Indiana · Current officeholder
J.D. Ford
Democratic Indiana Senate, District 29
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Sponsored legislation
208 bills in the current data (62 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 90 | Consent for pelvic, prostate, and rectal exams. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 293 | Pharmacist licensure. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 254 | Ivy Tech Community College. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 171 | Family and children matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 6 | Extension of water or wastewater mains. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 164 | Study of community or urban microfarming. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| SB 15 | Foster youth. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1278 | Nursing matters; education programs. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1257 | Child services matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1248 | Advanced DNA testing for cold cases. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 3, 2026 |
| SR 69 | Honoring Roni Embry. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 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 |
| HCR 24 | Recognizing the 70th anniversary of The Arc of Indiana and honoring its enduring leadership and advocacy for Hoosiers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1036 | Children in need of services. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1002 | Electric utility affordability. | Co-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 |
| SB 55 | Agricultural programs. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1325 | Special education. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1307 | Department of child services ombudsman. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1296 | Mental health services. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1202 | Various public safety matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1048 | VFD clothing and automobile allowances. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1029 | Alzheimer's disease and dementia education. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1018 | School age child care. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | February 24, 2026 |
| SR 62 | Honoring the 425th Personnel Service Company. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 23, 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 56 | Urging the Legislative Council to assign the topic of mobile driving credentials. | Primary 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 48 | Honoring flight attendants. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 16, 2026 |
| SR 47 | Honoring Senator Andy Zay upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. | Co-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 |
| HB 1251 | Emergency ambulance services. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2026 |
| SR 43 | Raise awareness of title fraud. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 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 |
| SCR 17 | Memorializing Michael Nance. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 6, 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 25 | Celebrating the 20th anniversary of IU Health North. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| SR 23 | Memorializing Nancy Nugent. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| SR 20 | Urging the Indiana Senate to create a Mental Health Task Force. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 85 | Health care debt and costs. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 2, 2026 |
| SB 197 | Garnishment. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2026 |
| SR 13 | Honoring the Professionals of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 242 | Innkeeper's tax. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| SR 11 | Honoring Cradle Indy. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| SR 10 | Honoring Home Repairs for Good. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| SB 51 | Postpartum care for new mothers on Medicaid. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2026 |
| SB 74 | Plug-in home solar units. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| SB 252 | Criminal law matters. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| SR 4 | Memorializing Timothy Faulk. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 20, 2026 |
| SR 3 | Memorializing Alice Wong. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 21 | State sandwich. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 208 | Firefighter cancer insurance. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 194 | Redistricting standards. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| SB 276 | Farmers' market nutrition assistance programs. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 12, 2026 |
| SB 50 | Hard credit inquiries by landlords. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 8, 2026 |
| SB 263 | Child and dependent care tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 8, 2026 |
| SB 79 | Data center development. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 6, 2026 |
| SB 198 | Pregnancy and childbirth matters. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 6, 2026 |
| SB 154 | Prohibition of race based hair discrimination. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 5, 2026 |
| SB 152 | Utilities matters. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 5, 2026 |
| SB 24 | State administered retirement program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 11, 2025 |
| SB 133 | Protection from immigration status disclosure. | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 11, 2025 |
| SB 53 | Redistricting. | Co-sponsor | In committee | December 10, 2025 |
| SB 75 | Drive-through safety lanes. | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 8, 2025 |
| SB 505 | Emergency transport to appropriate facility. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 482 | Absenteeism and student discipline. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 475 | Physician noncompete agreements. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 331 | Amended registration. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1689 | Human services matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1604 | Cost sharing; out-of-pocket expense credit. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1521 | Consumer genetic testing providers. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1427 | Department of local government finance. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 516 | Economic development. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 480 | Prior authorization. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 463 | Child care matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 142 | Eviction issues. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1489 | Indiana-Ireland trade commission. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1461 | Road funding. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1453 | Cancer research and treatment grants. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1391 | Services for the aged and disabled. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1111 | Indiana National Guard. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 420 | Transfer of high risk persons from county jail. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2025 |
| SB 4 | Water matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 1595 | Long term care insurance partnership program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | 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 |
| SB 478 | Craft hemp flower and THC products. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 17, 2025 |
| SR 33 | Honoring the 2025 Senate Majority Caucus interns. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2025 |
| SB 520 | Perpetual care fund deposits for columbariums. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| SB 209 | Electronic pull tabs in charity gaming. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| HB 1441 | Bank accounts for foster and emancipated youths. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| HB 1051 | Mobile integration healthcare grants. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| SCR 38 | Honoring Jadin O'Brien. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 15, 2025 |
| SCR 39 | Congratulating the New Palestine High School football team. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 11, 2025 |
| SB 176 | Nursing matters. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2025 |
| HB 1380 | Supplemental fee for electric vehicles. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2025 |
| HB 1322 | Blockchain technology. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2025 |
| HB 1297 | Motor vehicle medical information program. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2025 |
| SCR 36 | Honoring the Indiana Mental Health Roundtable. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 9, 2025 |
| SB 221 | State comptroller. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 9, 2025 |
| SR 56 | Honoring Judge Terry Crone. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 1172 | Office of entrepreneurship and innovation. | Co-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. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| SR 35 | Memorializing Senator Dennis Neary. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| SJR 17 | State comptroller. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 3, 2025 |
| SB 74 | Extension of lifeline law immunity. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 3, 2025 |
| SB 426 | Water utilities. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1572 | Hearing aids and speech-language pathologists. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1016 | School safety commission. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | 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 |
| HB 1585 | Cemetery perpetual care fund. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2025 |
| SR 44 | Honoring the 50th anniversary of IndyGo. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | 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 419 | Crimes against health care providers. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 33 | Consumer genetic testing providers. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| HCR 27 | Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Indiana Senior Day at the Indiana Statehouse. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | 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 |
| HB 1241 | Trauma informed care. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SR 21 | Recognizing Hoosier Boys State. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SR 16 | Recognizing Hoosier Girls State. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 312 | Exceptions to paraphernalia statutes. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 291 | Anatomical gift inquiries. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 252 | Boone County innkeeper's tax. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 181 | Nurse training in trauma informed care. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 111 | Coverage for living organ donors. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 1539 | Education matters. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| HCR 26 | Recognizing Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as a day to honor the work and mission of the Indiana Region of the American Red Cross. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 21, 2025 |
| SCR 16 | Recognizing the National FFA Organization and the Indiana FFA Association. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 20, 2025 |
| SB 317 | Health care debt and costs. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SB 513 | State administered retirement program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| SR 23 | Honoring the West Baden Renewal Project. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2025 |
| SB 541 | Community solar facilities. | Co-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. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 6, 2025 |
| SB 350 | Automated external defibrillator requirements. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| SB 213 | K-12 education funding. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| HCR 14 | Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 164 | Licensed professional music therapists. | Co-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 |
| SCR 3 | Honoring Dr. Michael Beresford. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | January 31, 2025 |
| SB 380 | Threatening leafleting. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| SR 4 | Honoring Senator David Vinzant. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2025 |
| SR 14 | Memorializing Rodrick Shane Lambert. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 23, 2025 |
| SR 13 | Recognizing Tru Colors Indy. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 23, 2025 |
| SR 12 | Memorializing Officer Dave Sutton. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 23, 2025 |
| SR 11 | Honoring Indy Gateway. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 23, 2025 |
| SR 10 | Honoring Todd Duncan. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 23, 2025 |
| SR 9 | Memorializing Joseph Olofson. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 21, 2025 |
| SR 7 | Honoring Jeff Stant. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 21, 2025 |
| SR 6 | Recognizing Young Men, Inc. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 21, 2025 |
| SR 5 | Honoring Chloe Montague-Himmell. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 21, 2025 |
| SB 527 | Satellite offices for voting absentee. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2025 |
| SB 163 | Social work licensure compact. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2025 |
| SB 532 | Ballot tracking commission. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2025 |
| SB 531 | Ban on corporal punishment in schools. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2025 |
| SB 226 | Utility customer assistance programs. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2025 |
| SB 122 | Nonprofit loan center loans for state employees. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2025 |
| SB 501 | Discussable items for teachers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2025 |
| SB 500 | Cardiac arrest action plans. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2025 |
| SB 435 | Prohibition on copay accumulator adjustments. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2025 |
| SB 131 | Access to employee restrooms. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2025 |
| SB 445 | Homeowners association matters. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2025 |
| SB 444 | Incarcerated women's maternal health fund. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2025 |
| SB 434 | Utility transparency and reporting. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2025 |
| SB 276 | Medicaid for over-the-counter birth control. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2025 |
| SB 110 | School based health centers. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 13, 2025 |
| SR 1 | Honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 8, 2025 |
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