# Indiana SB 137: Voter registration.

Indiana SB 137, Voter registration., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Bohacek (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-16 (Public Law 72) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 137
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Voter registration.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-16, Public Law 72
- Sponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: elections, the house, elections and apportionment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (150 yes, 36 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the bureau of motor vehicles commission to notify the election division if the voter registration form being transmitted is for an applicant who applied for or was issued a temporary credential.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lorissa Sweet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 93 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed | fail | 10 | 36 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-16: Public Law 72 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-02: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House)
- 2025-04-01: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 343: yeas 93, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment (House)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Cosponsors: Representatives Pressel and Wesco (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: House sponsor: Representative Sweet (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 136: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Senator Gaskill added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 120: yeas 10, nays 36 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Bohacek (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0137/versions/SB0137.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0137/versions/SB0137.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0137/versions/SB0137.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0137/versions/SB0137.03.COMH?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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0137/versions/SB0137.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0137/versions/SB0137.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0137/versions/SB0137.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0137/versions/SB0137.03.COMH?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-SB137-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).