# Indiana SB 3: Constitutional amendment ballot language.

Indiana SB 3, Constitutional amendment ballot language., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Eric Koch (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-24 (Public Law 4) (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 3
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Constitutional amendment ballot language.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-02-24, Public Law 4
- Sponsor: Eric Koch (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (99 yes, 31 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prescribes the ballot language for the proposed constitutional amendment concerning bail.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 63 | 22 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 36 | 9 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-02-24: Public Law 4 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-17: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House)
- 2026-02-16: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 245: yeas 63, nays 22 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-09: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: House sponsor: Representative Jeter (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 45: yeas 36, nays 9 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Senator Freeman added as second author (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Authored by Senator Koch (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0003/versions/SB0003.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0003/versions/SB0003.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0003/versions/SB0003.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0003/versions/SB0003.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed)
- HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed)
- HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed)
- HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed)
- HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed)
- HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0003/versions/SB0003.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0003/versions/SB0003.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0003/versions/SB0003.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0003/versions/SB0003.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026)
- [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026)
- [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026)
- [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB3-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).