# Indiana SB 233: Powers and duties of the election commission. Indiana SB 233, Powers and duties of the election commission., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Gaskill (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-03 (Public Law 47); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB233-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 233 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Powers and duties of the election commission. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-03-03, Public Law 47 - Sponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: elections, tax and fiscal policy, the house, elections and apportionment - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (136 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary Separates out the procedures for how a county election board and the Indiana election commission (commission) may administratively disband certain committees into two different sections of the Indiana Code. Allows the commission to administratively disband a committee if: (1) the committee has not filed a report of expenditures during the previous calendar year; (2) the committee has never filed a report of expenditures or the last report filed reported cash on hand that did not exceed $1,000; and (3) the election division has attempted to contact the committee but the communication was returned or otherwise undeliverable. Removes the discretion of the commission with respect to certain civil penalties that may be imposed and instead requires the commission to impose the civil penalties. Requires the commission to assess a civil penalty of $1,000 or $500, plus investigative costs, for certain violations. Provides that a $500 civil penalty shall be assessed for a violation of certain electronic filing requirements. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County boards can close inactive campaign committees: benefit, low. Effective upon passage, county election boards have exclusive authority to close eligible county-filed local candidate, school board, political action, and party committees. A committee must have filed no expenditure report during the prior three calendar years. If it filed a report, its last repor… - State commission can close inactive campaign committees: benefit, low. The Indiana Election Commission has exclusive authority to close eligible state-filed candidate, legislative caucus, political action, and party committees. A committee must have filed no expenditure report during the prior calendar year. It must never have filed such a report, or its last report m… - Campaign filers face required filing penalties: cost, low. An amended campaign report or organization statement is due by noon on the fifth day after notice. Missing that deadline triggers $10 per late day, capped at $100 per report, plus documented investigation costs. Delinquent reports or statements carry $50 per day, capped at $1,000 per report, plus i… - Campaign violations bring mandatory fixed fines: cost, low. Listed campaign-finance violations now require a $1,000 penalty per violation, plus documented investigation costs. These include specified unlawful contributions, spending, and improper handling or use of committee money. Violations of IC 3-9-3-5 and specified treasurer eligibility rules require $… - Unclear campaign disclaimers trigger $1,000 fines: cost, low. Covered people publishing or circulating campaign messages with unclear disclaimers must pay $1,000 per communication, plus documented investigation costs. The penalty applies once per communication, not once per copy. It excludes people whose only role is preparing, printing, distributing, or broa… - Unlawful campaign contributions trigger multiplied penalties: cost, low. Corporations and labor organizations exceeding campaign contribution limits must face a penalty of up to three times the excess. Failing to designate contributions as required carries a penalty equal to twice the undesignated amount or $1,000, whichever is greater. Other contribution violations cov… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Pierce (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-03-03: Public Law 47 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House) - 2026-02-19: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 291: yeas 92, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-18: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-02-18: Representative Wesco added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment (House) - 2026-01-27: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 80: yeas 44, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-26: House sponsor: Representative Pierce K (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Senator Schmitt added as second author (Senate) - 2026-01-08: Authored by Senator Gaskill (Senate) - 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.06.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.04.COMS?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.03.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.05.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 239: Various education matters. (signed) - SB 204: Various education matters. (signed) - SB 179: Indiana department of transportation. (signed) - SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters. (signed) - SB 80: Code publication. (signed) - HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.06.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.04.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.05.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 239: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB239-2026) - [SB 204: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB204-2026) - [SB 179: Indiana department of transportation.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB179-2026) - [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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB233-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).