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Legislator > Andy Zay
State Senator
Andy Zay
(R) - Indiana
Indiana Senate District 17
In Office - Started: 12/20/2016
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Capitol Office
200 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-9400
Phone 2: 800-382-9467
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB0502 | Attachments to utility poles. | Attachments to utility poles. Defines an "attachment request" as a request made: (1) by an attaching entity, other than an electricity supplier, to the owner (pole owner) of an electric distribution pole (pole) for authorization to install, within a period of not more than 30 days, communications service equipment on 300 or more poles owned by the pole owner; and (2) in connection with, and using funds obtained from, a state or federal program directly related to the expansion of communications services to unserved, underserved, or rural areas (program). Defines a "process management agreement" as a written agreement entered into by: (1) an attaching entity that has been awarded funding under a program; and (2) a pole owner that owns at least 300 poles with respect to which the attaching entity intends to submit an attachment request in connection with a project under the program; for the purpose of establishing processes, timelines, mutual performance obligations, and conflict resolution options for timely completing attachment requests. Provides that not later than five business days after the execution of a contract that: (1) is entered into by an attaching entity and a governmental agency; and (2) sets forth the terms and conditions for a project for which funding has been awarded under a program; the Indiana broadband office (office) shall publish the contract on the office's website. Provides that not later than 60 days after a contract is executed: (1) the attaching entity that executed the contract; and (2) each pole owner that owns at least 300 poles with respect to which the attaching entity intends to submit an attachment request in connection with a project under the program; shall hold a meeting for the purpose of discussing general project plans. Provides that not later than four months after the National Telecommunications Information Administration approves the office's final proposal for funding under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, if an attaching entity that has been awarded funding under a program does not have a process management agreement in effect with a pole owner that owns at least 300 poles with respect to which the attaching entity intends to submit an attachment request in connection with a project under the program, the attaching entity and the pole owner shall negotiate an agreement that sets forth specified processes, timelines, mutual performance obligations, and conflict resolution options. Provides that if the attaching entity and a pole owner do not reach an agreement as to the terms, conditions, and timelines for a process management agreement, or otherwise have the prescribed negotiated agreement in effect, within the required four month period, certain conditions apply with respect to the dealings between the attaching entity and the pole owner with respect to any application for a pole attachment permit that does not seek the attachment of more than 3,000 poles within a period of not more than 30 days. Authorizes the office to adopt a rapid response mediation process to be followed if a dispute arises between an attaching entity and a pole owner regarding the processes and timelines for the timely completion of an attachment request. Provides that these provisions expire July 1, 2030. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0005 | State fiscal and contracting matters. | State fiscal and contracting matters. Allows a state agency to use artificial intelligence software to prepare information and projections for the state budget. Requires a state agency to provide a quarterly report to the budget committee that details the requests submitted by the state agency for new federal funds or to participate in a new federal program. Provides that, in addition to the quarterly reports, a state agency may not immediately accept an award of new federal funds in certain circumstances or participate in a new federal program before a report has been reviewed by the budget committee. Specifies the contents of the report that must be submitted for budget committee review. Requires a state agency to provide the state comptroller with a contract for inclusion in the Indiana transparency website not later than 30 days after the contract is fully executed. Requires that permanent full-time positions which have been vacant for 90 days or more be reviewed and either reauthorized or eliminated by the budget director. Requires the budget director to provide a quarterly report to the governor's office regarding those positions that were reauthorized or eliminated by the budget director in the preceding three months. Requires a state agency to provide quarterly reports to the budget committee regarding the state agency's active contracts. Provides for the reversion of funds appropriated to a state agency for expenses related to a contract that are unused after the end of the contract term. Requires the department of administration (department) to develop certain contract language to be included in state contracts of $500,000 or more. Requires a state agency to provide a report to the budget committee concerning amendments to a contract that: (1) increase the maximum contract amount by not less than $500,000; or (2) for a contract with an initial maximum contract amount of not less than $500,000, extend the term of the contract by not less than six months. Prohibits a state agency from entering into a nonpublic contract. Requires all contract opportunities of state agencies to be posted in the form of a request for proposals or a request for quotations on the department's website at least 30 days prior to the contract being awarded. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services and the office of Medicaid policy and planning to do the following: (1) Review monthly reports on the Medicaid program service utilization to identify trends and risks within the state Medicaid program. (2) Post publicly on the office of the secretary of family and social services's website monthly financial reports or expenditures and revenues for each state Medicaid program and commentary providing context for each monthly financial report. (3) Submit a quarterly report to the budget committee. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0140 | Pharmacy benefits. | Pharmacy benefits. Requires an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager, or any other administrator of pharmacy benefits to ensure that a network utilized by the insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator is reasonably adequate and accessible and file an annual report regarding the network with the commissioner of the department of insurance (commissioner). Sets forth certain limitations and requirements with respect to the provision of pharmacy or pharmacist services under a health plan. Allows any insured, pharmacy, or pharmacist impacted by an alleged violation to file a complaint with the commissioner. Provides that the commissioner may order reimbursement to any person who has incurred a monetary loss as a result of a violation. Requires, if a pharmacy benefit manger is used with regard to a state employee health plan, the state personnel department to either create a pharmacy benefit manager or contract with an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager, or other administrator. Prohibits a third party administrator from: (1) requiring, as a condition of a plan sponsor entering into a contract with the third party administrator, that the plan sponsor enter into a contract with a particular pharmacy benefit manager; or (2) charging a different fee for services provided by the third party administrator to a plan sponsor based on the plan sponsor's selection of a particular pharmacy benefit manager. Urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate study committee the task of studying the topic of contracts for pharmacy benefit coverage under the Medicaid program and a state employee health plan. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0043 | Study of location of gambling operations. | Study of location of gambling operations. Requires the Indiana gaming commission (commission) to contract with an independent, qualified gaming industry research firm to conduct a study to identify the top two regions in the state where an owner's license for a riverboat could locate gaming operations. Requires the commission to present the results of the study to the state budget committee not later than November 1, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0423 | Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program. | Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program. Establishes the small modular nuclear reactor partnership pilot program (program). Provides that certain electric utilities (eligible utilities) may partner with one or more other specified types of partners (eligible partners) to develop one or more small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at an eligible project site, subject to the approval of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC). For purposes of these provisions, provides that an eligible project site is: (1) a location in Indiana; or (2) the site of a nuclear energy facility that supplies electricity to Indiana retail customers on July 1, 2011. Provides that an eligible utility that seeks to develop a project with one or more eligible partners may petition the IURC for approval to participate in the program. Sets forth the information that an eligible utility's petition must include. Sets forth the factors that the IURC must consider in reviewing a petition. Requires the IURC to issue a final order approving or denying a petition not later than 180 days after receiving the petition and the eligible utility's complete case in chief, subject to the IURC's right to extend the time for review if the eligible utility does not object to the extension. Provides that the IURC shall approve a petition if the IURC makes specified findings. Provides that an eligible utility may petition the IURC for approval to incur, before obtaining a certificate of convenience and necessity (CPCN) to construct an SMR under the program, eligible project development costs. Defines "eligible project development costs" as project development costs that: (1) have been, or are reasonably estimated to be, incurred by an eligible utility in the development of one or more SMRs under the program; and (2) have not been and will not be recovered by the eligible utility through contributions of any money, services, or property provided at no cost to the eligible utility by any eligible partner, governmental agency, or other third party, regardless of whether the third party has entered into an eligible partnership with the eligible utility. Sets forth certain factors that the IURC must consider in reviewing an eligible utility's petition to incur eligible project development costs. Provides that if the IURC denies an eligible utility's petition to participate in the program, and the eligible utility seeks to pursue the development of an SMR outside the program, the eligible utility may: (1) proceed to develop an SMR under the procedures set forth under the existing Indiana Code section governing CPCNs for SMRs; and (2) request that the eligible utility's petition to incur eligible project development costs under bill's provisions be considered a petition to incur project development costs under the Indiana Code section governing CPCNs for SMRs .Provides that if an eligible utility receives approval to incur eligible project development costs, the eligible utility may petition the IURC for the approval of a rate schedule that periodically adjusts the eligible utility's rates and charges to provide for the timely recovery of eligible project development costs. Provides that an eligible utility that receives approval to recover eligible project development costs shall: (1) recover 80% of the approved eligible project development costs under the approved rate schedule; and (2) defer the remaining 20% of approved eligible project development costs for recovery as part of the eligible utility's next general rate case before the IURC. Provides that eligible project development costs that: (1) are incurred by an eligible utility; and (2) exceed the best estimate of eligible project development costs included in the IURC's order authorizing the eligible utility to incur eligible project development costs; may not be included in the eligible utility's rates and charges unless found by the IURC to be reasonable, necessary, and prudent in supporting the development of the project for which they were incurred. Provides that: (1) eligible project development costs incurred for a project that is canceled or not completed may be recovered by the eligible utility if found by the IURC to be reasonable, necessary, and prudently incurred; but (2) such costs shall be recovered without a return unless the IURC makes certain additional findings. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0480 | Prior authorization. | Prior authorization. Sets forth requirements for a utilization review entity that requires prior authorization of a health care service. Prohibits a utilization review entity from requiring prior authorization for the first 12 physical therapy or chiropractic visits of each new episode of care. Provides that a claim for reimbursement for a covered service or item provided to an insured or enrollee may not be denied on the sole basis that the referring provider is an out of network provider. Repeals superseded provisions regarding prior authorization. Makes corresponding changes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0459 | Environmental matters. | Environmental matters. Provides that the environmental rules board may adopt rules establishing requirements for the reclamation and reuse of treated wastewater. Requires certain entities to: (1) conduct an annual public water system cybersecurity vulnerability assessment; (2) annually provide the office of technology with the name and contact information of any individual who will act as the primary reporter of a cybersecurity incident; (3) submit an annual certification to the department of environmental management via a secured portal verifying certain information; and (4) when an actual or suspected cybersecurity breach occurs, report the incident to the office of technology. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1292 | Professional sports development commission. | Professional sports development commission. Establishes the northwest Indiana professional sports development commission. Authorizes the commission to study various plans and recommendations that are proposed with respect to attracting a professional sports franchise to northwest Indiana. Authorizes the commission to prepare a comprehensive master plan for building the facilities and other infrastructure necessary for attracting and developing one or more professional sports franchises in northwest Indiana. Creates the professional sports development fund. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0074 | Recognizing Christian persecution in the area known as the Artsakh Republic. | Recognizing Christian persecution in the area known as the Artsakh Republic. A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing Christian persecution in the area known as the Artsakh Republic and urging the Indiana federal delegation to stop funding or supporting military countries that are killing Christians in Armenia and Turkey. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0073 | Congratulating the Manchester High School boys basketball team. | Congratulating the Manchester High School boys basketball team. A SENATE RESOLUTION congratulating the Manchester High School boys basketball team on winning the 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Class 2A state championship. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0042 | Honoring Dr. Thomas Morrison. | Honoring Dr. Thomas Morrison. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Thomas Morrison for his 34 years of service to the State of Indiana. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0033 | Recognizing the ILYAC. | Recognizing the ILYAC. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Indiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR0040 | Recognizing Grant Cates of Oak Hill High School. | Recognizing Grant Cates of Oak Hill High School. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Grant Cates of Oak Hill High School. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0045 | Recognizing the 2025 Senate Democratic Caucus Interns. | Recognizing the 2025 Senate Democratic Caucus Interns. A SENATE RESOLUTION to recognize the 2025 Senate Democratic Caucus interns for their service during the First Regular Session of the One Hundred Twenty-Fourth Indiana General Assembly. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0059 | Honoring Bronice Bradley. | Honoring Bronice Bradley. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Bronice Odell Bradley upon his 100th birthday. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0033 | Honoring the 2025 Senate Majority Caucus interns. | Honoring the 2025 Senate Majority Caucus interns. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring the 2025 Senate Majority Caucus interns and thanking them for their faithful service to the Indiana General Assembly. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1214 | Worker's compensation. | Worker's compensation. Provides that, after June 30, 2025, a party may not prohibit an employer from bidding on a contract solely on the basis of the employer's experience rating. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0306 | Film and media production tax credit. | Film and media production tax credit. Provides that a taxpayer may assign any part of the film and media production tax credit (credit) that the taxpayer may claim. Sets forth the procedure for a taxpayer to make the assignment. Establishes a limit of $250,000 for any single tax credit provided. Limits the aggregate amount of tax credits that may be provided to $2,000,000. Extends the credit's expiration date from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2031. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0038 | Honoring Jadin O'Brien. | Honoring Jadin O'Brien. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Jadin O'Brien for winning her third consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) pentathlon championship. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0032 | Recognizing Christian persecution in the area known as the Artsakh Republic. | Recognizing Christian persecution in the area known as the Artsakh Republic. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Christian persecution in the area known as the Artsakh Republic and urging the Indiana federal delegation to stop funding or supporting military countries that are killing Christians in Armenia and Turkey. | Dead |
| SCR0039 | Congratulating the New Palestine High School football team. | Congratulating the New Palestine High School football team. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the New Palestine High School football team on winning the 2024 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Class 4A state championship title. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0424 | Small modular nuclear reactor development costs. | Small modular nuclear reactor development costs. Amends as follows the Indiana Code section concerning certificates of public convenience and necessity (certificates) for small modular nuclear reactors: (1) Authorizes a public utility to petition the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for approval to incur, before obtaining a certificate, project development costs for the development of one or more small modular nuclear reactors. (2) Sets forth certain factors that the IURC must consider in reviewing a public utility's petition to incur project development costs. (3) Requires the IURC to issue a final order approving or denying the petition not later than 180 days after receiving the petition and the public utility's complete case in chief, subject to the IURC's right to extend the time for review if the public utility does not object to the extension. (4) Provides that if a public utility receives approval to incur project development costs, the public utility may petition the IURC at any time before or during the development and execution of a small modular nuclear reactor project for the approval of a rate schedule that periodically adjusts the public utility's rates and charges to provide for the timely recovery of project development costs. (5) Provides that after reviewing a public utility's proposed rate schedule, the IURC shall approve the recovery of project development costs by the public utility if the IURC finds that project development costs that have been or will be incurred are: (A) reasonable in amount; (B) necessary to support the construction, purchase, or lease of a small modular nuclear reactor; and (C) consistent with the commission's finding as to the best estimate of project development costs. (6) Provides that a public utility that is authorized to recover project development costs shall: (A) recover 80% of the approved project development costs under the approved rate schedule; and (B) defer the remaining 20% of approved project development costs for recovery as part of public utility's next general rate case before the IURC. (7) Provides that the recovery of a public utility's project development costs through an approved periodic rate adjustment mechanism must occur over a period that is equal to: (A) the period over which the approved project development costs are incurred; or (B) three years; whichever is less. (8) Provides that project development costs that: (A) are incurred by a public utility; and (B) exceed the best estimate of project development costs included in the IURC's order authorizing the public utility to incur project development costs; may not be included in the public utility's rates and charges unless found by the IURC to be reasonable, necessary, and prudent in supporting the construction, purchase, or lease of the small modular nuclear reactor for which they were incurred. (9) Provides that: (A) project development costs incurred for a project that is canceled or not completed may be recovered by the public utility if found by the IURC to be reasonable, necessary, and prudently incurred; but (B) such costs shall be recovered without a return unless the IURC makes certain additional findings. (10) Provides that if a public utility does not seek: (A) approval of; or (B) cost recovery for; project development costs under the bill's provisions, the IURC may approve the deferral and amortization of project development costs in accordance with the statutory procedures set forth for construction costs. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0036 | Honoring the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable. | Honoring the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0056 | Honoring Judge Terry Crone. | Honoring Judge Terry Crone. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Judge Terry A. Crone upon his retirement from the Court of Appeals of Indiana. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1172 | Office of entrepreneurship and innovation. | Office of entrepreneurship and innovation. Establishes the office of entrepreneurship and innovation (office). Requires the office to: (1) develop and administer programs to support the growth of small business, entrepreneurship, and innovation in Indiana; (2) direct and oversee programs and sources of funding related to the growth of small business, entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation in Indiana; (3) work to strengthen policies and programs supporting the growth of entrepreneurship in Indiana; (4) coordinate with state agencies and other state funded entities to align services and programs related to entrepreneurship and starting and scaling a business; (5) work with funded entities on identifying strategies and metrics around the disbursement of funds to measure funds reaching rural communities and other underrepresented socioeconomic communities; (6) work with stakeholders and organizations supporting entrepreneurship to enhance learning and skills, provide technical support, and expand access to resources for entrepreneurs across Indiana; and (7) develop and administer programs to support and encourage youth entrepreneurship, including supporting students and teachers in fostering entrepreneurial skills. | Dead |
| SR0054 | Honoring Judge Patricia Riley. | Honoring Judge Patricia Riley. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Judge Patricia A. Riley upon her retirement from the Court of Appeals of Indiana. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HCR0002 | Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of U.S. Highway 31 from Smith Valley Road to County Line Road the "State Trooper Aaron Smith Memorial Highway". | Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of U.S. Highway 31 from Smith Valley Road to County Line Road the "State Trooper Aaron Smith Memorial Highway". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of U.S. Highway 31 from Smith Valley Road to County Line Road the "State Trooper Aaron Smith Memorial Highway". | Dead |
| HCR0005 | Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of State Road 75 between CR 700 S and CR 800 S in Carroll County the "Deputy Sheriff Noah C. Rainey Memorial Road". | Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of State Road 75 between CR 700 S and CR 800 S in Carroll County the "Deputy Sheriff Noah C. Rainey Memorial Road". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of State Road 75 between CR 700 S and CR 800 S in Carroll County the "Deputy Sheriff Noah C. Rainey Memorial Road". | Dead |
| HCR0007 | Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the State Road 7 bridge over the Vernon Fork of the Muscatatuck River the "Lance Corporal Jacky Koenig Jr. Memorial Bridge". | Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the State Road 7 bridge over the Vernon Fork of the Muscatatuck River the "Lance Corporal Jacky Koenig Jr. Memorial Bridge". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the State Road 7 bridge over the Vernon Fork of the Muscatatuck River the "Lance Corporal Jacky Koenig Jr. Memorial Bridge". | Dead |
| HCR0008 | Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a portion of State Road 56 near French Lick, Indiana, the "Chief Vern Ervin Memorial Mile". | Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a portion of State Road 56 near French Lick, Indiana, the "Chief Vern Ervin Memorial Mile". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a portion of State Road 56 near French Lick, Indiana, the "Chief Vern Ervin Memorial Mile". | Dead |
| SR0035 | Memorializing Senator Dennis Neary. | Memorializing Senator Dennis Neary. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing the life of Senator Dennis Neary. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0025 | Honoring EMS providers. | Honoring EMS providers. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers in Indiana and recognizing those who gave their lives in the line of duty. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0052 | Memorializing Fred Fislar. | Memorializing Fred Fislar. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Hendricks County Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0048 | Recognizing PTSD and its contribution to suicide among the military and veteran populations. | Recognizing PTSD and its contribution to suicide among the military and veteran populations. A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its contribution to suicide among the military and veteran populations. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1531 | Various immigration matters. | Various immigration matters. Provides that if a law enforcement officer, governmental body, or a postsecondary educational institution is made a party to a civil suit and the attorney general determines that the suit has arisen out of certain acts, the attorney general shall defend the law enforcement officer, the governmental body, or the postsecondary educational institution throughout the action. Clarifies that the enforcement of federal immigration laws may be carried out by federal, state, or local law enforcement. Removes the mens rea standard in the statute concerning governmental entities or postsecondary institutions violating the citizenship and immigration status information and enforcement of federal laws chapter. Provides that a governmental body that has the custody of an individual who is the subject of an immigration detainer request shall: (1) provide the judge authorized to grant or deny the individual's release on bail notice that the individual is subject to an immigration detainer request; (2) record in the individual's case file that the individual is subject to an immigration detainer request; (3) comply with the immigration detainer request; and (4) inform the individual that the individual is being held pursuant to an immigration detainer request. Provides immunity to a governmental body or an employee of a governmental body for any action taken concerning an immigration detainer request. Provides that if the attorney general determines that probable cause exists that a governmental entity has not complied with an immigration detention request, the attorney general may bring a court action to: (1) enjoin an act or practice constituting a violation of an immigration detention request; and (2) impose a civil penalty for noncompliance with an immigration detention request. Provides that if the attorney general determines a governmental body did not comply with an immigration detention order, upon the advice of the attorney general, the governor may order that state funding and grants be withheld to the governmental body for up to one year. Requires a judge who receives notice that an individual is subject to an immigration detainer request to ensure that the notice of the immigration detainer request is recorded in the court's record. Prohibits an employer from knowingly or intentionally recruiting, hiring, or employing an unauthorized alien. Provides that if the attorney general determines that probable causes exists that an employer has recruited, hired, or employed an unauthorized alien, the attorney general may enjoin the action and seek the suspension of the employer's operating authorizations. Requires a parole sponsor to submit certain information to the state department of revenue annually. Provides that the state department of revenue shall retain the information submitted by parole sponsors and may share the information with the attorney general. Provides that a governmental entity that employs a prosecuting official is entitled to investigative costs and costs in an indecent nuisance action. | Dead |
| SB0310 | Feasibility study of energy audit of state government campus. | Feasibility study of energy audit of state government campus. Allows the Indiana department of administration to award a contract not later than December 31, 2025 for a feasibility study concerning conducting an energy audit on the: (1) Indiana state capitol building; and (2) Indiana government center north and south buildings. Provides that the study's cost must be less than $100,000. | Dead |
| SJR0021 | Terms of members of Congress. | Terms of members of Congress. Applies to Congress for a Convention for proposing Amendments under Article V of the Constitution of the United States to provide limits to the number of terms that an individual may serve in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0040 | Memorializing CSM Bobby Pruett. | Memorializing CSM Bobby Pruett. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Bobby Pruett. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0042 | Honoring Dr. David Bowden. | Honoring Dr. David Bowden. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. David Bowden. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0011 | Urging INDOT to rename the bridge over Big Walnut Creek at North U.S. Hwy 231 as the "James Baugh Memorial Bridge". | Urging INDOT to rename the bridge over Big Walnut Creek at North U.S. Hwy 231 as the "James Baugh Memorial Bridge". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the bridge over Big Walnut Creek at North U.S. Highway 231 as the "James Baugh Memorial Bridge". | Dead |
| SCR0004 | Honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. | Honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Indianapolis Chapter. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0307 | Environmental waste inventory and grant program. | Environmental waste inventory and grant program. Allows the Indiana brownfields fund to be used to pay for: (1) studies conducted under the Indiana brownfields program; and (2) the creation of an inventory of brownfields in Indiana (inventory). Authorizes the Indiana finance authority (authority) to create and maintain the inventory. Authorizes the authority to: (1) contract with one or more state supported colleges or universities for assistance in creating and maintaining the inventory; and (2) pay costs arising from the creation and maintenance of the inventory with funds appropriated to the Indiana brownfields fund. Provides that, if the inventory is created, the authority shall report the contents of the inventory to the interim study committee on environmental affairs in 2026 and in each even-numbered calendar year thereafter. Provides for confidentiality regarding documents and information submitted to the authority. | Dead |
| SCR0012 | Urging INDOT to rename a section of SR 114 the "Captain Matthew Tomkiewicz Memorial Mile". | Urging INDOT to rename a section of SR 114 the "Captain Matthew Tomkiewicz Memorial Mile". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a section of SR 114 the "Captain Matthew Tomkiewicz Memorial Mile". | Dead |
| SR0038 | Honoring Dr. Crystal Reynolds. | Honoring Dr. Crystal Reynolds. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Crystal Reynolds. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0027 | Memorializing Senator Earline Rogers. | Memorializing Senator Earline Rogers. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Senator Earline Rogers. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0015 | Honoring Indiana 4-H. | Honoring Indiana 4-H. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Indiana 4-H and recognizing February 11, 2025, as Indiana 4-H Day at the Statehouse. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB1608 | E-sports industry development study. | E-sports industry development study. Requires the Indiana economic development corporation to study methods and strategies to allow Indiana to become a leader in the development of the e-sports industry and to submit a report on the results of the study to the governor and the general assembly. | Dead |
| HB1677 | Waste disposal. | Waste disposal. Provides that depositing or causing or allowing the deposit of contaminants or solid waste upon the land is a Class C misdemeanor in certain circumstances. | Dead |
| SB0304 | Food and beverage taxes. | Food and beverage taxes. Authorizes the city of Marion and the city of Richmond respectively to impose a food and beverage tax of not more than 1% of the gross retail income received from a taxable transaction. Allows the fiscal body of the town of Shipshewana to increase its food and beverage tax. Specifies that the provisions authorizing the imposition of a food and beverage tax and the increase to a food and beverage tax expire January 1, 2047. Repeals the Indiana Code chapter authorizing the imposition of food and beverage taxes in Wayne County. | Dead |
| SB0309 | Substitute system of worker's compensation. | Substitute system of worker's compensation. Provides that an employer who is a member in good standing with the Small Business Aid, Inc., and provides a substitute system of worker's compensation and worker's occupational diseases compensation as established by the Small Business Aid, Inc., is not required to seek the approval of the worker's compensation board in order to provide the substitute system of compensation in lieu of compensation and insurance provided under the worker's compensation and worker's occupational diseases compensation laws. Makes corresponding changes. | Dead |
| SCR0016 | Recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association. | Recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association for exemplary work in the advancement of agricultural education in Indiana and across the country. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0023 | Honoring the West Baden Renewal Project. | Honoring the West Baden Renewal Project. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor the West Baden Renewal Project for its efforts in restoring the West Baden (Colored) First Baptist Church in West Baden Springs, Indiana. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SCR0014 | Honoring Bella Bauer. | Honoring Bella Bauer. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to honor Bella Bauer, founder of the Purple Project, for her advocacy and empowerment of kids and teens with epilepsy. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0022 | Memorializing Asra Hussain. | Memorializing Asra Hussain. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Asra Hussain. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0003 | Memorializing Senator Jean Breaux. | Memorializing Senator Jean Breaux. A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing the life of Senator Jean Breaux. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0503 | Pharmacy benefit administration. | Pharmacy benefit administration. Requires the attorney general to designate or appoint a pharmacy benefit compliance officer if certain prescription drug benefit public-private partnership contracts are entered into by the state. Establishes the pharmacy benefit compliance fund. Authorizes: (1) the state personnel department, for purposes of the state employee health plan; and (2) the office of the secretary of family and social services (office), for purposes of the Medicaid program; to issue a request for proposal to enter into a public-private partnership to administer prescription drug benefits. Sets forth certain requirements for a request for proposal and establishes the competitive proposal procedure. Allows the budget committee to review a contract before the state personnel department or the office awards a final contract for the public-private partnership. Requires that, if the state personnel department or the office enter into a contract for the public-private partnership, the attorney general conduct a state employee health plan audit or a Medicaid audit at least three years after the implementation of the contract. Makes an appropriation. | Dead |
| SB0295 | Licensing of collateral recovery services. | Licensing of collateral recovery services. Renames the private investigator and security guard licensing board as the private investigator, security guard, and collateral recovery agency licensing board, and adds two additional members to the board. Establishes licensure for a collateral recovery agency. Requires a person to be licensed as a collateral recovery agency to repossess collateral, attempt to repossess collateral, hold one's self out as being in the business of repossessing collateral, or use license plate recognition. Provides certain requirements: (1) for an applicant seeking licensure as a collateral recovery agency; (2) for a licensee to maintain licensure; and (3) for a legal owner when personal effects are in or on the collateral at the time of repossession. Requires equipment used to repossess collateral to meet certain criteria. Provides that threatening a collateral recovery agency's employee is a crime under certain circumstances. Makes conforming changes. | Dead |
| HCR0016 | Honoring Bruce Haines upon his retirement from the Fort Wayne Public Broadcasting Service. | Honoring Bruce Haines upon his retirement from the Fort Wayne Public Broadcasting Service. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Bruce Haines upon his retirement from the Fort Wayne Public Broadcasting Service. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0018 | Honoring Bonnie McNair and Lauren Hackert. | Honoring Bonnie McNair and Lauren Hackert. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Bonnie McNair and Lauren Hackert. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0002 | Honoring Senator Mark Messmer. | Honoring Senator Mark Messmer. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Mark Messmer upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR0017 | Acknowledging the historical significance of the Potawatomi-Miami Trail. | Acknowledging the historical significance of the Potawatomi-Miami Trail. A SENATE RESOLUTION acknowledging the historical significance of the Potawatomi-Miami Trail. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0293 | Relocation of riverboat gambling operation. | Relocation of riverboat gambling operation. Provides that the licensed owner of the riverboat located in the city of Rising Sun (licensed owner) may relocate gaming operations to a casino in the city of New Haven if certain conditions are met. Requires the licensed owner to pay a fee of $50,000,000 if the licensed owner sells or transfers the licensed owner's interest in the licensed owner's license within five years of the approval of relocation. Provides for distribution of supplemental wagering tax revenue and wagering tax revenue after the relocation of gaming operations. Establishes the together for tomorrow commission (commission). Specifies members to the commission. Specifies the purposes of the commission. | Dead |
| SR0004 | Honoring Senator David Vinzant. | Honoring Senator David Vinzant. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Senator David Vinzant upon his retirement. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB0297 | Film and media production tax credit. | Film and media production tax credit. Provides that a taxpayer may assign all or part of the taxpayer's film and media production tax credit. | Dead |
| SB0538 | PFAS chemicals. | PFAS chemicals. Defines "PFAS chemicals" and requires the environmental rules board to use the definition in certain rules concerning industrial processes and research and development. | Dead |
| SB0171 | Abortion matters. | Abortion matters. Prohibits a person from knowingly or intentionally: (1) prescribing or possessing an abortion inducing drug; or (2) sending an abortion inducing drug to a person located in Indiana, if the person located in Indiana possesses the abortion inducing drug. Provides that each offense is a Class A misdemeanor with a Level 6 felony for subsequent offenses. Establishes a defense to possessing an abortion inducing drug. Provides for the discipline of a practitioner for a violation. Prohibits a nonprofit organization in Indiana from providing or offering to provide financial assistance to pay for, offset the cost of, or reimburse the cost of an abortion inducing drug. Gives the attorney general concurrent jurisdiction of actions concerning abortion inducing drugs. Requires a woman who is pregnant as a result of rape or incest to provide to her physician an affidavit attesting to the rape or incest before the physician performs the abortion. Prohibits state employee health plans, the state Medicaid program, policies of accident and sickness insurance, and health maintenance contracts from providing coverage for an abortion inducing drug. Makes conforming amendments. | Dead |
| SB0170 | Prohibited government abortion assistance. | Prohibited government abortion assistance. Prohibits the state or a political subdivision of the state from assisting an individual in seeking or obtaining an abortion. Allows for the state or a political subdivision to inform an individual of alternatives to an abortion. | Dead |
| SB0303 | Dependent child exemptions. | Dependent child exemptions. Provides that a fetus is considered a dependent child for purposes of the dependent child state adjusted gross income exemptions. | Dead |
| SB0308 | Intimidation. | Intimidation. Provides that intimidation is a Level 6 felony if the subject of the threat is a public school, a state accredited nonpublic school, or a charter school. | Dead |
| SB0305 | Rural communities. | Rural communities. Establishes the saving rural Indiana program (program) for the purpose of building additional local capacity allowing innovative communities to create solutions for challenges facing rural Indiana. Establishes the saving rural Indiana matching grant fund to carry out the purpose of the program. | Dead |
| SR0001 | Honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. | Honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch upon her retirement. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1001 | State budget. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/25/2025 | Yea |
| HB1014 | Public safety. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0080 | Code publication. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0140 | Pharmacy benefits. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0157 | Protection of property rights. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1142 | Fiscal matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1144 | Courts. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0231 | Various corrections matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1221 | Pension matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0289 | Unlawful discrimination. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0287 | School board matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0373 | Various education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| SB0358 | Various education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| HB1390 | Bureau of motor vehicles. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| HB1389 | Local regulation. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| SB0324 | Criminal procedures. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1427 | Department of local government finance. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1425 | Food matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| HB1002 | Various education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| HB1416 | Awareness of human trafficking. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| SB0425 | Energy production zones. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| SB0453 | Various tax matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0464 | Financial institutions and consumer credit. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0475 | Physician noncompete agreements. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0482 | Absenteeism and student discipline. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| SB0502 | Attachments to utility poles. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1004 | Health care matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| HB1515 | Education and higher education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1003 | Health matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Nay |
| SB0526 | Absentee ballot retraction. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1679 | Various elections matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1682 | General legislative matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1587 | Insurance matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1637 | School and public safety matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| HB1577 | Mobile retail food establishment licenses. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| SB0043 | Study of location of gambling operations. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0118 | 340B drug program report. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1081 | Distributions to charitable beneficiaries. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1125 | Earned wage access services. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0146 | Teacher compensation. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0255 | Education matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Nay |
| SB0371 | Workforce matters. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0331 | Amended registration. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0442 | Instruction on human sexuality. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0005 | State fiscal and contracting matters. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| SB0525 | Annexation. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1555 | Licensure of foreign trained physicians. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1680 | Various elections matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1689 | Human services matters. | Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1666 | Ownership of health care providers. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1604 | Cost sharing; out-of-pocket expense credit. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| HB1053 | Gaming and alcohol matters. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0026 | Signal jamming. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0073 | Sale of utility trailers. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0103 | Vehicle emissions. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0193 | Inspection of CFOs. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/22/2025 | Nay |
| HB1194 | County coroners. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0433 | Veteran service officers. | Senate - Conference Committee Report 1 | 04/22/2025 | Yea |
| SB0351 | Municipal parks and recreation board. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| SB0472 | Cybersecurity. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/21/2025 | Yea |
| SB0366 | Education matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Nay |
| SB0423 | Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB0448 | Higher education and workforce development matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB0463 | Child care matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Nay |
| SB0468 | Midwest continental divide commission. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Nay |
| SB0002 | Medicaid matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| SB0108 | Charity gaming. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0141 | Eyewitness identification procedures. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0142 | Eviction issues. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0151 | Statute of limitations. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0159 | Procedures for obtaining a warrant. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0198 | Crime of swatting. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0216 | Mental health professionals. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0259 | Law enforcement procedures. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0365 | Education matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0405 | Labor organization membership. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0318 | Required disclosures and access of foreign media. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0366 | Education matters. | Senate - Concurrence failed for lack of constitutional majority | 04/16/2025 | Nay |
| SB0459 | Environmental matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0461 | Grain indemnity. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0473 | Various health care matters. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0480 | Prior authorization. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| SB0516 | Economic development. | Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| HB1037 | Storm water management. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1064 | School transfers. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Nay |
| HB1098 | Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1103 | Foreign trade offices. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1113 | Fire protection districts. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1144 | Courts. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1125 | Earned wage access services. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Nay |
| HB1111 | Indiana National Guard. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1197 | Election matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1221 | Pension matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1275 | Alcohol and tobacco commission matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1276 | Various alcoholic beverage matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1391 | Services for the aged and disabled. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Nay |
| HB1389 | Local regulation. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1007 | Energy generation resources. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1427 | Department of local government finance. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Yea |
| HB1002 | Various education matters. | Senate - Third reading | 04/15/2025 | Nay |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Indiana Joint Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Interim Study Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Indiana Joint Environmental Affairs Interim Study Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Commerce and Technology Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Environmental Affairs Committee | Ranking Republican Member | 2 |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Pensions and Labor Committee | 8 | |
| Detail | Indiana Senate Utilities Committee | 8 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Indiana Senate District 17 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 12/20/2016 |