# Indiana SR 47: Honoring Senator Andy Zay upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.

Indiana SR 47, Honoring Senator Andy Zay upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Brian Buchanan (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-02-16 (Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson L, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, McKinley, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M added as coauthors) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SR 47
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Honoring Senator Andy Zay upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-16
- Last action: 2026-02-16, Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson L, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, McKinley, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M added as coauthors
- Sponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 49
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Andy Zay upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Garten (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Bassler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nick McKinley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodric Bray (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ryan Mishler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Travis Holdman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2026-02-16: Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson L, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, McKinley, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: First reading: adopted voice vote (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Authored by Senators Buchanan, Doriot (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Resolution (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SR0047/versions/SR0047.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 239: Various education matters. (signed)
- SB 204: Various education matters. (signed)
- SB 179: Indiana department of transportation. (signed)
- SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Senate Resolution (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SR0047/versions/SR0047.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 239: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB239-2026)
- [SB 204: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB204-2026)
- [SB 179: Indiana department of transportation.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB179-2026)
- [SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB185-2026)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2026)
- [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SR47-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).