Indiana · Current officeholder
Brian Buchanan
Republican Indiana Senate, District 7
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Sponsored legislation
122 bills in the current data (49 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 239 | Various education matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1424 | Farm and homestead food sales. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 293 | Pharmacist licensure. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 163 | Various property tax matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 14 | Pension matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 1 | Human services matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1145 | Thirteenth check. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1177 | Child care assistance. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 3, 2026 |
| SR 68 | Memorializing Reverend Jesse Jackson. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| SCR 26 | Memorializing Lee Hamilton. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1389 | Adoption and foster care matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1002 | Electric utility affordability. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 26, 2026 |
| SR 63 | Honoring Candace Hall upon her retirement from the Indiana Senate. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2026 |
| SCR 25 | Celebrating the legacy of Abigail Williams and Liberty German. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1230 | Professional licensing agency. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1147 | Licensure of certified public accountants. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 24, 2026 |
| SCR 19 | Recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 20, 2026 |
| SR 57 | Honoring Sgt. Bill Spalding upon his retirement. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2026 |
| SR 50 | Honoring Senator J.D. Ford upon his retirement. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| SR 33 | Honoring Dan Huge. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| SR 49 | Honoring Senator Andrea Hunley on her retirement. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 16, 2026 |
| SR 47 | Honoring Senator Andy Zay upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 16, 2026 |
| SR 35 | Recognizing National Engineers Week. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 16, 2026 |
| SCR 18 | Honoring the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 481. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 16, 2026 |
| HCR 12 | Honoring Cindy Hoye for her longstanding service to the Indiana State Fair Commission. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 13, 2026 |
| SR 46 | Honoring Diane Masariu Carter. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2026 |
| SR 45 | Honoring Greg Gordon upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2026 |
| SR 44 | Honoring Senator Eric Bassler upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2026 |
| SR 21 | Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 10 | State employee retirement benefits. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2026 |
| SR 41 | Honoring the 2026 Senate Democratic Caucus interns. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| SR 37 | Congratulating the IU Hoosiers football team. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 1102 | Applied behavioral analysis therapy services. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| SR 38 | Honoring Senator Kyle Walker upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 9, 2026 |
| SR 17 | Memorializing Richard Young. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 9, 2026 |
| HCR 4 | Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the stretch of State Road 45 that is between College Avenue and Fee Lane in Bloomington the “Bob Knight Memorial Way”. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 6, 2026 |
| SR 6 | Honoring Dr. Erica Graham. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| SR 23 | Memorializing Nancy Nugent. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| SB 236 | Abortion inducing drugs and abortion reports. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 223 | Workforce related programs. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 118 | Self-service storage facilities. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 8 | Library budgets. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 264 | Economic development tax credits. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 167 | Relocation of outdoor advertising signs. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 63 | Thirteenth check. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 12, 2026 |
| SB 206 | Protection of underground facilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 12, 2026 |
| SB 5 | State fiscal and contracting matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 146 | Teacher compensation. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1521 | Consumer genetic testing providers. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1515 | Education and higher education matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1221 | Pension matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 516 | Economic development. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 480 | Prior authorization. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 472 | Cybersecurity. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 366 | Education matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 318 | Required disclosures and access of foreign media. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1601 | Quantum research tax incentives. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1489 | Indiana-Ireland trade commission. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1285 | Education matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 4 | Water matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 143 | Parental rights. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HCR 47 | Honoring James L. Stuart upon his retirement from the James E. Davis School. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 22, 2025 |
| SCR 42 | Honoring Dr. Thomas Morrison. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 21, 2025 |
| SCR 33 | Recognizing the ILYAC. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 21, 2025 |
| SR 59 | Honoring Bronice Bradley. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 17, 2025 |
| SR 45 | Recognizing the 2025 Senate Democratic Caucus Interns. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 17, 2025 |
| SR 33 | Honoring the 2025 Senate Majority Caucus interns. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2025 |
| SB 451 | Income tax rate. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| HB 1660 | Excused absence from school. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| HB 1593 | Fraud prevention. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| HB 1143 | Licensure of accountants. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| SCR 38 | Honoring Jadin O'Brien. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 15, 2025 |
| SB 1 | Local government finance. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| SCR 39 | Congratulating the New Palestine High School football team. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 11, 2025 |
| SB 424 | Small modular nuclear reactor development costs. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2025 |
| SR 56 | Honoring Judge Terry Crone. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 1172 | Office of entrepreneurship and innovation. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| SR 54 | Honoring Judge Patricia Riley. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2025 |
| HCR 8 | Urging the INDOT to rename a portion of SR 56 near French Lick, Indiana, the "Chief Vern Ervin Memorial Mile". | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 4, 2025 |
| HCR 7 | Urging the INDOT to rename the SR 7 bridge over the Vernon Fork of the Muscatatuck River the "Lance Corporal Jacky Koenig Jr. Memorial Bridge". | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 4, 2025 |
| HCR 5 | Urging the INDOT to rename that portion of SR 75 between CR 700 S and CR 800 S in Carroll County the "Deputy Sheriff Noah C. Rainey Memorial Road". | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 4, 2025 |
| HCR 2 | Urging the INDOT to rename that portion of U.S. Hwy 31 from Smith Valley Road to County Line Road the "State Trooper Aaron Smith Memorial Highway". | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 4, 2025 |
| SR 53 | Honoring Dr. David Marcotte. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| SR 35 | Memorializing Senator Dennis Neary. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| SCR 25 | Honoring EMS providers. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 2, 2025 |
| SR 52 | Memorializing Fred Fislar. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| SR 48 | Recognizing PTSD and its contribution to suicide among the military and veteran populations. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| SB 250 | Pension matters. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| SR 40 | Memorializing CSM Bobby Pruett. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| SR 42 | Honoring Dr. David Bowden. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| SCR 4 | Honoring the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 13, 2025 |
| SCR 13 | Urging INDOT to rename the portion of I-65 between mile marker 137 and 138 the "Deputy Jacob M. Pickett Memorial Mile". | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 13, 2025 |
| SCR 11 | Urging INDOT to rename the bridge over Big Walnut Creek at North U.S. Hwy 231 as the "James Baugh Memorial Bridge". | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 346 | Rural business growth. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 33 | Consumer genetic testing providers. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| SR 38 | Honoring Dr. Crystal Reynolds. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| SR 27 | Memorializing Senator Earline Rogers. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SCR 15 | Honoring Indiana 4-H. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 4, 2025 |
| SB 304 | Food and beverage taxes. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 254 | Biofuel tax credits. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 252 | Boone County innkeeper's tax. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SCR 20 | Congratulating the Brownsburg High School football team. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 20, 2025 |
| SCR 16 | Recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 20, 2025 |
| SR 23 | Honoring the West Baden Renewal Project. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2025 |
| SB 345 | Property tax matters. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| SCR 14 | Honoring Bella Bauer. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 11, 2025 |
| SR 3 | Memorializing Senator Jean Breaux. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 6, 2025 |
| SR 22 | Memorializing Asra Hussain. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 6, 2025 |
| SCR 7 | Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Purdue College of Engineering. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 6 | Property tax deferral program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SR 2 | Honoring Senator Mark Messmer. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 3, 2025 |
| SR 18 | Honoring Bonnie McNair and Lauren Hackert. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 3, 2025 |
| SB 353 | Property tax rate freeze. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 30, 2025 |
| SR 4 | Honoring Senator David Vinzant. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2025 |
| SB 7 | Agricultural land assessment. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2025 |
| SB 540 | Local fiscal matters. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2025 |
| SB 517 | Purchase of coal fired generation facilities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2025 |
| SB 392 | Property tax relief for seniors and veterans. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2025 |
| SB 8 | School levy referenda. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2025 |
| SB 348 | Waiving requirements for accredited schools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2025 |
| SB 347 | Indiana economic development corporation. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2025 |
| SR 1 | Honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 8, 2025 |