Maureen Bauer

Bauer voted **No** on SB 1 (2025), the property-tax relief and levy-cap bill, on the House third-reading vote of 65-29 (Source 6). She also voted **No** on SB 1 (2026), the Medicaid and SNAP eligibility-tightening bill, which passed 62-31 with all Democrats opposed (Source 7). Her Freedom Index lifetime score is 11%, with a 2024 session score of 17%, indicating consistent opposition to fiscal-restraint measures tracked by that organization.

Bauer voted **No** on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-cycle congressional redistricting bill, which passed the House 57-41 with all Democrats in opposition. Her Freedom Index scores (17% in 2024, 11% lifetime) reflect opposition to the limited-government measures tracked by that index.

Bauer voted **No** on HB 1084 (2024), the 2A Privacy Act restricting use of firearms merchant category codes, which Bauer's colleague Rep. Teshka authored; the bill passed 73-22 with 22 Democrats, including Bauer, in the nay column (Source 8). Her 2025 bill HB 1039 proposed requiring age-verification for online ammunition sales, signaling a regulatory stance on 2A issues (Source 13).

Bauer voted **No** on SB 143 (2025, Parental Rights — family values/pro-life adjacent), per the Indiana Family Institute 2025 scorecard (Source 4). SB 236 (2026), the abortion-inducing drug liability bill, passed the Senate but died in the House Public Health Committee without a floor vote, so no House floor vote exists for this cycle (Source 12). No public statement supporting pro-life legislation found.

Per the Indiana Family Institute 2025 Legislative Scorecard, Bauer scored 14% (1 out of 7 votes with IFI): she voted No on HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports), No on HB 1348 (homeschool diploma recognition), No on SB 143 (Parental Rights), No on SB 287 (school board transparency), No on SB 289 (DEI prohibition), and No on SB 442 (school sexuality instruction transparency); she voted Yes only on HB 1102 (religious liberty in early childhood programs) (Source 4).