# Indiana HR 40: Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan.

Indiana HR 40, Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Ryan Lauer (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-04-03 (First reading: adopted) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HR 40
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Last action: 2025-04-03, First reading: adopted
- Sponsor: Ryan Lauer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ryan Lauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carey Hamilton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cherrish Pryor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Judy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Snow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Abbott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Edmond Soliday (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Rowray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ethan Lawson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: J.D. Prescott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jack Jordan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Engleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Miller (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Pierce (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay Patterson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lorissa Sweet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Genda (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Martin Carbaugh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Commons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Lehman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Pierce (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Andrade (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Aylesworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Peggy Mayfield (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Philip GiaQuinta (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Heaton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Morris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shane Lindauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Todd Huston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tonya Pfaff (Democratic), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-04-03: First reading: adopted (House)
- 2025-04-03: Coauthored by Representatives Huston, GiaQuinta, Andrade, Pierce K, Lucas, Pfaff, Pierce M, King, Mayfield, Haggard, Soliday, Heaton, Morris, Teshka, Baird, Judy, Smaltz, Clere, Prescott, Lindauer, Carbaugh, Aylesworth, McGuire, Abbott, Thompson, Snow, Jordan, VanNatter, Shonkwiler, Davis, Genda, Miller K, Gore, Wesco, Pryor, Jackson C, Sweet, Culp, Rowray, Olthoff, Barrett, Lehman, Commons, Zimmerman, Patterson, Hamilton, Engleman, Lawson, Miller D, Ireland (House)
- 2025-04-03: Authored by Representative Lauer (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HR0040/versions/HR0040.01.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/HR0040/versions/HR0040.01.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-HR40-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).