# Indiana SB 450: Article V convention. Indiana SB 450, Article V convention., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Travis Holdman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-09 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB450-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 450 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Article V convention. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-09, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Travis Holdman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: elections, the house, judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (102 yes, 43 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Changes the defined term of "delegate" to "commissioner" in reference to an individual who is appointed to represent Indiana at an Article V convention. Specifies that an individual must satisfy the following requirements to be appointed as a commissioner or alternate commissioner: (1) have resided in Indiana for the past five years; (2) may not currently be registered as a lobbyist under certain regulations or have been registered within the past five years; and (3) may not have been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude or served any part of a felony sentence within the past 10 years. Provides that it is assumed the general assembly shall appoint three commissioners to represent Indiana at an Article V convention. Requires the commissioners to select a chair for the Article V convention. Prohibits a commissioner or alternate commissioner from accepting a gratuity while serving as a commissioner or alternate commissioner. Requires the general assembly to adopt a joint resolution prohibiting commissioners and alternative commissioners from voting to amend certain provisions of the Constitution of the United States. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Indiana convention representatives face service restrictions: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, commissioners and alternates must be registered Indiana voters, at least 18, with five continuous years of Indiana residency. They cannot hold federal office or have been registered or required to register as lobbyists within five years under the listed laws. State or federa… - More Indiana convention seats, tighter voting limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana's default team at a U.S. constitutional convention increases from two commissioners and alternates to three each. The convention can set a different number, and Indiana's legislature appoints the number assigned. Commissioners choose a chair to cast Indiana's vote an… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Travis Holdman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Eric Bassler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-24 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 69 | 27 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 33 | 16 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-09: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Public Law 41 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-03-26: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House) - 2025-03-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 300: yeas 69, nays 27 (House) - 2025-03-20: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-03-17: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-11: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Cosponsor: Representative Hall (Senate) - 2025-02-10: House sponsor: Representative Jeter (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 92: yeas 33, nays 16 (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Amendment #3 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senator Bassler added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senator Johnson T added as third author (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senator Gaskill added as second author (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Holdman (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0450/versions/SB0450.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0450/versions/SB0450.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0450/versions/SB0450.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0450/versions/SB0450.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0450/versions/SB0450.04.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 - [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0450/versions/SB0450.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0450/versions/SB0450.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0450/versions/SB0450.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0450/versions/SB0450.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0450/versions/SB0450.04.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) - [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-SB450-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).