# Indiana SJ 21: Terms of members of Congress.

Indiana SJ 21, Terms of members of Congress., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Andy Zay; status became law, last action 2025-03-20 (Signed by the President of the Senate) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SJ 21
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Terms of members of Congress.
- Status: became law
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sponsor: Andy Zay
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: elections, the house, judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (160 yes, 201 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Applies to Congress for a Convention for proposing Amendments under Article V of the Constitution of the United States to provide limits to the number of terms that an individual may serve in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andy Zay
- Cosponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Hall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Miller (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Commons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 67 | 29 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Amendment #2 (Hamilton) failed | fail | 26 | 56 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Amendment #3 (Pierce M) failed | fail | 26 | 59 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 31 | 18 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed; Division of the Senate: yeas 10, nays 39 | fail | 10 | 39 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-03-20: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Public Law 246 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-18: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Representative Karickhoff removed as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 273: yeas 67, nays 29 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House)
- 2025-03-17: Representative Commons added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-13: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-13: Amendment #3 (Pierce M) failed; Roll Call 259: yeas 26, nays 59 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Amendment #2 (Hamilton) failed; Roll Call 260: yeas 26, nays 56 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-01-28: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 22: yeas 31, nays 18 (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Cosponsors: Representatives Karickhoff, Jeter, Miller K (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: House sponsor: Representative Hall (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed; Division of the Senate: yeas 10, nays 39 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Young M added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Johnson T added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Zay (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0021/versions/SJ0021.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0021/versions/SJ0021.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0021/versions/SJ0021.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0021/versions/SJ0021.03.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/SJ0021/versions/SJ0021.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0021/versions/SJ0021.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0021/versions/SJ0021.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SJ0021/versions/SJ0021.03.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-SJ21-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).