House joint resolution
HJR 1
Town and city court judges.
In plain English
Requires a city or town court judge to live in the county where the court is located, or in the bordering Indiana county closest to the city or town the court serves. It is a proposed change to the state constitution that one general assembly has already agreed to.
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Official digest
Provides that the judge of a city or town court shall reside in: (1) the county in which the city or town court is located; or (2) the bordering Indiana county that is the closest Indiana county to the city or town in which the court is located. This proposed amendment has been agreed to by one general assembly.
Latest action: Signed by the President of the Senate, March 27, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Roll-call votes
2 recorded votes, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
House · Jan 30, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: HJR 1 - Aylesworth - 3rd Reading
Passed
81 yes7 no12 did not vote
Republicans: 61 yes, 0 no, 9 did not voteDemocrats: 18 yes, 7 no, 3 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (81)
- Alaina Shonkwiler (R)
- Alex Zimmerman (R)
- Andrew Ireland (R)
- Becky Cash (R)
- Ben Smaltz (R)
- Bob Behning (R)
- Bob Heaton (R)
- Brad Barrett (R)
- Bruce Borders (R)
- Carey Hamilton (D)
- Cherrish Pryor (D)
- Chris Campbell (D)
- Chris Jeter (R)
- Chris Judy (R)
- Chris May (R)
- Chuck Moseley (D)
- Cindy Ledbetter (R)
- Cory Criswell (R)
- Craig Snow (R)
- Dale DeVon (R)
- Danny Lopez (R)
- Dave Hall (R)
- Dave Heine (R)
- David Abbott (R)
- Doug Miller (R)
- Ed Clere (I)
- Ed Soliday (R)
- Elizabeth Rowray (R)
- Ethan Lawson (R)
- Ethan Manning (R)
- Greg Steuerwald (R)
- Gregory Porter (D)
- Hal Slager (R)
- Hunter Smith (R)
- J.D. Prescott (R)
- Jack Jordan (R)
- Jake Teshka (R)
- Jeff Thompson (R)
- Jenny Meltzer (R)
- Jim Pressel (R)
- Joanna King (R)
- Julie McGuire (R)
- Julie Olthoff (R)
- Justin Moed (D)
- Karen Engleman (R)
- Kendell Culp (R)
- Kyle Miller (D)
- Lindsay Patterson (R)
- Lori Goss-Reaves (R)
- Lorissa Sweet (R)
- Mark Genda (R)
- Martin Carbaugh (R)
- Matt Commons (R)
- Matt Hostettler (R)
- Matt Lehman (R)
- Matt Pierce (D)
- Maureen Bauer (D)
- Michelle Davis (R)
- Mike Andrade (D)
- Mike Aylesworth (R)
- Mike Karickhoff (R)
- Mitch Gore (D)
- Peggy Mayfield (R)
- Phil GiaQuinta (D)
- Robb Greene (R)
- Robin Shackleford (D)
- Ryan Lauer (R)
- Shane Lindauer (R)
- Sheila Klinker (D)
- Steve Bartels (R)
- Sue Errington (D)
- Tim O'Brien (R)
- Tim Wesco (R)
- Tim Yocum (R)
- Tony Isa (R)
- Tonya Pfaff (D)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Unknown member
- Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D)
- Wendy Dant Chesser (D)
- Zach Payne (R)
No (7)
- Alex Burton (D)
- Earl Harris (D)
- John Bartlett (D)
- Ragen Hatcher (D)
- Ryan Dvorak (D)
- Vanessa Summers (D)
- Vernon Smith (D)
Did not vote (12)
- Beau Baird (R)
- Bob Morris (R)
- Craig Haggard (R)
- Ed DeLaney (D)
- Garrett Bascom (R)
- Heath VanNatter (R)
- Jim Lucas (R)
- Kyle Pierce (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Reneé Pack (D)
- Todd Huston (R)
- Wendy McNamara (R)
Senate · Mar 17, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: HJR 1 - Koch - 3rd Reading
Passed
43 yes3 no4 did not vote
Republicans: 36 yes, 0 no, 3 did not voteDemocrats: 7 yes, 3 noNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote
How each member voted
Yes (43)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- Greg Walker (R)
- J.D. Ford (D)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Buck (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Justin Busch (R)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Mike Young (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Ron Alting (R)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
No (3)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
Did not vote (4)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Unknown member
- Vaneta Becker (R)
Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.