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Eric Holcomb's Voting Records

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Executive Actions

03/18/2024

Defines Antisemitism as Discrimination on the Basis of the Jewish Religion

Veto


Bill No.	HB 1002
Outcome	VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date	03/18/2024

03/18/2024

Authorizes Increased Control Over Meeting Decorum

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1338
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/18/2024

03/14/2024

Authorizes Bars and Restaraunts to Prepare, Sell, and Deliver Alcoholic Beverages for Carry-out Customers

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1086
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/14/2024

03/13/2024

Requires State Educational Institutions Disclose Certain Foreign Gifts and Contracts Received

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1179
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/13/2024

03/13/2024

Extends the Expiration of Provisions Concerning a County with a Single Voting Bloc and the Allocation of Votes for a Local Income Tax Council

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1121
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/13/2024

03/13/2024

Amends State Motor Bureau Rules

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1162
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/13/2024

03/13/2024

Prohibits School Employees from Placing Students in Isolated "Time-Outs"

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1380
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/13/2024

03/13/2024

Requires Schools Provide Students 2 Hours of Religious Practice Per Week

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1137
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/13/2024

03/13/2024

Requires School and Parent Intervention if Students Miss 5 Consecutive Unexcused Days

Sign


Bill No.	SB 282
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/13/2024

03/13/2024

Amends State University Tenure, Promotion and Diversity Policies

Sign


Bill No.	SB 202
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/13/2024

03/13/2024

Amends Disaster Emergency Powers for the Governor

Sign


Bill No.	SB 234
Outcome	VETOESSSSExecutive
Date	03/13/2024

03/12/2024

Expands Work-Based Learning Programs

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1001
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/12/2024

03/11/2024

Requires Schools Establish a Policy to Prohibit Cell Phone Use During Class

Sign


Bill No.	SB 185
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/11/2024

03/11/2024

Requires Department of Education Identify Students in Grades 4-8 Who Did Not Pass IREAD-3 Program and are Not Reading Proficiently

Sign


Bill No.	SB 6
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/11/2024

03/11/2024

Requires Third Graders Who Fail Certain Reading Standards be Held Back

Sign


Bill No.	SB 1
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/11/2024

05/04/2023

Prohibits the Department of Corrections from Transporting Offenders to Any Location That's Not Their County of Residence

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1087
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Requires School Corporations to Publish Records Regarding Graduation Rates and Develop Policies Regarding Inappropriate

Sign


Bill No.	SB 380
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Authorizes Teachers to Keep Firearms in Classrooms

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1177
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Establishes New Rules for Retaking School Courses and Reducing Redundant Data

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1638
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Prohibits the Instruction of Human Sexuality in Students From Pre-K Through Grade Three

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1608
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Amends the Confidentiality Laws Regarding Abuse Victims

Sign


Bill No.	SB 314
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Authorizes Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Negotiate Prices for Drugs

Sign


Bill No.	SB 8
Outcome	VETOESSSSExecutive
Date	05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Amends Laws Regarding Retention of Records in Public Schools

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1591
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Prohibits Non-Compete Agreements for Physicians

Sign


Bill No.	SB 7
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Requires State Police Departments Conduct Background Checks on Police Reserve Officers

Sign


Bill No.	SB 187
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/04/2023

05/04/2023

Establishes a Merit System for Police and Fire Departments

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1016
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/04/2023

08/05/2022

Appropriates Funds for Pregnancy and Child Care

Sign


Bill No.	SB 2
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	08/05/2022

08/05/2022

Prohibits All Abortions Unless Under Certain Circumstances

Sign


Bill No.	SB 1
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	08/05/2022

03/21/2022

Repeals License Requirement to Carry a Handgun

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1296
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/21/2022

03/18/2022

Authorizes School Departments and Corporations to Hire Non-Union Employees

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1251
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/18/2022

03/16/2022

Amends Law for State Regulation of Blockchain Technology and Oversight of Broadband Projects

Veto


Bill No.	HB 1211
Outcome	VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date	03/16/2022

03/15/2022

Authorizes Free Speech Zones on College Campuses

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1190
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/15/2022

03/14/2022

Increases Requirements for Mail-In Voting

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1116
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/14/2022

03/14/2022

Requires Schools to Offer an Oral Public Comment Period

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1130
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/14/2022

03/11/2022

Amends Definition of Rape

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1079
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/11/2022

03/11/2022

Requires Knowledge of Coerced Abortions for Women Seeking Abortion

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1217
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/11/2022

03/11/2022

Prohibits Big Cat and Bear Cub Owners from Allowing Public Interaction

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1248
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/11/2022

03/11/2022

Limits Private Donations to Local Governments

Sign


Bill No.	SB 134
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/11/2022

03/10/2022

Requires Every High School Senior Fill Out a FAFSA

Sign


Bill No.	SB 82
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/10/2022

03/03/2022

Amends COVID-19 Immunization and Vaccine Requirements

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1001
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/03/2022

10/04/2021

Amends Redistricting Maps

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1581
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	10/04/2021

05/04/2021

Prohibits a Local Health Department from Implementing Orders More Restrictive than the Governor

Veto


Bill No.	SB 5
Outcome	VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date	05/04/2021

04/29/2021

Appropriates Funds for Capital Expenditures for the State Budget

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1001
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/29/2021

04/29/2021

Requires Universities to Survey Students About the Climate for Free Speech on Campus

Sign


Bill No.	SB 414
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/29/2021

04/29/2021

Establishes it is a Crime for Someone to Refuse to Leave a Polling Place After Directed

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1485
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/29/2021

04/29/2021

Requires Entering Information of Candidates into the Statewide Voter Registration System

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1365
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/29/2021

04/29/2021

Limits a City or Township's Ability to Restrict 5G Poles

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1164
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/29/2021

04/29/2021

Increases the Amount of Overweight Trucks Allowed on Roadways

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1190
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/29/2021

04/29/2021

Prohibits a Local Government's Control Board from Banning a Fuel Source

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1191
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/29/2021

04/29/2021

Requires Doctors to Tell Patients About Abortion Reversal Protocol

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1577
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/29/2021

04/29/2021

Repeals State Law Regarding Wetland Regulation

Sign


Bill No.	SB 389
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/29/2021

04/26/2021

Requires Labeling Gas Pumps that Dispense E15 Fuel

Veto


Bill No.	SB 303
Outcome	VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date	04/26/2021

04/23/2021

Limits the Hours of an Election Drop Box and Expands Voting for Those with Disabilities

Sign


Bill No.	SB 398
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/23/2021

04/23/2021

Authorizes 16 or 17 Year-Olds to Serve as a Precinct Election Officers on Election Day

Sign


Bill No.	SB 260
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/23/2021

04/19/2021

Establishes Refinancing Plans to Retire Coal Plants

Sign


Bill No.	SB 386
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/19/2021

04/19/2021

Establishes the Tourism Capital Development Fund

Sign


Bill No.	SB 164
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/19/2021

04/15/2021

Amends Cannabis Possession While Driving Laws

Sign


Bill No.	SB 201
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/15/2021

04/15/2021

Requires Schools to Provide Parents with Information on EKGs, or Electrocardiograms

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1040
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/15/2021

04/09/2021

Authorizes Lawmakers to Call a Special Session During a Public Emergency

Veto


Bill No.	HB 1123
Outcome	VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date	04/09/2021

04/08/2021

Authorizes the Creation of Local Justice Reinvestment Advisory Councils

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1068
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/08/2021

04/08/2021

Increases Penalties for Unemployment Application Fraud

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1152
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/08/2021

04/01/2021

Increases Police Accountability

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1006
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/01/2021

04/01/2021

Amends the Definition of What Constitutes "Virtual Instruction"

Sign


Bill No.	SB 2
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/01/2021

02/18/2021

Exempts Healthcare Providers from Legal Liability if They Fail to Provide Non-Emergency Procedures Due to COVID-19 Patient Overflow

Sign


Bill No.	SB 1
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	02/18/2021

03/25/2020

Prohibits Regulating Relationship between Renters and Landlords

Veto


Bill No.	SB 148
Outcome	VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date	03/25/2020

03/21/2020

Authorizes School Districts To Use Tax Dollars For Charter Schools

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1065
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/21/2020

03/18/2020

Requires Healthcare Providers Give "Good Faith" Estimates of Medical Costs

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1004
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/18/2020

03/18/2020

Amends Regulations for Pharmacists

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1207
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/18/2020

03/11/2020

Authorizes Insulin to Patients without a Prescription

Sign


Bill No.	SB 255
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/11/2020

05/08/2019

Authorizes Sports Betting

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1015
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/08/2019

05/05/2019

Authorizes Academic Credit for Religious Education Courses

Sign


Bill No.	SB 373
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/05/2019

05/01/2019

Establishes the Fiscal Year 2019 Public Education Budget

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1003
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/01/2019

04/29/2019

Increases Penalties for Animal Abuse

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1615
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/29/2019

04/26/2019

Expands "Stand Your Ground" Laws

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1284
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/26/2019

04/25/2019

Requires Citizenship Test Prior to High School Graduation

Sign


Bill No.	SB 132
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/25/2019

04/24/2019

Authorizes Utilities to Raise Rates Outside of Typical "Rate Case" Process

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1470
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/24/2019

04/24/2019

Prohibits Dilation and Evacuation Abortions

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1211
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/24/2019

04/24/2019

Authorizes Health Providers to Abstain from Participating in Abortion Procedures

Sign


Bill No.	SB 201
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/24/2019

04/03/2019

Amends Criminal Sentencing Regulations

Sign


Bill No.	SB 198
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/03/2019

03/25/2018

Amends Abortion Regulations

Sign


Bill No.	SB 340
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/25/2018

03/25/2018

Amends Prescription Cost Disclosures

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1317
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/25/2018

03/22/2018

Increases Penalties for Drug Dealers Connected to Overdose Deaths

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1359
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/22/2018

03/21/2018

Authorizes Teachers without Licenses in Certain Circumstances

Sign


Bill No.	SB 387
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/21/2018

03/21/2018

Amends Education Standards

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1426
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/21/2018

03/19/2018

Requires Teacher Licenses for Math and Science Courses

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1399
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/19/2018

03/16/2018

Specifies Rules of Sex Offender Residency

Sign


Bill No.	SB 12
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/16/2018

03/15/2018

Amends Fertility Clinic Regulations

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1203
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/15/2018

03/05/2018

Requires Dissemination of Vaccine Information

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1058
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	03/05/2018

02/28/2018

Authorizes Sunday Alcohol Sales

Sign


Bill No.	SB 1
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	02/28/2018

05/02/2017

Prohibits Sale of Certain Alcohol at Convenience Stores

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1496
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/02/2017

05/02/2017

Amends Payback Rate for Excess Solar Energy

Sign


Bill No.	SB 309
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/02/2017

05/02/2017

Prohibits Sanctuary Policies on College Campuses

Sign


Bill No.	SB 423
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	05/02/2017

04/28/2017

Expands Indiana's Voucher Program

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1384
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/28/2017

04/27/2017

Establishes a Budget for 2017 to 2018

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1001
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/27/2017

04/27/2017

Authorizes Individuals with a Protective Order to Carry a Handgun without a License

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1071
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/27/2017

04/26/2017

Authorizes Counties or Municipalities to Approve Syringe Exchange Programs

Sign


Bill No.	HB 1438
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/26/2017

04/25/2017

Requires Parental Consent for Minors Seeking Abortions

Sign


Bill No.	SB 404
Outcome	VETOESSSSSigned - Executive
Date	04/25/2017

04/24/2017

Increases Public Agency Transparency

Veto


Bill No.	HB 1523
Outcome	VETOESSSSVetoed - Executive
Date	04/24/2017

We do not have any Key Votes for this candidate.