# Indiana SB 194: Redistricting standards.

Indiana SB 194, Redistricting standards., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Greg Walker (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-15 (Senator Alting removed as coauthor) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 194
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Redistricting standards.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-01-15, Senator Alting removed as coauthor
- Sponsor: Greg Walker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: elections
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes redistricting standards for state legislative congressional districts. Requires the initial proposed plans for congressional and state legislative districts to comply with the redistricting standards. Allows the general assembly, during the process by which the initial proposed plans become effective by being enacted as a law, to consider and adopt modifications to the initial proposed plans that deviate from the redistricting standards as long as the reason or reasons for each deviation are publicly explained and documented. Specifies that the general assembly may not establish or modify legislative or congressional districts other than at the first regular session of the general assembly convening immediately following the federal decennial census, except in response to a court order that has invalidated some part of a redistricting plan.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Bassler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-01-15: Senator Alting removed as coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Senators Bassler, Becker, Walker K, Alting added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senators Ford J.D., Pol, Randolph added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senators Crider, Yoder, Qaddoura, Hunley added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2026-01-06: Authored by Senator Walker G (Senate)
- 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0194/versions/SB0194.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 179: Indiana department of transportation. (signed)
- SB 204: Various education matters. (signed)
- SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed)
- HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0194/versions/SB0194.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 179: Indiana department of transportation.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB179-2026)
- [SB 204: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB204-2026)
- [SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB185-2026)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2026)
- [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026)
- [HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1406-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB194-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).