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HC4 • 2026

Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the stretch of State Road 45 that is between College Avenue and Fee Lane in Bloomington the “Bob Knight Memorial Way”.

Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the stretch of State Road 45 that is between College Avenue and Fee Lane in Bloomington the “Bob Knight Memorial Way”.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Peggy Mayfield
Last action
2026-02-06
Official status
House Resolution (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes accurate information based on the provided sources, but some details like the definition of a concurrent resolution are speculative and were removed.

Rename Part of State Road 45 for Bob Knight

This resolution asks Indiana's transportation department to rename a part of State Road 45 between College Avenue and Fee Lane in Bloomington as the 'Bob Knight Memorial Way'.

What This Bill Does

  • Asks the Indiana Department of Transportation to change the name of a road.
  • The road is a section of State Road 45 from College Avenue to Fee Lane in Bloomington.
  • Proposes renaming this part of the road as 'Bob Knight Memorial Way'.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Indiana Department of Transportation
  • People who use State Road 45 between College Avenue and Fee Lane in Bloomington

Terms To Know

Concurrent Resolution
A type of resolution that requires approval from both the House and Senate.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what will happen if the Department does not rename the road.
  • The bill has passed the legislature but needs further action to become official.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-06 Senate

    Returned to the House

  2. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Second reading: adopted voice vote

  3. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Ford J.D., Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Hunley, Jackson L, Johnson T, Leising, Maxwell, Mishler, Niemeyer, Niezgodski, Pol, Qaddoura, Raatz, Randolph, Rogers, Schmitt, Spencer, Taylor G, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Yoder, Young M added as cosponsors

  4. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  5. 2026-01-15 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation

  6. 2026-01-14 House

    Referred to the Senate

  7. 2026-01-13 House

    Second reading: adopted Roll Call 46: yeas 86, nays 0

  8. 2026-01-13 House

    Representative Criswell added as coauthor

  9. 2026-01-13 House

    Senate sponsor: Senator Koch

  10. 2026-01-12 House

    Representative Criswell removed as coauthor

  11. 2026-01-12 House

    Representative Heaton added as coauthor

  12. 2026-01-08 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  13. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Mayfield

  14. 2026-01-05 House

    Coauthored by Representatives May, Criswell

  15. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to the Committee on Roads and Transportation

Official Summary Text

Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the stretch of State Road 45 that is between College Avenue and Fee Lane in Bloomington the “Bob Knight Memorial Way”.

Current Bill Text

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Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the stretch of State Road 45 that is between College Avenue and Fee Lane in Bloomington the “Bob Knight Memorial Way”.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename the stretch of State Road 45 that is between College Avenue and Fee Lane in Bloomington the “Bob Knight Memorial Way”.