# Indiana SB 402: Cultural commissions.

Indiana SB 402, Cultural commissions., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Greg Taylor (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (Authored by Senator Taylor G) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 402
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Cultural commissions.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, Authored by Senator Taylor G
- Sponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Changes the membership of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Indiana holiday commission. Reduces the number of members serving on the following cultural commissions: (1) The Indiana commission on Hispanic/Latino affairs. (2) The Indiana commission on the social status of black males. Makes changes concerning the meeting, voting, reporting, staffing, and funding requirements of the cultural commissions. Provides that money appropriated to the civil rights commission for the cultural commissions does not revert to the state general fund. Establishes the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Indiana holiday commission special fund. Makes appropriations.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Taylor G (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0402/versions/SB0402.01.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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0402/versions/SB0402.01.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-SB402-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).