Votes at a glance: Senate actions on April 3, 2025 — resolutions, concurrences, and bills

The Indiana Senate acted on ceremonial resolutions, special resolutions, multiple House bills and Senate motions during its April 3, 2025 session. The following outcomes are recorded in the session transcript; where the transcript did not list a detail, the entry is noted as “not specified.”

Key adopted resolutions and special recognitions

- Senate Resolution 53 (honoring Dr. David Marcotte): adopted (voice vote) - House Concurrent Resolution 33 (Trinity Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 100 years): adopted (voice vote) - House Concurrent Resolution 34 (recognizing court-appointed special advocates/Guardian ad Litem program): adopted (voice vote) - House Concurrent Resolution 35 (raising awareness for sickle cell disease): adopted (voice vote) - Senate Concurrent Resolution 37 (congratulating Avon High School dance team on the 2025 IHS DTA Division 3A State Championship): adopted (voice vote) - Senate Resolution 35 (memorializing former Senator Dennis Neary): adopted (memorial resolution, members rose for a moment of silence)

High-profile House concurrent resolutions (adopted by consent/voice):

- HCR 2 (rename section of U.S. 31 as State Trooper Aaron Smith Memorial Highway, Johnson County): adopted (consent; sponsors asked to add all senators) - HCR 5 (rename portion of State Road 75 as Noah C. Rainey Memorial Road, Carroll County): adopted (consent) - HCR 7 (memorial recognizing Corporal Kenny — details: corporal died during training April 9, 2017): adopted (consent) - HCR 8 (rename portion of State Road 56 near French Lick after late Police Chief Vern Erwin): adopted (consent)

Bills placed on second reading and ordered to engrossment

Several House bills were placed on second reading and ordered to engrossment after amendments or without change; the transcript lists many by bill number and indicates they moved forward. Examples include:

- HB 1024: moved to engrossment (amendments not specified in transcript) - HB 1126, HB 1253, HB 1389, HB 1412, HB 1478, HB 1577, HB 1633 (amendments considered; see separate article on HB 16-33), HB 1670, HB 1605 (later considered on third reading)

Bills passed on third reading (selected tallies recorded)

- House Bill 10-41 (eligibility for female sports): passed 42 ayes, 6 noes (see full article) - House Bill 16-05 (juvenile/foster care timelines): passed 45 ayes, 3 noes (see full article) - House Bill 16-37 (creates Office of School Safety and consolidates certain safety duties): passed 48 ayes, 0 noes - House Bill 16-05 (juvenile matters) — passed 45 ayes, 3 noes

Concurrences and other Senate actions (selected)

- Motion to concur with House language on Senate Bill 3 (fiduciary duty/insurance language): passed 48–0 - Motion to concur on Senate Bill 28 (DNR groundwater withdrawals timing for investigations): passed 46–1 - Motion to concur on Senate Bill 209 (electronic pull-tab safeguards): passed 35–12 - Motion to concur on Senate Bill 520 (cemetery/perpetual care trust language): passed 48–0

Procedural notes and next steps

- Several bills were moved to engrossment without floor amendments; others were amended and then ordered to engrossment. - Where only a voice vote was recorded in the transcript, the clerk read that the measure was adopted and the secretary would notify the House (or vice versa). - Items not fully specified in the transcript are noted as “not specified.” For example, the transcript records many committee reports adopted by consent in a single motion but does not list substantive committee text in the provided excerpt.

This roundup lists formal vote outcomes captured in the public transcript and does not attempt to summarize every floor exchange or informal comment.