SJ0017: A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Articles 5 and 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning elections.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Enrolled Senate Resolution (S)
• Current Chamber: senate
• Origin Chamber: senate
• Description: State comptroller.

Legislators

Actions (18 total)

• Apr 2, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the President of the Senate
• Mar 26, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the Speaker
• Mar 25, 2025, 8:00 PM: Signed by the President Pro Tempore
• Mar 25, 2025, 5:31 AM: Returned to the Senate without amendments
• Mar 24, 2025, 10:26 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 301: yeas 94, nays 1
• Mar 20, 2025, 7:19 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Mar 17, 2025, 9:40 AM: Committee report: do pass, adopted
• Mar 3, 2025, 11:30 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
• Jan 24, 2025, 5:31 AM: Referred to the House
• Jan 23, 2025, 9:20 AM: Cosponsors: Representatives Davis and Lawson E
• Jan 23, 2025, 9:20 AM: House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald
• Jan 23, 2025, 9:01 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 12: yeas 48, nays 1
• Jan 21, 2025, 9:41 AM: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
• Jan 16, 2025, 5:44 AM: Senator Rogers added as second author
• Jan 16, 2025, 5:08 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Jan 14, 2025, 8:36 AM: Committee report: do pass, adopted
• Jan 8, 2025, 6:34 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
• Jan 8, 2025, 6:34 AM: Authored by Senator Carrasco

Digest

Proposes an amendment to the Indiana Constitution to do the following: (1) Require the election of a state comptroller instead of an auditor of state. (2) Provide, effective June 30, 2023, that an individual serving as auditor of state after June 30, 2023, is considered to be serving as state comptroller for all purposes under the Indiana Constitution and Indiana law. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly.