republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2021/hb-1581.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Redistricting."
description: "Provides that the population parameters that refer to political subdivisions throughout the Indiana Code are based on the 2010 federal decennial census until April 1, 2022. Provides that for purposes of local redistricting, political subdivisions shall use data from the 2020 federal decennial census. Establishes new legislative districts for the Indiana general assembly. Provides for expiration of the current legislative districts on the date of the 2022 general election. Makes technical and necessary changes in related statutes. Establishes new Indiana congressional districts. Provides for expiration of the current congressional districts on the date of the 2022 general election. Makes technical and necessary changes in related statutes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1581"
citation: "Indiana HB 1581 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric Koch", "Gregory Steuerwald", "Jon Ford", "Rodric Bray"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-10-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfaba8a1-1db9-41d9-a79f-a821298995f0"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1581"
source_hash: "1df917591d886cf2fd3b9dbaf66fe3ce927c97d117718789f7c547a2445f2508"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana HB 1581 (2021) — Redistricting.

Provides that the population parameters that refer to political subdivisions throughout the Indiana Code are based on the 2010 federal decennial census until April 1, 2022. Provides that for purposes of local redistricting, political subdivisions shall use data from the 2020 federal decennial census. Establishes new legislative districts for the Indiana general assembly. Provides for expiration of the current legislative districts on the date of the 2022 general election. Makes technical and necessary changes in related statutes. Establishes new Indiana congressional districts. Provides for expiration of the current congressional districts on the date of the 2022 general election. Makes technical and necessary changes in related statutes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1581/versions/HB1581.03.ENGH)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1581/versions/HB1581.05.ENRS)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1581/versions/HB1581.02.COMH)
4. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1581/versions/HB1581.04.COMS)
5. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1581/versions/HB1581.01.INTR)

## Sponsors

- Eric Koch — primary (person)
- Gregory Steuerwald — primary (person)
- Jon Ford — primary (person)
- Rodric Bray — primary (person)
- Timothy Wesco — coauthor (person)
- Todd Huston — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** Reassigned to Committee on Elections and Apportionment `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22** Representative Rules and Legislative Procedures removed as author
- **2021-04-22** Representative Steuerwald added as author
- **2021-09-20** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted Roll Call 519: yeas 63, nays 30 `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-20** Representatives Huston and Wesco added as coauthors
- **2021-09-22** Amendment #3 (Steuerwald) prevailed; Roll Call 521: yeas 68, nays 28 `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
- **2021-09-22** Amendment #6 (Pierce) failed; Roll Call 522: yeas 27, nays 68 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-22** Amendment #5 (Jacob) ruled out of order `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-22** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-09-23** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 524: yeas 67, nays 31 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-09-23** Referred to the Senate
- **2021-09-23** Senate sponsors: Senators Koch, Bray, Ford Jon
- **2021-09-27** First reading: referred to Committee on Elections `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-09-28** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-30** Amendment #10 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 506: yeas 10, nays 36 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-30** Amendment #6 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 507: yeas 8, nays 36 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-30** Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-30** Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 508: yeas 10, nays 35 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-30** Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 509: yeas 10, nays 35 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-30** Amendment #4 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 510: yeas 9, nays 35 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-30** Amendment #7 (Taylor G) failed; Roll Call 511: yeas 11, nays 34 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-30** Amendment #5 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 512: yeas 10, nays 36 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-30** Amendment #9 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 513: yeas 9, nays 36 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-09-30** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-10-01** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2021-10-01** Signed by the Speaker
- **2021-10-01** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 515: yeas 36, nays 12 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-10-01** Returned to the House with amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2021-10-01** Motion to concur filed
- **2021-10-01** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 526: yeas 64, nays 25 `amendment-failure`
- **2021-10-04** Public Law 221
- **2021-10-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-10-04** Signed by the President of the Senate

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfaba8a1-1db9-41d9-a79f-a821298995f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).