# Indiana HB 1319: Elkhart County courts.

Indiana HB 1319, Elkhart County courts., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Timothy Wesco (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-27 (Committee report: do pass, adopted) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1319
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Elkhart County courts.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-27, Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Sponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows the judges of the Elkhart circuit and superior courts to appoint five full-time magistrates. (Current law allows for the appointment of two magistrates.)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Abbott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-01-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-27: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-01-13: Coauthored by Representatives King, Miller D, Abbott (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Wesco (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1319/versions/HB1319.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1319/versions/HB1319.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1319/versions/HB1319.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1319/versions/HB1319.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1319-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).