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Votes at a glance: Senate actions on March 27, 2025
Summary
Quick summary of resolutions, concurrence motions, and bills the Indiana Senate adopted or acted on March 27, 2025, including memorial and recognition resolutions and several passed bills and motions to concur.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate on March 27, 2025 completed several routine and substantive actions on the floor. Key outcomes from the session include:
- Senate Resolution No. 52 (memorializing Deputy Fred Fisler): Adopted by consent. The resolution honored Deputy Fred Fisler, the lone line-of-duty death in Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office history, and senators were added to the signature line by unanimous consent.
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 33 (recognizing the Indiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council): Adopted by consent. Sponsors described the council’s origin in House Enrolled Act 1162 (2008) and noted student appointees are selected by multiple statewide leaders; sponsors commended the council’s civic engagement.
- Motion to concur on Senate Bill 249: The motion to concur passed the Senate 34–13. Sponsors described technical changes allowing local districts flexibility to provide supplemental compensation to high‑need teachers; the clerk recorded the roll call and the secretary was instructed to inform the House.
- House Bill 16‑15 (tech park collections and a new level‑3 designation for military enhancement district parks): Passed 47–0. The bill increases collection thresholds for level‑2 tech parks and creates a level‑3 designation for tech parks in military base enhancement districts.
- Other bills ordered to engrossment or otherwise advanced on second reading: Numerous House bills were placed on second reading and ordered to engrossment without floor amendment or after noncontroversial amendments; those bills were not taken to final passage on March 27. Specific bills called on second reading and ordered to engrossment were recorded on the floor (e.g., HB 10‑05, HB 10‑31, HB 10‑53, HB 10‑73, HB 10‑81, HB 11‑34, HB 12‑32, HB 12‑72, HB 13‑76, HB 14‑77, HB 14‑89, HB 15‑57, HB 16‑60). Details on each are not specified on the floor record and were marked "ordered to engrossment."
Votes and tallies
- Senate Resolution 52: adopted by consent (no roll call recorded). - Senate Concurrent Resolution 33: adopted by consent (no roll call recorded). - Motion to concur on Senate Bill 249: passed 34 ayes, 13 noes. - House Bill 16‑15: passed 47 ayes, 0 noes.
