Indiana · Current officeholder
Chris Garten
Republican Indiana Senate, District 45
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Sponsored legislation
116 bills in the current data (58 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1003 | Boards and commissions. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2026 |
| SB 76 | Immigration matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 4 | Various fiscal matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 256 | Foreign agent registration, foreign terrorist organizations, and foreign adversaries. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 226 | Indiana department of administration. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 189 | Nonparticipating providers. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 5, 2026 |
| SB 1 | Human services matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1343 | Public safety matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1038 | Gaming matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1001 | Housing matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 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 |
| SB 275 | FSSA fiscal matters. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 25, 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 12 | Prohibition of ranked choice voting. | 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 |
| HB 1417 | Causes of action and damages. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2026 |
| HCR 20 | Honoring Sergeant Terry Frye. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 18, 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. | 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 |
| HB 1099 | Foreign adversaries. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 161 | Education matters. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2026 |
| SCR 22 | Recognizing the ILYAC. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 11, 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 |
| SR 36 | Honoring the 2026 Senate Majority Caucus interns. | 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 |
| HCR 16 | Recognizing and honoring volunteer firefighters with 50 years or more of services. | Primary 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 |
| HB 1315 | Township reorganization. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| SB 182 | Gender issues. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 172 | Administrative rulemaking. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 2, 2026 |
| SB 8 | Library budgets. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 1137 | Foods and beverages on school property. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| SB 122 | Various immigration matters. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| HCR 6 | Recognizing January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | January 13, 2026 |
| SB 60 | Advanced practice registered nurses. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 8, 2026 |
| SB 257 | Electricity rate increases due to data centers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 8, 2026 |
| SB 215 | Gender matters. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 8, 2026 |
| HB 1032 | Redistricting. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | December 11, 2025 |
| SB 11 | Firing squad. | Primary sponsor | In committee | December 8, 2025 |
| SB 5 | State fiscal and contracting matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 287 | School board matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1666 | Ownership of health care providers. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1004 | Health care matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1001 | State budget. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 318 | Required disclosures and access of foreign media. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 2 | Medicaid matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1391 | Services for the aged and disabled. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1008 | Indiana-Illinois boundary adjustment commission. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1005 | Housing and building matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 1073 | Boxing and martial arts. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 30, 2025 |
| SR 70 | Congratulating the Borden High School girls basketball team. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 4 | Water matters. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 143 | Parental rights. | 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. | Primary 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. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 17, 2025 |
| SR 33 | Honoring the 2025 Senate Majority Caucus interns. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2025 |
| SB 451 | Income tax rate. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| SB 389 | Annexation of fire protection district territory. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| SB 3 | Fiduciary duty in health plan administration. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| SB 280 | Deer hunting. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| SB 10 | Voter registration. | 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. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| SCR 39 | Congratulating the New Palestine High School football team. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 11, 2025 |
| SR 57 | Congratulating the Jeffersonville High School boys basketball team. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| SR 56 | Honoring Judge Terry Crone. | 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 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. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HB 1235 | Military and veteran matters. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HB 1531 | Various immigration matters. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2025 |
| SR 40 | Memorializing CSM Bobby Pruett. | Primary 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 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 443 | Business personal property tax. | 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 11 | Minor access and use of social media. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 1186 | Law enforcement matters. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SCR 22 | Supporting a healthier Indiana. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR 4 | Honoring Senator David Vinzant. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2025 |
| SR 1 | Honoring Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 8, 2025 |