Senate Bill
SB 211
Cancellation of caucus meeting.
In plain English
Allows people seeking a temporary (pro tempore) appointment to certain local or school board offices to file a declaration of candidacy with the caucus chair or the circuit court clerk. Requires a clerk who receives one to send a copy to the caucus chair the same day. Allows a caucus meeting notice to be rescinded if only one candidate seeks to fill a vacancy.
Written by AI from the official digest below, and checked only by automated rules. If they differ, the official digest and bill text control.
Official digest
Allows a person who wishes to be a candidate for a pro tempore appointment to certain local offices or school board offices to file a declaration of candidacy with the chair of the caucus or the circuit court clerk. Requires a circuit court clerk to send a copy of a declaration of candidacy filed with the clerk to the chairman of the caucus on the same day the declaration of candidacy is received. Allows a notice of a caucus meeting to be rescinded if only one candidate seeks to fill a vacancy in a local office or a school board office held by a major party.
Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment, January 28, 2026Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Travis Holdman, Scott Baldwin, Matt Lehman
Co-authors and co-sponsors: Mike Gaskill, Tim Wesco
Roll-call votes
1 recorded vote, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
Senate · Jan 22, 2026
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 211 - Holdman - 3rd Reading
Passed
35 yes10 no4 did not vote
Republicans: 35 yes, 0 no, 4 did not voteDemocrats: 0 yes, 10 no
How each member voted
Yes (35)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Greg Walker (R)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Buck (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Mike Young (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Ron Alting (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
No (10)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- J.D. Ford (D)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
Did not vote (4)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Justin Busch (R)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- 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.