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David Heine

Republican · IN · IN State Representative

David Heine serves in the Indiana House, owns Heine Farms, and retired as a vice president and corporate officer of Do It Best Corp. He holds an accounting degree from Indiana University and vice-chairs the Lutheran Foundation board.

Where David Heine stands, based on their records

Supports

Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Efficiency (3 records), Housing Affordability (1 record),

Opposes

Labor Rights (1 record), Cost of Living Reduction (2 records), Immigration (1 record),

Mixed record

Healthcare Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose), Environment and Public Health (1 support · 4 oppose), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 support · 1 oppose)

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Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 1003, which makes labs and scan centers post cash prices for 50 common services and cuts some patient bills. The Indiana House adopted the final version 67-25, and it became law.

    April 24, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 2, which requires Healthy Indiana Plan adults to work, train or volunteer at least 20 hours a week. The Indiana House passed the bill 66-28, and it became law.

    April 8, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 4 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 1368, which rebuilds the rules for storing carbon dioxide underground so the state can take over permits. The Indiana House agreed to the final version 57-40, and it became law.

    February 27, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 1001, which requires yearly local housing reports from 2027 and changes what builders must fit. The Indiana House agreed to the final version 72-21, and it became law.

    February 25, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 277, which repeals 84 sections of environment law and turns many agency duties into choices. The Indiana House passed the bill 53-45, and it became law.

    February 24, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 1355, which puts state review of large livestock farms on a 90-day clock. The Indiana House agreed to the final version 73-22, and it became law.

    February 19, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 1150, which limits what homeowners groups and local governments may regulate, including flag displays. The Indiana House agreed to the final version 72-19, and it became law.

    February 18, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 1302, which loosens several labor and safety rules, including minor employment registration. The Indiana House agreed to the final version 69-25, and it became law.

    February 26, 2026Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 450, which sets rules for Indiana's delegates to any constitutional convention. The Indiana House passed the bill 69-27, and it became law.

    March 24, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 3 support
  • Voted for House Bill 1003, which closes or merges about 39 state boards and panels. The Indiana House adopted the final version 69-28, and it became law.

    February 27, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Authored a law simplifying Indiana child care licensing, including a single license for owners of multiple centers and longer waivers. The governor signed it on May 1, 2025 (House Bill 1253, Public Law 160).

    January 9, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: iga.in.gov · researched August 8, 2026

  • Dave Heine authored Indiana House Bill 1128, Governance of public-private agreements, on 2025-01-08.

    January 8, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: iga.in.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Track record — Cost of Living Reduction

Cost of Living Reduction · 2 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 423, which sets up a program for building small nuclear reactors with early costs on customer bills. The Indiana House passed the bill 67-29, and it became law.

    April 15, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 424, which lets electric utilities charge customers for planning a small nuclear reactor before holding a permit. The Indiana House passed the bill 59-30, and it became law.

    March 20, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 76, which makes local governments help enforce federal immigration law, including honoring holds. The Indiana House passed the bill 61-28, and it became law.

    February 12, 2026Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
  • Co-authored Indiana's 2025 road funding law, which lets a county with a consolidated city raise its wheel tax, a yearly fee on vehicles, and its vehicle excise tax to pay for roads. It also requires townships to move 30 percent of their spare cash into a roads and infrastructure fund, and lets the state ask federal permission to charge tolls on interstate lanes. It cuts the local share required for state road grants and raises the speed limit on Interstate 465. He was added as a co-author on February 20, 2025, the day the House passed the bill 72-21; the governor signed it as Public Law 173 on May 1, 2025.

    February 20, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: iga.in.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 284, which limits civilian police oversight boards to an advisory role. The Indiana House passed the bill 70-25, and it became law.

    February 24, 2026Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Wrote a boating safety bill for Indiana waters. It proposes requiring life jackets for people towed by motorboats, counter-clockwise travel on inland lakes, a red or orange warning flag when a towed person is in the water, and no towing at night (House Bill 1077).

    January 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: iga.in.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • Voted for House Bill 1001, which requires yearly local housing reports from 2027 and changes what builders must fit. The Indiana House agreed to the final version 72-21, and it became law.

    February 25, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 2 oppose
  • Voted for Senate Bill 285, which makes camping or sleeping on government land a crime after a warning. The Indiana House passed the bill 53-44, and it became law.

    February 24, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 2, which requires Healthy Indiana Plan adults to work, train or volunteer at least 20 hours a week. The Indiana House passed the bill 66-28, and it became law.

    April 8, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 365, which makes the state track whether career course graduates end up in matching jobs. The Indiana House passed the bill 66-24, and it became law.

    April 3, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 2 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 526, which changes how absentee ballots that must be rejected are handled in voting machine tests. The Indiana House backed the final version 65-26, and it became law.

    April 24, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 1680, which requires proof of citizenship for some voter registrations and adds regular election checks. The Indiana House adopted the final version 65-25, and it became law.

    April 23, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 1 support
  • Voted for House Bill 1150, which limits what homeowners groups and local governments may regulate, including flag displays. The Indiana House agreed to the final version 72-19, and it became law.

    February 18, 2026Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 3 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 1193, which stops the Civil Rights Commission acting as a person's lawyer in discrimination cases. The Indiana House agreed to the final version 66-29, and it became law.

    February 26, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

  • Voted for Senate Bill 289, which bars public employers and schools from using race or sex in hiring, admissions or aid. The Indiana House backed the final version 64-26, and it became law.

    April 24, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 1041, which makes colleges label sports teams by sex and bars males from women's teams. The Indiana House passed it 71-25, and it became law.

    February 18, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 31, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
  • Voted for House Bill 1273, which makes shareholder advisory firms disclose when advice against management lacks a financial study. The Indiana House agreed to the final version 72-20, and it became law.

    February 25, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 2, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Co-authored Indiana's 2025 road funding law, which lets a county with a consolidated city raise its wheel tax, a yearly fee on vehicles, and its vehicle excise tax to pay for roads. It also requires townships to move 30 percent of their spare cash into a roads and infrastructure fund, and lets the state ask federal permission to charge tolls on interstate lanes. It cuts the local share required for state road grants and raises the speed limit on Interstate 465. He was added as a co-author on February 20, 2025, the day the House passed the bill 72-21; the governor signed it as Public Law 173 on May 1, 2025.

    February 20, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: iga.in.gov · researched August 8, 2026

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.