Chris Jeter

Jeter voted Yes on SB 1 (2025 property tax relief, passed 65–29) (Source 4). He voted Yes on SB 1 (2026 Medicaid/SNAP immigration verification, passed 64–30) as part of the Republican majority, consistent with stated Republican fiscal priorities (Source 5). His IFI 2025 score is 100% (Excused on HB 1041, voted with IFI on all other tracked bills) (Source 3). The Freedom Index 2021–2022 scorecard recorded a lifetime score of 61% at that time, reflecting some mixed votes in earlier sessions.

Jeter was Excused on the HB 1032 (2025 special session redistricting) vote (Source 6). As House Judiciary Committee chair, he managed SB 289 (2025 DEI prohibition) through committee and the House floor, voting Yes on final passage (passed 67–27) (Source 12)(Source 13). He voted Yes on SB 143 (2025 Parental Rights, passed 69–24) per the IFI scorecard (Source 3)(Source 7).

Jeter voted Yes on HB 1084 (2024 2A Privacy Act prohibiting firearms purchase tracking, passed 73–22) (Source 8). He was endorsed by the NRA in his 2020 primary race, with the NRA stating his support for Second Amendment rights at a time when "the Second Amendment is under attack" (Source 10). He also co-authored HB 1041 in 2022 (constitutional carry expansion/K-12 sports trans-athlete ban) (Source 8).

Jeter is the House sponsor of SB 236 (2026), the abortion-inducing drug ban that would prohibit the manufacture, distribution, mailing, prescribing, or provision of abortion-inducing drugs in Indiana and create civil enforcement mechanisms (Source 14). He co-authored the original HB 1041 (2022), the K-12 trans-athlete ban that was vetoed by Gov. Holcomb and then overridden (Source 8). His IFI 2025 score is 100% (Source 3).

Jeter voted Yes (✓) on six of seven IFI-tracked 2025 bills (Excused on HB 1041) for an IFI score of 100% (Source 3). He voted Yes on SB 143 (Parental Rights), SB 289 (DEI prohibition), SB 287 (School Board Election Transparency), HB 1348 (Homeschool Graduate Non-Discrimination), HB 1102 (Religious Liberty in Early Childhood Programs), and SB 442 (School Board Instruction on Human Sexuality) (Source 3).