Sen. Jon Ford

Primary SR 69

Passed · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor

Recognizing The Helping Hands thrift store.

A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing The Helping Hands thrift store in West Terre Haute.

Passed Mar 9, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SR 62

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Honoring Senator Victoria Spartz upon her retirement from the Indiana Senate.

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Victoria Spartz upon her retirement from the Indiana Senate.

Passed Mar 5, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 61

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

To honor Senator Mark Stoops upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.

A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Senator Mark Stoops upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.

Passed Mar 5, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HC 42

Passed · Indiana House · Co-sponsor

Honoring Indiana's women veterans.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Indiana's women veterans.

Passed Feb 27, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SC 6

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Memorializing Trooper Peter "Bo" Stephan and urging INDOT to name a portion of SR 25 the "Trooper Peter "Bo" Stephan Memorial Highway".

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Trooper Peter "Bo" Stephan and urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to name a portion of State Road 25 the "Trooper Peter "Bo" Stephan Memorial Highway".

Passed Feb 27, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 345

Passed · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor

Interim study committee on child services.

Establishes the interim study committee on child services (committee). Provides that the committee shall: (1) study and review the progress and improvements made by the department of child services; (2) review best practices concerning child welfare, child mental health, and delinquent children; (3) receive and review status reports from the department of child services ombudsman; (4) review and study the department of child services child abuse and neglect hotline; (5) review and study ways to improve the long term viability of providers to provide coverage to children and families across the entire state; (6) review federal legislation and its impact on the state and ways to improve the delivery of services as it relates to meeting federal requirements; and (7) make legislative recommendations.

Passed Feb 27, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SR 46

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Honoring Bob Vollmer.

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Bob Vollmer upon his retirement from the Department of Natural Resources.

Passed Feb 25, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SC 51

Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor

Honoring Judge John G. Baker.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Judge John G. Baker upon his retirement from the Indiana Court of Appeals.

Passed Feb 24, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SR 24

Passed · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor

Supporting Taiwan's signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the U.S.

A SENATE RESOLUTION supporting Taiwan's signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States, reaffirming support for increasing Taiwan's international profile and for strengthening ties between Indiana and Taiwan.

Passed Feb 24, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 66

Passed · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor

Donation of income tax refund for cancer research.

Establishes the cancer research account within the Indiana health care account. Provides that a taxpayer may designate all or a part of the taxpayer's state income tax refund to be paid over to the cancer research account. Provides that the budget agency shall distribute the money in the cancer research account in equal amounts to the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center and the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research.

Passed Feb 18, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track