# Indiana HJ 1: Town and city court judges.

Indiana HJ 1, Town and city court judges., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Mike Aylesworth (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-03-27 (Signed by the President of the Senate) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HJ 1
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Town and city court judges.
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-27, Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (124 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that the judge of a city or town court shall reside in: (1) the county in which the city or town court is located; or (2) the bordering Indiana county that is the closest Indiana county to the city or town in which the court is located. This proposed amendment has been agreed to by one general assembly.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 43 | 3 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 81 | 7 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-03-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Public Law 244 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-20: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 234: yeas 43, nays 3 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-01-30: Senate sponsor: Senator Koch (House)
- 2025-01-30: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 57: yeas 81, nays 7 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Aylesworth (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HJ0001/versions/HJ0001.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HJ0001/versions/HJ0001.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HJ0001/versions/HJ0001.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HJ0001/versions/HJ0001.01.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 Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HJ0001/versions/HJ0001.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HJ0001/versions/HJ0001.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HJ0001/versions/HJ0001.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HJ0001/versions/HJ0001.01.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-HJ1-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).