Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution
SCR 8: Condemning religious persecution worldwide.
Passed both chambers Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SCR 8 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Indiana Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Condemning religious persecution worldwide. Primary sponsor: Matt Lehman (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican). It lists 55 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 11, 2025): Returned 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 condemning religious persecution worldwide.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Independent 1 · Republican 46
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Lehman | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 79 |
| Travis Holdman | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 19 |
| Ron Alting | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 22 |
| Mike Aylesworth | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 11 |
| Beau Baird | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 44 |
| John Bartlett | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 95 |
| Bruce Borders | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 45 |
| Alex Burton | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 77 |
| Martin Carbaugh | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 81 |
| Wendy Dant Chesser | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Ed Clere | Co-sponsor | Independent | House | 72 |
| Matt Commons | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 13 |
| Cory Criswell | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 54 |
| Kendell Culp | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 16 |
| Michelle Davis | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 58 |
| Spencer Deery | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 23 |
| Dale DeVon | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 5 |
| Karen Engleman | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 70 |
| Phil GiaQuinta | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Mitch Gore | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 89 |
| Craig Haggard | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 57 |
| Earl Harris | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 2 |
| Bob Heaton | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 46 |
| Dave Heine | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 85 |
| Andrew Ireland | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 90 |
| Tony Isa | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 51 |
| Carolyn Jackson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 1 |
| Jack Jordan | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 17 |
| Chris Judy | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 83 |
| Ryan Lauer | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 59 |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 75 |
| Danny Lopez | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 39 |
| Chris May | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 65 |
| Julie McGuire | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 93 |
| Wendy McNamara | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 76 |
| Doug Miller | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 48 |
| Bob Morris | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 84 |
| David Niezgodski | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 10 |
| Tim O'Brien | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 78 |
| Lindsay Patterson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 55 |
| Kyle Pierce | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 36 |
| Matt Pierce | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 61 |
| Jim Pressel | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 20 |
| Cherrish Pryor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 94 |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 35 |
| Alaina Shonkwiler | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 29 |
| Hal Slager | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 15 |
| Ben Smaltz | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
| Craig Snow | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 22 |
| Ed Soliday | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 4 |
| Lorissa Sweet | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 50 |
| Jake Teshka | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 7 |
| Jeff Thompson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 28 |
| Heath VanNatter | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 38 |
| Tim Wesco | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 21 |
| Tim Yocum | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 42 |
| Alex Zimmerman | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 67 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Returned to the Senate
- Representatives Patterson, Clere, McGuire, McNamara, Ledbetter, Judy, O'Brien, Pressel, Carbaugh, Heaton, Yocum, Criswell, DeVon, VanNatter, Engleman, Jackson C, Pryor, Gore, Davis, Pierce M, Haggard, Snow, Jordan, Heine, Teshka, Smaltz, Thompson, Borders, Burton, Wesco, Isa, Shonkwiler, Ireland, Morris, GiaQuinta, Dant Chesser, Lauer, Pierce K, Rowray, May, Zimmerman, Lopez, Commons, Miller D, Aylesworth, Soliday, Baird, Culp, Sweet, Slager, Harris, Bartlett added as cosponsors
- Returned to the Senate
- Second reading: adopted Roll Call 361: yeas 90, nays 0
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- First reading: referred to the Committee on Public Policy
- Referred to the House
- Senator Deery added as coauthor
- Second reading: adopted voice vote
- House sponsor: Representative Lehman
- Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
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