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R Indiana Senate · District 47 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Gary Byrne

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Total votes
1,369
all sessions
Attendance
99%
9 missed
Higher than 83% of chamber peers
With party
92%
of cast votes
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 86% of chamber peers
Sponsored
284
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
7
assignments
284 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
284
Primary
72
Co-sponsor
212
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Co-sponsor HB 1041
Vetoed · Indiana House · Co-sponsor
Participation in school sports.

Requires, for purposes of interscholastic athletic events, school corporations, public schools, nonpublic schools, and certain athletic associations to expressly designate an athletic team or sport as one of the following: (1) A male, men's, or boys' team or sport. (2) A female, women's, or girls' team or sport. (3) A coeducational or mixed team or sport. Prohibits a male, based on the student's biological sex at birth in accordance with the student's genetics and reproductive biology, from participating on an athletic team or sport designated as being a female, women's, or girls' athletic team or sport. Requires school corporations, public schools, certain nonpublic schools, and certain athletic associations to: (1) establish and maintain grievance procedures; or (2) maintain grievance or protest procedures established before July 1, 2022; for a violation of these provisions. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Provides that school corporations, public schools, certain nonpublic schools, and certain athletic associations are not subject to liability in a civil, administrative, disciplinary, or criminal action for acting in compliance with these provisions.

Vetoed May 27, 2022 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 301
Signed into law · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Wastewater holding tanks in RV campgrounds.

Provides that a recreational vehicle campground that is not connected to a public sewer system may include one or more holding tanks in which wastewater from recreational vehicles is stored before processing. Limits the capacity of a holding tank to not more than 10,000 gallons.

Signed into law Mar 8, 2022 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SR 68
Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Honoring Carl Erskine.

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Carl Erskine for his contributions to Indiana and the nation.

Passed Mar 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SCR 44
Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Congratulating Commander Douglas A. Robb.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating Commander Douglas A. Robb, United States Navy, upon his assumption of command over the guided missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111).

Passed Mar 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SCR 34
Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Honoring Corporal Kelsee Lainhart.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Corporal Kelsee Lainhart of the United States Marine Corps for her valiant service during the evacuation of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Passed Feb 28, 2022 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 1077
Passed · Indiana House · Co-sponsor
Firearms matters.

Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Specifies that certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. Prohibits certain individuals from knowingly or intentionally carrying a handgun. Creates the crime of "unlawful carrying of a handgun" and specifies the penalties for committing this crime. Allows particular individuals who do not meet the requirements to receive a handgun license and are not otherwise prohibited to carry a handgun in limited places. Allows a resident of Indiana to obtain in certain circumstances a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Makes theft of a firearm a Level 5 felony. Defines certain terms. Makes conforming amendments and repeals obsolete provisions.

Passed Feb 24, 2022 1 co-sponsor
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