After of from the and Gov. Mike Braun鈥檚 , Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) announced a tentative timeline to draw new maps.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Bray said they expect the Senate to reconvene in the first two weeks of December and anticipate finishing the maps by Dec. 12.
The Trump administration has pushed for Indiana lawmakers to to eliminate from Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. Typically, the party that holds the presidency experiences losses in the midterm election.
That loss is what the Trump administration . , and have all redrawn maps.
Ahead of Vice President JD Vance's to Indiana in early August, and said Indiana's maps were . Since then, lawmakers redrawing districts.
Last week, a Senate spokesperson said 鈥渢he votes still aren鈥檛 there for redistricting.鈥�
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Democrats and nonpartisan groups have criticized the potential cost and
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In a statement, Bray said delaying the special session until after Organization Day 鈥� the ceremonial kickoff to the 2026 legislative session 鈥� addresses the cost.
"Adjusting the 2026 legislative calendar is what makes the most sense when we consider member schedules, the logistics of legislative action and 鈥� most importantly 鈥� the costs to the taxpayer,鈥� Bray said. 鈥淢aking this shift allows the legislature to consider the topics presented to us in a thoughtful way without burdening Hoosier taxpayers with the cost of a special session."
Article 4, Section 5 of limits redistricting of Indiana鈥檚 state Senate and House maps to the year or two after the federal decennial census.
State law limits redrawing the state鈥檚 congressional district lines to the first regular session of the Indiana General Assembly after a federal decennial census 鈥� though that could be more easily changed by the Republican supermajority.
Bray鈥檚 spokesperson said the regular legislation session will begin on Jan. 5.
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