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R Indiana Senate · District 49 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Jim Tomes

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Total votes
2,574
all sessions
Attendance
99%
13 missed
Higher than 83% of chamber peers
With party
91%
of cast votes
Lower than 91% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 90% of chamber peers
Sponsored
639
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
5
assignments
639 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
639
Primary
239
Co-sponsor
400
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Primary HB 1202
Passed · Indiana House · Lead sponsor
Military and veteran issues.

Increases the maximum amount for a grant from the military family relief fund from $2,500 to $3,500. Provides that beginning July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter, the maximum amount of a grant will be annually increased by an amount approved by the Indiana veterans' affairs commission not to exceed the current annual cost of living adjustment determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Expands the eligibility requirements for admission to the Indiana Veterans' Home. Adds a definition of an "eligible person" for purposes of administering grants for veteran services (GVS). Provides that a qualified entity may receive a GVS to provide certain services to support an eligible person. Updates references throughout the Indiana Code relating to the armed forces of the United States or uniformed services to include the United States Space Force. Makes technical changes to various references relating to the components of the armed forces of the United States. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation, the organizer of a charter school, or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who is ordered to active duty with the armed forces of the United States, including their reserve components or the Indiana National Guard for at least 15 days in a school year. (Current law provides that a governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who is ordered to active duty with the Indiana National Guard for not more than 10 days in a school year.)

Passed Feb 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 14
Passed · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor
Right of certain persons to carry a handgun in the statehouse and state capitol complex.

Allows: (1) certain statewide elected officials; (2) members of the general assembly; (3) members of the Indiana lobby registration commission; (4) professional staff of the general assembly; and (5) employees of certain statewide elected offices; to carry a handgun in the statehouse or on the property of the state capitol complex under certain circumstances.

Passed Feb 15, 2024 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 13
Passed · Indiana Senate · Lead sponsor
Honoring BWXT.

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring BWX Technologies, Inc. ("BWXT") on the 60th anniversary of its manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon, Indiana.

Passed Feb 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SR 9
Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Honoring Indiana 4-H.

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Indiana 4-H and recognizing February 13, 2024, as Indiana 4-H Day at the Statehouse.

Passed Feb 13, 2024 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 297
Passed · Indiana Senate · Co-sponsor
Administrative rules.

Requires an agency to conduct a regulatory analysis for certain proposed rules, including if the implementation and compliance costs are at least $1,000,000. Requires the office of management and budget to notify the legislative council of certain proposed rules that have a fiscal impact of over $1,000,000 over the course of two years. Provides that certain proposed rules shall not be effective until the general assembly passes a bill authorizing the rule.

Passed Feb 13, 2024 1 co-sponsor
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