# Indiana HB 1025: County policies.

Indiana HB 1025, County policies., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Alex Zimmerman (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-25 (House dissented from Senate amendments) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1025
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: County policies.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-02-25, House dissented from Senate amendments
- Sponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, corrections and criminal law, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (140 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Specifies that county residency requirements do not apply to: (1) public defenders (except for the chief public defender); (2) employees of a public defender office; (3) judicial officers; or (4) court personnel.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-02-25: House dissented from Senate amendments (House)
- 2026-02-25: Motion to dissent filed (House)
- 2026-02-25: Senate advisors appointed: Carrasco, Randolph Lonnie M (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate conferees appointed: Glick, Taylor G (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: House conferees appointed: Zimmerman, Gore (House)
- 2026-02-25: House advisors appointed: McNamara, Ireland, Pierce M (House)
- 2026-02-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 226: yeas 48, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senator Pol added as second sponsor (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senator Carrasco added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senator Taylor G added as third sponsor (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2026-01-13: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 42: yeas 92, nays 0 (House)
- 2026-01-13: Senate sponsor: Senator Glick (House)
- 2026-01-12: Representative Bartels added as coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-12: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-08: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-05: Representative Gore added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-01: Authored by Representative Zimmerman (House)
- 2025-12-01: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-12-01: Coauthored by Representative McNamara (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1025/versions/HB1025.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1025/versions/HB1025.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1025/versions/HB1025.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1025/versions/HB1025.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed)
- HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed)
- HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed)
- HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed)
- HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles. (signed)
- HB 1115: Homeowners association governance. (signed)

## Sources
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1025/versions/HB1025.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1025/versions/HB1025.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1025/versions/HB1025.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1025/versions/HB1025.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026)
- [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026)
- [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026)
- [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026)
- [HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1200-2026)
- [HB 1115: Homeowners association governance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1115-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).