# Indiana SJ 17: State comptroller.

Indiana SJ 17, State comptroller., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Cyndi Carrasco (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-04-03 (Signed by the President of the Senate) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SJ 17
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: State comptroller.
- Status: became law
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: elections, the house, judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (142 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Proposes an amendment to the Indiana Constitution to do the following: (1) Require the election of a state comptroller instead of an auditor of state. (2) Provide, effective June 30, 2023, that an individual serving as auditor of state after June 30, 2023, is considered to be serving as state comptroller for all purposes under the Indiana Constitution and Indiana law. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ethan Lawson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 94 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 1 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Public Law 245 (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 301: yeas 94, nays 1 (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)
- 2025-01-24: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 12: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Cosponsors: Representatives Davis and Lawson E (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Rogers added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Carrasco (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0017/versions/SJ0017.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0017/versions/SJ0017.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0017/versions/SJ0017.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0017/versions/SJ0017.03.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 Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0017/versions/SJ0017.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0017/versions/SJ0017.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0017/versions/SJ0017.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0017/versions/SJ0017.03.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-SJ17-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).