Ryan Lauer

Lauer voted YES on SB 1 (2026), the Medicaid/SNAP immigration verification and welfare reform bill that added work requirements and stricter eligibility checks (Source 6). His Freedom Index page records 2025 votes consistent with constitutionally-limited spending, including support for SB 10 (Secure Voter ID) and SJR 21 (Article V Convention: Term Limits) (Source 2). His 2025 IFI Scorecard rating of 100% reflects alignment with fiscally disciplined positions tracked by that organization (Source 1).

Lauer voted YES on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-cycle congressional redistricting bill that passed the House 57–41 but was defeated in the Senate (Source 7). Supporters viewed redistricting as a partisan necessity; critics, including several Republican colleagues, argued it undermined election integrity and democratic norms. His Freedom Index score of 50% for the 2025 session (Source 2) reflects votes on both sides of the limited-government ledger, including support for SB 457 (carbon-capture pipeline authority) and SB 314 (WNBA tax exemptions), which the Freedom Index scored as unconstitutional government expansion.

Lauer voted YES on HB 1084 (2024), the 2nd Amendment Privacy Act restricting use of firearms transaction codes by financial services (Source 8). He also voted YES on HB 1296 (2022), establishing permitless carry of handguns for eligible persons in Indiana (Source 9).

Lauer voted YES on HB 1041 (2025), Save Women's College Sports (Source 12). SB 236 (2026), the abortion-inducing drug ban, passed the Senate but did not receive a House floor vote, dying in the House Public Health Committee; no House roll call vote for Lauer exists on this bill (Source 13). His IFI 100% scorecard and Freedom Index record of supporting SB 480 (2023, prohibiting gender-transition procedures for minors) and HA76 (2022, right to life from conception amendment) further document a consistent pro-life voting record (Source 1)(Source 2).

Lauer voted YES on all seven bills tracked by the 2025 IFI Legislative Scorecard, earning a 100% rating: HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports), HB 1102 (Religious Liberty in Early Childhood Programs), HB 1348 (Homeschool Graduate Non-Discrimination), SB 143 (Parental Rights as Fundamental Right), SB 287 (Transparency in School Board Elections), SB 289 (DEI Prohibition in Education), and SB 442 (School Board Instruction on Human Sexuality) (Source 1).