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Urging all relevant agencies and stakeholders to work collaboratively to explore extending the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season to advance Indiana’s economic prosperity, grow exports, and support Hoosier jobs.

Urging all relevant agencies and stakeholders to work collaboratively to explore extending the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season to advance Indiana’s economic prosperity, grow exports, and support Hoosier jobs.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative David Abbott
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Introduced House Resolution (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Work Together to Help Indiana's Economy

This resolution asks different groups to work together to see if they can make the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway open for longer so that it helps Indiana’s economy, makes more things be sold outside of the country, and creates jobs.

What This Bill Does

  • Asks agencies and people who care about the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway to work together.
  • Encourages them to look at ways to make the waterway open for longer during the year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Agencies and people who care about the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway
  • People in Indiana whose jobs depend on trade through the waterway

Terms To Know

Hoosier
A person from Indiana
Stakeholders
Groups or people who have an interest in something, like businesses or environmental groups.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution does not make any laws. It is just a suggestion.
  • It does not say exactly how the navigation season might be extended.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to the Senate

  2. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senator Niemeyer added as cosponsor

  3. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  4. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senators Charbonneau, Spencer added as cosponsors

  5. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senators Niezgodski, Bohacek, Dernulc added as cosponsors

  6. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Returned to the House

  7. 2026-01-20 House

    Rule 104.1 suspended

  8. 2026-01-20 House

    Representatives Garcia Wilburn, Hamilton, Burton, Teshka, Judy, Pfaff, Clere, Miller D, Olthoff, Slager, Pierce K, Aylesworth, Novak R, Jackson C, Harris, Snow added as coauthors

  9. 2026-01-15 Senate

    First reading: adopted voice vote

  10. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Returned to the House

  11. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to the Senate

  12. 2026-01-12 House

    Authored by Representative Abbott

  13. 2026-01-12 House

    Coauthored by Representatives O'Brien, Moseley

  14. 2026-01-12 House

    First reading: adopted

  15. 2026-01-12 House

    Senate sponsor: Senator Pol

Official Summary Text

Urging all relevant agencies and stakeholders to work collaboratively to explore extending the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season to advance Indiana’s economic prosperity, grow exports, and support Hoosier jobs.

Current Bill Text

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Urging all relevant agencies and stakeholders to work collaboratively to explore extending the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season to advance Indiana’s economic prosperity, grow exports, and support Hoosier jobs.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging all relevant agencies and stakeholders to work collaboratively to explore extending the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season to advance Indiana’s economic prosperity, grow exports, and support Hoosier jobs.