# Indiana HC 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".

Indiana HC 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"., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Michelle Davis (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-04-04 (Returned to the House) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HC 2
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: 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".
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Returned to the House
- Sponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 51
- Subjects: the committee on roads and transportation, the senate, homeland security and transportation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (96 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of U.S. Highway 31 from Smith Valley Road to County Line Road the "State Trooper Aaron Smith Memorial Highway".

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andy Zay
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Garten (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Bassler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodric Bray (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ryan Mishler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Travis Holdman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-27 | House | Second reading: adopted | pass | 96 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-04: Returned to the House (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Second reading: adopted voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson L, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M, Zay added as cosponsors (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-01-27: Cosponsor: Senator Freeman (House)
- 2025-01-27: Second reading: adopted Roll Call 10: yeas 96, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Senate sponsor: Senator Carrasco (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Davis (House)
- 2025-01-08: Coauthored by Representative Haggard (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to the Committee on Roads and Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HC0002/versions/HC0002.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HC0002/versions/HC0002.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HC0002/versions/HC0002.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [House Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HC0002/versions/HC0002.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HC0002/versions/HC0002.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HC0002/versions/HC0002.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HC2-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).