# Indiana SB 515: Historic sites.

Indiana SB 515, Historic sites., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jean Leising (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (Senators Yoder, Byrne, Tomes, Maxwell, Raatz added as coauthors) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 515
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Historic sites.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Senators Yoder, Byrne, Tomes, Maxwell, Raatz added as coauthors
- Sponsor: Jean Leising (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: natural resources, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the division of historic sites (division) in the department of natural resources. Transfers management of historic sites from the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation to the division. Makes conforming changes. Makes an appropriation.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-30: Senators Yoder, Byrne, Tomes, Maxwell, Raatz added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Senator Doriot added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Senator Glick added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Authored by Senator Leising (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0515/versions/SB0515.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0515/versions/SB0515.02.COMS?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/SB0515/versions/SB0515.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0515/versions/SB0515.02.COMS?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-SB515-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).