# Indiana SB 186: Oath of ballot counter.

Indiana SB 186, Oath of ballot counter., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Dan Dernulc (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 186
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Oath of ballot counter.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
- Sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: elections, the house, elections and apportionment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (47 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter to the election division not later than 30 days after the election. Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter for the 2024 general election to the election division not later than August 31, 2025.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment (House)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: House sponsor: Representative Olthoff (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senator Niemeyer added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Dernulc (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0186/versions/SB0186.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0186/versions/SB0186.02.COMS?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
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0186/versions/SB0186.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0186/versions/SB0186.02.COMS?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-SB186-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).