# Indiana SB 199: Conduct of primary elections.

Indiana SB 199, Conduct of primary elections., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Gaskill (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-01 (Public Law 11) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 199
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Conduct of primary elections.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-01, Public Law 11
- Sponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: elections, the house, elections and apportionment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (139 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that two or more candidates of a political party may sign a written statement indicating their desire to name a watcher to be present at a county primary election. (Current law requires that 26% or more of all candidates of a political party must sign a written statement to indicate a desire to name a watcher.) Allows a county chairman of a political party to appoint a watcher to each precinct in which the political party has a candidate on the ballot if two or more candidates do not sign a written statement to request a watcher.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 90 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-04-01: Public Law 11 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-21: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House)
- 2025-03-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 285: yeas 90, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment (House)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Rogers added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 10: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Cosponsor: Representative King (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: House sponsor: Representative Wesco (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Gaskill (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0199/versions/SB0199.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0199/versions/SB0199.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0199/versions/SB0199.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0199/versions/SB0199.03.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/SB0199/versions/SB0199.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0199/versions/SB0199.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0199/versions/SB0199.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0199/versions/SB0199.03.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-SB199-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).