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Committee advances bill to update Indiana code from ‘auditor’ to ‘comptroller’ ahead of 2026 ballot
Summary
The House committee voted to pass Senate Bill 221 to finish statutory name changes from auditor to comptroller so the office will be listed as comptroller on the 2026 ballot; witnesses said the change avoids voter confusion and the bill accompanies a Senate joint resolution to complete the transition.
Senate Bill 221, which revises remaining statutory references from “auditor” to “comptroller,” was given a favorable recommendation by the House Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform after brief testimony and a roll-call vote.
Supporters told the committee the change is necessary to ensure the office now known and used as comptroller appears that way on the 2026 ballot. Jennifer Thuma, general counsel for the Indiana Comptroller, said the bill “finishes out the changes in the Indiana code from auditor to comptroller that began with the budget bill in 2023 and that the…
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