Zach Payne

Payne voted Yes on SB 1 (2025), the property-tax-relief bill that passed the House 65–30 (Source 5). He also voted Yes on SB 1 (2026), the Medicaid/SNAP immigration-verification bill (Source 9). No explicit statements on broader fiscal philosophy were located, but his voting pattern on tax-related bills is consistently aligned with the House Republican majority's fiscal posture.

Payne voted Yes on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-decade congressional redistricting bill that passed the House 57–41, and is listed in the bill's supporter whip list (Source 6). However, his IFI 2024 score is 66.7%—lower than most Republican colleagues—because he voted No on SB 17 (preventing minors from accessing explicit online content), an IFI-priority bill (Source 3). No explicit statement from Payne on the scope of government was located beyond his votes.

Payne co-authored HB 1077 (2022), the constitutional-carry bill that became the basis for Indiana's permitless-carry law HB 1296, signed March 21, 2022, and publicly championed the bill as expanding lawful carry rights for Hoosiers (Source 7). He is one of the most prominent 2A advocates in his legislative region.

Payne voted Yes on the final passage of SB 1 (2022 special session), Indiana's near-total abortion ban, which passed the House 62–38 (Source 2). No individual vote record for SB 236 (2026) was obtained prior to research cutoff; that bill passed the Senate but its House floor vote was not confirmed in available records.

Payne voted Yes on SB 1 (2025), which carries family-values components, and his 2024 IFI scorecard shows 66.7%, with Yes votes on SB 202 (First Amendment protections in universities) and HB 1137 (religious instruction for public school students) but No on SB 17 (minors/online harmful materials) (Source 3).