Indiana House Bill 1197 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Hearing: Jan 15 @ 10:30 am in Room 156-B
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Election matters. Requires particular candidates for selection for an appointment pro tempore to an office to: (1) comply with qualification requirements imposed on candidates for election to the office; and (2) if the individual is a candidate for selection by a caucus, be affiliated with the political party holding the caucus. Allows an individual or entity with authority to select a candidate for an appointment pro tempore to remove a candidate from consideration if the candidate does not meet these requirements. Specifies, for counties that do not have a consolidated city, the circumstances in which the county legislative body may expel a member or declare the seat of a member vacant. Requires at least two thirds of the members of the county fiscal body and the county legislative body to vote in favor of an action to expel a member or declare the seat of a member vacant. Provides that a city-county legislative body may declare the seat of a member vacant by a two-thirds vote if the member fails to perform the duties of the member's office.

Election matters.

Rep. Ethan Lawson [R]

Rep. Timothy Wesco [R]

Rep. Kyle Pierce [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2025-01-08	House	Authored by Representative Lawson
2025-01-08	House	Coauthored by Representatives Wesco and Pierce K

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1197/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1197/HB1197.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1197/fiscal-notes/HB1197.01.INTR.FN001.pdf