Jennifer Meltzer

Meltzer voted YES on SB 1 (2025), the property tax relief package delivering $1.3 billion in savings to Hoosier homeowners over three years (Source 6). She also voted YES on SB 1 (2026), the Medicaid/SNAP immigration-verification bill framed by Republicans as protecting taxpayer funds from fraud and ineligible recipients (Source 12). These votes establish a documented record of support for fiscal-responsibility measures as defined by the Republican legislative agenda.

Meltzer voted NAY on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-decade redistricting bill, joining 40 other members in opposition (Sources 6, 12). This vote was notable because it defied leadership and the White House and has generated a primary challenge. At the same time, her overall voting record on Republican caucus priorities reflects general alignment with the majority, earning 100% from IFI (Source 2). The redistricting NAY vote documents a specific case where she voted against a government expansion of partisan control, but her record does not establish a systematic limited-government posture distinct from her caucus. Scored mixed on the basis of the redistricting vote as a documented deviation.

Meltzer voted YES on HB 1084 (2024), the Second Amendment Privacy Act prohibiting the use of firearm-specific merchant category codes (Source 7). The House passed this bill 73-22 with Republican support, and Meltzer's party-line vote is consistent with the record (Source 7). Note: HB 1296 (2022, constitutional carry) — Meltzer was sworn in November 22, 2022; the House third-reading vote on HB 1296 occurred January 31, 2022, before her service began. No vote recorded.

The IFI 2025 scorecard shows Meltzer voted YES on all seven tracked bills including SB 143 (Parental Rights) and HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports), earning 100% (Source 2). SB 236 (2026, abortion-inducing drug ban) died in House committee without a floor vote, so no individual vote exists (Source 11). Her consistent support for IFI-scored pro-life and family-protective legislation supports a strong_support score.

Meltzer earned a 100% score from the Indiana Family Institute in 2025, voting YES on all seven tracked bills: HB 1041 (Save Women's College Sports), HB 1102 (Religious Liberty in Early Childhood), HB 1348 (Homeschool Graduate Non-Discrimination), SB 143 (Parental Rights), SB 287 (School Board Transparency), SB 289 (DEI Prohibition), and SB 442 (School Board Human Sexuality instruction) (Source 2).