Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 40 R · 10 D cosponsors

SR 50 — Honoring Senator J.D. Ford upon his retirement.

Last action — Authored by Senators Pol, Yoder, Hunley

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 17, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 50 sponsors

    3 primary, 47 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

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

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Summary

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator J.D. Ford upon his retirement.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Authored by Senators Pol, Yoder, Hunley

  2. 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, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, McKinley, Mishler, Niemeyer, Raatz, Rogers, Schmitt, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Young M added as coauthors

  3. First reading: adopted voice vote

  4. Coauthored by Senators Jackson L, Niezgodski, Qaddoura, Randolph Lonnie M, Spencer, Taylor G

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 47 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (47)

Not signed on (100)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SR 50 do?
A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator J.D. Ford upon his retirement.
Who sponsors SR 50?
SR 50 is sponsored by Michael Young (Republican), Kyle Walker (Republican), Greg Walker (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Ryan Mishler (Republican), Nick McKinley (Republican), Randy Maxwell (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), 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), Greg Taylor (Democrat), Mark Spencer (Democrat), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), David Niezgodski (Democrat), La Keisha Jackson (Democrat), Andrea Hunley (Democrat), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), and Rodney Pol (Democrat).
What is the current status of SR 50?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 17, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track SR 50?
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