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· Representative
Tim Yocum
Represents District 42 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
94%
on 169 party-line votes · House Republicans median 98%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 386 of 388 roll calls · House median 95%
Their bills that became law
2 of 6
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 1
Roll calls on record
388
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Tim Yocum votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Tim Yocum sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Tim Yocum is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
10 of 169 party-line votes.
HB1368 · Carbon.
House – Rules Suspended. Committee report, adopted · 2026-02-27 · Passed 63–29 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1368 · Carbon.
House – Rules Suspended. House concurred with Senate amendments · 2026-02-27 · Passed 57–40 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1038 · Gaming matters.
House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 · 2026-02-27 · Passed 56–37 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1368 · Carbon.
House – Concurrence defeated · 2026-02-26 · Passed 48–42 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB0285 · Housing matters.
House – Third reading · 2026-02-24 · Passed 53–44 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB0277 · Indiana department of environmental management.
House – Third reading · 2026-02-24 · Passed 53–45 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1119 · Execution methods.
House – Third reading · 2026-01-28 · Failed 48–47 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1368 · Carbon.
House – Third reading · 2026-01-28 · Passed 58–36 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1002 · Electric utility affordability.
House – · 2026-01-27 · Passed 63–30 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1032 · Redistricting.
House – Third reading · 2025-12-05 · Passed 57–41 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB0277 · Indiana department of environmental management.
House – Amendment #3 (Bauer) failed · 2026-02-23 · Failed 48–49
HB1119 · Execution methods.
House – Third reading · 2026-01-28 · Failed 48–47
HB1368 · Carbon.
House – Concurrence defeated · 2026-02-26 · Passed 48–42
SB0239 · Various education matters.
House – Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed · 2026-02-23 · Failed 43–51
SB0285 · Housing matters.
House – Third reading · 2026-02-24 · Passed 53–44
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Randy NovakDemocrat · District 9 · 193 shared contested votes
31%
Wendy Dant ChesserDemocrat · District 71 · 194 shared contested votes
26%
Mitch GoreDemocrat · District 89 · 166 shared contested votes
24%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (2 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Tim Yocum was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced6
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee4
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 1 bills that became law this session.
County commissioner districts.
County commissioner districts. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying whether the county executive should implement certain processes with respect to establishing or revising districts.
Became lawPublic Law 93 · 2026-03-04
Education reports.
Education reports. Requires the department of education to: (1) prepare a report compiling certain statewide data on school corporations and charter schools; and (2) submit the report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on education. Requires the department of local government finance,…
Became lawPublic Law 55 · 2026-03-03
Recognizing the Daughters of the American Revolution and the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Recognizing the Daughters of the American Revolution and the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Recognizing the Daughters of the American Revolution and the National Society of the Sons…
Not out of committeeRepresentatives Behning, Novak R, Haggard, Heaton, Johnson B, Judy, King, Lauer, Ledbetter, Lindauer, Lucas, Morris, Moseley, Olthoff, Pressel, Teshka, Zimmerman added as coauthors · 2026-02-02
Eminent domain.
Eminent domain. Eliminates eminent domain authority for the following purposes: (1) Acquiring a right-of-way for the construction or operation of a pipeline for transporting carbon dioxide or other carbon oxides. (2) Acquiring underground strata for a well or monitoring facility for underground storage of carbon…
Not out of committeeRepresentative Sweet added as coauthor · 2026-01-13
Natural resource entrance fees.
Natural resource entrance fees. Allows counties to adopt an ordinance to impose a surcharge of not more than $2 in addition to the fees charged by the department of natural resources (department) for entry into state parks and state recreation areas. Requires the department to…
Not out of committeeFirst reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources · 2026-01-06
Masking offenses.
Masking offenses. Makes wearing a mask at a public assembly a Class C misdemeanor, and increases the penalty to a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense. Increases the penalty for rioting and disorderly conduct to a Level 6 felony if the offense…
Not out of committeeFirst reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · 2026-01-05
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SB0004 · 2026-02-27
Various fiscal matters. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0199 · 2026-02-27
Various education matters. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0176 · 2026-02-27
Shooting ranges. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1038 · 2026-02-27
Gaming matters. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1004 · 2026-02-27
Various education matters. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
SB0179 · 2026-02-27
Indiana department of transportation. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0140 · 2026-02-27
Public safety. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1368 · 2026-02-27
Carbon. (House – Rules Suspended. House concurred with Senate amendments)
SB0239 · 2026-02-27
Various education matters. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0185 · 2026-02-27
Alcohol and tobacco matters. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1343 · 2026-02-27
Public safety matters. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0204 · 2026-02-27
Various education matters. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1406 · 2026-02-27
Tax and fiscal matters. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0014 · 2026-02-27
Pension matters. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1268 · 2026-02-27
Indiana defense matters. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0256 · 2026-02-27
Foreign agent registration, foreign terrorist organizations, and foreign adversaries. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0071 · 2026-02-27
Various probate matters. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1003 · 2026-02-27
Boards and commissions. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1115 · 2026-02-27
Homeowners association governance. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1200 · 2026-02-27
Bureau of motor vehicles. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0271 · 2026-02-27
Telecommunications wire and valuable metal dealers. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0080 · 2026-02-27
Code publication. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1266 · 2026-02-27
Department of education and education matters. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
SB0144 · 2026-02-27
Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1210 · 2026-02-27
Department of local government finance. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1249 · 2026-02-27
Various criminal law matters. (House – Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1277 · 2026-02-27
Health and human services matters. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1368 · 2026-02-27
Carbon. (House – Rules Suspended. Committee report, adopted)
HB1260 · 2026-02-26
Various insurance matters. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1302 · 2026-02-26
Various labor and safety matters. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1271 · 2026-02-26
Payment of health claims. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1033 · 2026-02-26
Various judicial matters. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1257 · 2026-02-26
Child services matters. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1258 · 2026-02-26
Crimes of violence. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1031 · 2026-02-26
County coroners. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1193 · 2026-02-26
Civil rights commission. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1184 · 2026-02-26
Towing matters. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1192 · 2026-02-26
Seed laws. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1052 · 2026-02-26
Various administrative law matters. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1408 · 2026-02-26
Education matters. (House – Conference Committee Report 1)
HB1368 · 2026-02-26
Carbon. (House – Concurrence defeated)
HB1424 · 2026-02-26
Farm and homestead food sales. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1242 · 2026-02-25
Education reports. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1250 · 2026-02-25
Public safety procedures. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1155 · 2026-02-25
Traffic enforcement. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1254 · 2026-02-25
Various dental matters; respiratory care. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1273 · 2026-02-25
Requirements for proxy advisors. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1042 · 2026-02-25
Regulation and investment of cryptocurrency. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1152 · 2026-02-25
Homeowners association matters. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1248 · 2026-02-25
Advanced DNA testing for cold cases. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1098 · 2026-02-25
Work based learning liability. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1357 · 2026-02-25
Child services provider background checks. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1377 · 2026-02-25
Straight ticket voting. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1360 · 2026-02-25
Access to public records. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1342 · 2026-02-25
County commissioner districts. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1303 · 2026-02-25
Sex crimes and child safety. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1361 · 2026-02-25
Fertilizer. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1348 · 2026-02-25
Regulation of grease control equipment. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1286 · 2026-02-25
Military protective order. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
HB1092 · 2026-02-25
Child services matters. (House – House concurred with Senate amendments)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 388 total roll-call votes this session).
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