# Indiana HB 1509: Appointed officials.

Indiana HB 1509, Appointed officials., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Edward Clere (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1509
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Appointed officials.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Edward Clere (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: government and regulatory reform, the senate, local government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (136 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires disclosure of the appointing authority and term of an appointed public officer: (1) in the meeting notice and agenda of the board on which the public officer is appointed to serve; and (2) on the board's website or appointing authority's website, if any. Provides that if the appointing authority or board does not have a website, the information must be published on the Internet through the computer gateway administered by the office of technology.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jack Jordan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy Dant Chesser (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 89 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-04-10: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-10: Public Law 65 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-25: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 276: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 251: yeas 89, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Senate sponsor: Senator Koch (House)
- 2025-02-19: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-17: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Clere (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform (House)
- 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representatives Jordan and Dant Chesser (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1509/versions/HB1509.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1509/versions/HB1509.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1509/versions/HB1509.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1509/versions/HB1509.01.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
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1509/versions/HB1509.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1509/versions/HB1509.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1509/versions/HB1509.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1509/versions/HB1509.01.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-HB1509-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).