Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 40 R · 10 D cosponsors
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SR 21 — Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Last action — Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson L, Johnson T, Leising, Maxwell, McKinley, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M added as coauthors

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 12, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · high confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 50 sponsors

    1 primary, 49 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (40 R · 10 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Spreading across states

    Near-identical bills in 2 other states — cross-state momentum.

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Summary

A SENATE RESOLUTION celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson L, Johnson T, Leising, Maxwell, McKinley, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M added as coauthors

  2. First reading: adopted voice vote

  3. Authored by Senator Koch

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 49 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (49)

Not signed on (100)

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Subjects

civil-rights

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Frequently asked questions

What does SR 21 do?
A SENATE RESOLUTION celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Who sponsors SR 21?
SR 21 is sponsored by Michael Young (Republican), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Kyle Walker (Republican), Greg Walker (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Greg Taylor (Democrat), Mark Spencer (Democrat), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), Rodney Pol (Democrat), David Niezgodski (Democrat), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Ryan Mishler (Republican), Nick McKinley (Republican), Randy Maxwell (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), La Keisha Jackson (Democrat), Andrea Hunley (Democrat), Travis Holdman (Republican), Greg Goode (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Blake Doriot (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Dan Dernulc (Republican), Spencer Deery (Republican), Michael Crider (Republican), Brett Clark (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Justin Busch (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Rodric Bray (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Ron Alting (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), and Eric Koch (Republican).
What is the current status of SR 21?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 12, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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