Jim Buck

Buck voted NAY on SB 1 (2025), the $1.3 billion property tax relief bill, which passed 27-22 — he was one of 12 Republicans who joined all Democrats in opposition (Source 12). The Daily Journal reported he was among the named dissenting senators. He did not speak on the bill publicly per available reports. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce nonetheless gave him 85% in 2025, reflecting general fiscal alignment on most business-related votes (Source 2). The record is mixed between opposition to SB 1 and general high Chamber scores.

Buck voted NAY on HB 1032 (2025 special session), the mid-cycle congressional redistricting bill (Source 11; confirmed by the Conservative Twins Facebook post listing Buck among 21 GOP senators voting no). He also voted NAY in a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on a housing deregulation bill (HB 1001, 2026), joining Democrats in a 6-5 committee vote (Source 14); while not a scored bill in the Rule 8 list, this reflects concern for local control over state preemption.

Buck voted YEA on HB 1296 (2022), the constitutional carry bill, which passed the Senate 30-20. He also voted YEA on HB 1084 (2024), the Second Amendment Privacy Act, which passed 41-8 (Source 8).

The Indiana Family Institute gave Buck 100% in the 2023 legislative scorecard, which included votes on pro-life and family-related measures (Source 3). No individual confirmed vote on SB 236 (2026) was found in available sources; based on party pattern (35-10 passage, all Republican yeas except one), but individual confirmation is absent — scored based on confirmed IFI record and HB 1296 / SB 143 votes below. Buck voted YEA on SB 143 (2025), the Parental Rights Act (passed 44-5) (Source 9).

Buck voted YEA on SB 143 (2025), the Parental Rights Act (passed 44-5) (Source 9). He voted YEA on SB 289 (2025), the DEI prohibition (passed 34-13) (Source 10). The IFI gave him 100% in 2023 (Source 3).