantive text of Section 1 regarding school board candidate ordering remains identical.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2026 · House Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

46–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 48

Jan 29, 2026

D Democratic9

8 Yea 1 Nay

88% Yea

R Republican39

38 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 24, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 91, nays 4

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 47, nays 1

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

upper

Jan 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Elections

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors