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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

HCR 9: Urging all relevant agencies and stakeholders to work collaboratively to explore extending the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season to advance Indiana’s economic prosperity, grow exports, and support Hoosier jobs.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HCR 9 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Indiana House on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Urging all relevant agencies and stakeholders to work collaboratively to explore extending the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season to advance Indiana’s economic prosperity, grow exports, and support Hoosier jobs. Primary sponsor: David Abbott (Republican), Rodney Pol (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Referred to the Senate.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging all relevant agencies and stakeholders to work collaboratively to explore extending the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season to advance Indiana’s economic prosperity, grow exports, and support Hoosier jobs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Independent 1 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David AbbottPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Rodney PolPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Mike AylesworthCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Mike BohacekCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Alex BurtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Ed CharbonneauCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Ed ClereCo-sponsorIndependentHouse72
Dan DernulcCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Carey HamiltonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Earl HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Carolyn JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Chris JudyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Doug MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Chuck MoseleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Rick NiemeyerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
David NiezgodskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Randy NovakCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Tim O'BrienCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Julie OlthoffCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Tonya PfaffCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Kyle PierceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Hal SlagerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Craig SnowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Mark SpencerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Jake TeshkaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Victoria Garcia WilburnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to the Senate
  2. Returned to the House
  3. Senators Niezgodski, Bohacek, Dernulc added as cosponsors
  4. Senator Niemeyer added as cosponsor
  5. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
  6. Senators Charbonneau, Spencer added as cosponsors
  7. Rule 104.1 suspended
  8. Representatives Garcia Wilburn, Hamilton, Burton, Teshka, Judy, Pfaff, Clere, Miller D, Olthoff, Slager, Pierce K, Aylesworth, Novak R, Jackson C, Harris, Snow added as coauthors
  9. Returned to the House
  10. First reading: adopted voice vote
  11. Referred to the Senate
  12. Coauthored by Representatives O'Brien, Moseley

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source