Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 54 R · 20 D cosponsors

HR 51 — Honoring Officer Brian Elliott

Last action — First reading: adopted

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

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 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 74 sponsors

    1 primary, 73 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (54 R · 20 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Honoring Officer Brian Elliott

Bill Text

Action History

  1. First reading: adopted

  2. Authored by Representative McGuire

  3. Coauthored by Representatives Gore, Ireland, Behning, Davis, Abbott, Andrade, Baird, Barrett, Bartels, Bartlett, Bascom, Bauer, Borders, Novak, Carbaugh, Cash, Clere, Commons, Criswell, Culp, Dant Chesser, DeVon, Engleman, Genda, GiaQuinta, Haggard, Hall, Hamilton, Harris, Hatcher, Heaton, Huston, Isa, Jackson C, Johnson B, Jordan, Karickhoff, King, Klinker, Lauer, Lawson, Ledbetter, Lehman, Lindauer, Lopez, Lucas, Mayfield, Meltzer, Miller D, Miller K, Morris, Moseley, O'Brien, Olthoff, Pack, Patterson, Payne, Pfaff, Pierce K, Pierce M, Prescott, Pryor, Shackleford, Shonkwiler, Slager, Smaltz, Snow, Steuerwald, Teshka, Thompson, Wesco, Yocum, Zimmerman

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 73 co-sponsors · 76 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (73)

Not signed on (76)

76 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 51 do?
Honoring Officer Brian Elliott
Who sponsors HR 51?
HR 51 is sponsored by Alex Zimmerman (Republican), Tim Yocum (Republican), Timothy Wesco (Republican), Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), Jake Teshka (Republican), Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), Craig Snow (Republican), Ben Smaltz (Republican), Harold Slager (Republican), Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican), Robin Shackleford (Democrat), Cherrish Pryor (Democrat), J.D. Prescott (Republican), Matt Pierce (Democrat), Kyle Pierce (Republican), Tonya Pfaff (Democrat), Zach Payne (Republican), Lindsay Patterson (Republican), Renee Pack (Democrat), Julie Olthoff (Republican), Timothy O'Brien (Republican), Chuck Moseley (Democrat), Robert Morris (Republican), Kyle Miller (Democrat), Doug Miller (Republican), Jennifer Meltzer (Republican), Peggy Mayfield (Republican), Jim Lucas (Republican), Danny Lopez (Republican), Shane Lindauer (Republican), Matt Lehman (Republican), Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), Ethan Lawson (Republican), Ryan Lauer (Republican), Sheila Klinker (Democrat), Joanna King (Republican), Michael Karickhoff (Republican), Jack Jordan (Republican), Blake Johnson (Democrat), Carolyn Jackson (Democrat), Tony Isa (Republican), Todd Huston (Republican), Robert Heaton (Republican), Ragen Hatcher (Democrat), Earl Harris (Democrat), Carey Hamilton (Democrat), Dave Hall (Republican), Craig Haggard (Republican), Philip GiaQuinta (Democrat), Mark Genda (Republican), Karen Engleman (Republican), Dale DeVon (Republican), Kendell Culp (Republican), Cory Criswell (Republican), Matt Commons (Republican), Edward Clere (Republican), Becky Cash (Republican), Martin Carbaugh (Republican), Randy Novak (Democrat), Bruce Borders (Republican), Maureen Bauer (Democrat), Garrett Bascom (Republican), John Bartlett (Democrat), Steve Bartels (Republican), Brad Barrett (Republican), Beau Baird (Republican), Mike Andrade (Democrat), David Abbott (Republican), Michelle Davis (Republican), Robert Behning (Republican), Andrew Ireland (Republican), Mitch Gore (Democrat), Julie McGuire (Republican), and Wendy Dant Chesser (Democrat).
What is the current status of HR 51?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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