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Chris Garten 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1001

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/8/26  
Report Pass
1/20/26  
Engrossed
1/28/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Enrolled
2/24/26  
Passed
3/4/26  
Chaptered
3/4/26  
Housing matters.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1003

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/8/26  
Report Pass
1/22/26  
Report Pass
1/27/26  
Engrossed
2/3/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Enrolled
2/24/26  
Passed
3/12/26  
Chaptered
3/12/26  
Boards and commissions.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HCR0004

Introduced
1/5/26  
Report Pass
1/8/26  
Engrossed
1/14/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Report Pass
2/3/26  
Enrolled
2/6/26  
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”.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1315

Introduced
1/6/26  
Refer
1/6/26  
Report Pass
1/13/26  
Report Pass
1/27/26  
Engrossed
2/3/26  
Township reorganization.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HCR0006

Introduced
1/6/26  
Engrossed
1/7/26  
Enrolled
1/13/26  
Recognizing January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1343

Introduced
1/6/26  
Refer
1/6/26  
Report Pass
1/12/26  
Report Pass
1/22/26  
Engrossed
1/29/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Refer
2/10/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Enrolled
2/25/26  
Passed
3/4/26  
Chaptered
3/4/26  
Public safety matters.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1335

Introduced
1/6/26  
Refer
1/6/26  
Report Pass
1/20/26  
Engrossed
1/29/26  
Nonprofit hospitals.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0004

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/8/26  
Report Pass
1/22/26  
Engrossed
1/29/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/19/26  
Enrolled
2/25/26  
Passed
3/5/26  
Chaptered
3/5/26  
Various fiscal matters.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0226

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/8/26  
Report Pass
1/22/26  
Engrossed
1/28/26  
Refer
1/29/26  
Report Pass
2/9/26  
Enrolled
2/17/26  
Passed
3/5/26  
Chaptered
3/5/26  
Indiana department of administration.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0215

Introduced
1/8/26  
Gender matters.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0275

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/8/26  
Report Pass
1/20/26  
Engrossed
1/29/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
2/18/26  
FSSA fiscal matters.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0256

Introduced
1/8/26  
Refer
1/8/26  
Report Pass
1/15/26  
Engrossed
1/27/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Report Pass
2/16/26  
Enrolled
2/20/26  
Passed
3/5/26  
Chaptered
3/5/26  
Foreign agent registration, foreign terrorist organizations, and foreign adversaries.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0257

Introduced
1/8/26  
Electricity rate increases due to data centers.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0161

Introduced
1/5/26  
Refer
1/5/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Report Pass
1/20/26  
Engrossed
1/27/26  
Refer
1/28/26  
Education matters.
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Indiana 2026 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0182

Introduced
1/5/26  
Refer
1/5/26  
Report Pass
1/22/26  
Engrossed
1/28/26  
Gender issues.