# Indiana SC 8: Condemning religious persecution worldwide.

Indiana SC 8, Condemning religious persecution worldwide., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Travis Holdman (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-04-11 (Returned to the Senate) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SC 8
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Condemning religious persecution worldwide.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Returned to the Senate
- Sponsor: Travis Holdman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 56
- Subjects: public policy, the house, the committee on public policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (90 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION condemning religious persecution worldwide.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Travis Holdman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Burton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce Borders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carolyn Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cherrish Pryor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Judy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris May (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cory Criswell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Snow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Danny Lopez (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Heine (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edmond Soliday (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Rowray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Harold Slager (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jack Jordan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Bartlett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Engleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Pierce (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay Patterson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lorissa Sweet (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 Aylesworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Philip GiaQuinta (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Heaton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Morris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ryan Lauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim Yocum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tony Isa (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy Dant Chesser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Second reading: adopted | pass | 90 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-04-11: Returned to the Senate (House)
- 2025-04-08: Representatives Patterson, Clere, McGuire, McNamara, Ledbetter, Judy, O'Brien, Pressel, Carbaugh, Heaton, Yocum, Criswell, DeVon, VanNatter, Engleman, Jackson C, Pryor, Gore, Davis, Pierce M, Haggard, Snow, Jordan, Heine, Teshka, Smaltz, Thompson, Borders, Burton, Wesco, Isa, Shonkwiler, Ireland, Morris, GiaQuinta, Dant Chesser, Lauer, Pierce K, Rowray, May, Zimmerman, Lopez, Commons, Miller D, Aylesworth, Soliday, Baird, Culp, Sweet, Slager, Harris, Bartlett added as cosponsors (House)
- 2025-04-04: Returned to the Senate (House)
- 2025-04-03: Second reading: adopted Roll Call 361: yeas 90, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-20: First reading: referred to the Committee on Public Policy (House)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Senator Deery added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: adopted voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: House sponsor: Representative Lehman (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senator Alting added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Authored by Senator Holdman (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0008/versions/SC0008.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0008/versions/SC0008.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0008/versions/SC0008.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0008/versions/SC0008.04.COMH?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 Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0008/versions/SC0008.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0008/versions/SC0008.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0008/versions/SC0008.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SC0008/versions/SC0008.04.COMH?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-SC8-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).