# Indiana HC 34: Recognizing Guardian Ad Litems and Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Indiana HC 34, Recognizing Guardian Ad Litems and Court Appointed Special Advocates., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-04-04 (Returned to the House) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HC 34
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Recognizing Guardian Ad Litems and Court Appointed Special Advocates.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Returned to the House
- Sponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Subjects: the senate
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing Guardian Ad Litems and Court Appointed Special Advocates.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Victoria Garcia Wilburn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Burton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Becky Cash (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cherrish Pryor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chuck Moseley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Heine (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edmond Soliday (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Porter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harold Slager (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Bartlett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Moed (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Engleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Pierce (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Genda (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Commons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Pierce (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Andrade (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Philip GiaQuinta (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Renee Pack (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Heaton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robin Shackleford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rodric Bray (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tonya Pfaff (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vanessa Summers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vernon Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy Dant Chesser (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-04: Returned to the House (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: First reading: adopted voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-03-31: First reading: adopted (House)
- 2025-03-31: Authored by Representative Garcia Wilburn (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate sponsor: Senator Bray (House)
- 2025-03-31: Coauthored by Representatives Andrade, Aylesworth, Bartlett, Burton, Cash, Clere, Commons, Dant Chesser, Engleman, Genda, GiaQuinta, Gore, Harris, Heaton, Heine, Jackson C, Johnson B, Moed, Moseley, O'Brien, Olthoff, Pack, Pfaff, Pierce K, Pierce M, Porter, Pryor, Shackleford, Slager, Smaltz, Smith V, Soliday, Summers (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HC0034/versions/HC0034.01.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
- [Introduced House Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HC0034/versions/HC0034.01.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-HC34-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).