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IN HB1256

IN HB1256
Campaign finance reports of local candidates.


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Introduced
01/05/2026
In Committee
02/02/2026
Crossed Over
01/29/2026
Passed
Dead
02/27/2026

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Campaign finance reports of local candidates. Requires the circuit court clerk of each county to place a copy of each campaign finance report, notice, or other instrument filed with the county election board on the circuit court clerk's or county election board's website in portable document format. Allows certain covered persons to submit a written request to a county, municipality, or township to restrict access to the covered person's home address in a confidential document. Requires a county, municipality, or township to establish certain processes to prevent a member of the public from gaining access to the home address of a covered person.

AI Summary

This bill requires circuit court clerks in Indiana to post copies of campaign finance reports, notices, and other related documents filed with county election boards online in a portable document format (like a PDF) within seven days of their due date or filing date, whichever is later, on either the clerk's or county election board's website, or the county's website if they don't have one. It also allows "covered persons," which are individuals whose home address might be included in these documents, to request that their home address be restricted from public access in what is defined as a "confidential document" (any document or database containing a covered person's home address). Counties, municipalities, and townships must establish processes to prevent the public from accessing a covered person's home address in these confidential documents, including redacting addresses from public records requests, and can charge a reasonable fee for processing these requests or name changes.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (on 02/02/2026)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1256/details
Fiscal Note #2: House Engrossed https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/fiscal-notes/HB1256.03.ENGH.FN002.pdf
BillText https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/HB1256.03.ENGH.pdf
Fiscal Note #1: House Engrossed https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/fiscal-notes/HB1256.03.ENGH.FN001.pdf
House Amendment #4 https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/amendments/HB1256.02.COMH.AMH004.pdf
House Amendment #1 https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/amendments/HB1256.02.COMH.AMH001.pdf
House Amendment #2 https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/amendments/HB1256.02.COMH.AMH002.pdf
House Amendment #3 https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/amendments/HB1256.02.COMH.AMH003.pdf
BillText https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/HB1256.02.COMH.pdf
Fiscal Note #1: House Comm Sub https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/fiscal-notes/HB1256.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
House Committee Report https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/committee-reports/HB1256.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Vote Sheet January 14, 2026 https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/votesheets/HB1256.01.INTR.03.pdf
Fiscal Note #1: Introduced https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/fiscal-notes/HB1256.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
BillText https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1256/HB1256.01.INTR.pdf
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