Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SR68: Memorializing Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Status: Passed both chambers, February 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Introduced Version SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___ DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson. RANDOLPH LONNIE M, TAYLOR, SPENCER, JACKSON, QADDOURA, POL, YODER, HUNLEY, FORD, NIEZGODSKI , read first time and referred to Committee on 2026 DR 3861/DI aj Introduced Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) SENATE RESOLUTION ____ MR. PRESIDENT: I offer the following resolution and move its adoption: A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson. Whereas, Reverend Jesse Jackson, global civil rights leader, Baptist minister, and two-time presidential candidate, passed away on February 17, 2026, at the age of 84; Whereas, Rev. Jackson received his bachelor's degree from the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina in 1964; Whereas, Rev. Jackson studied at the Chicago Theological Seminary and became a Baptist minister in 1968; Whereas, Rev. Jackson went on to receive more than honorary doctorate degrees; Whereas, Rev. Jackson began his trail-blazing career as a civil rights activist in 1960 by leading a sit-in that integrated the Greenville, South Carolina, Library; Whereas, Rev. Jackson was appointed by the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., to coordinate the Chicago 2026 DR 3861/DI aj Branch of Operation Breadbasket in 1966, an operation which created 4,500 jobs into the Chicago African American community during its six-year operation; Whereas, Rev. Jackson became a vital advisor to …
Sponsors
- Lonnie Randolph (D, SD-002) · primary sponsor
- Greg Taylor (D, SD-033)
- Mark Spencer (D, SD-003)
- La Keisha Jackson (D, SD-034)
- Fady Qaddoura (D, SD-030)
- Rodney Pol (D, SD-004)
- Shelli Yoder (D, SD-040)
- Andrea Hunley (D, SD-046)
- J.D. Ford (D, SD-029)
- David Niezgodski (D, SD-010)
- Scott Alexander (R, SD-026)
- Alting, Ron (R)
Latest actions
- : Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, McKinley, Mishler, Niemeyer, Raatz, Rogers, Schmitt, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Young M added as coauthors
- : First reading: adopted standing vote
- : Coauthored by Senators Taylor G, Spencer, Jackson L, Qaddoura, Pol, Yoder, Hunley, Ford J.D., Niezgodski
- : Authored by Senator Randolph Lonnie M
Subjects: RESOLUTIONS; Recognition; Individuals Memorialized
Common questions
- What is SR68?
- SR68 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Memorializing Reverend Jesse Jackson.
- What is the status of SR68?
- Passed both chambers as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: Senators Alexander, Alting, Baldwin, Bassler, Becker, Bohacek, Bray, Brown L, Buchanan, Buck, Busch, Byrne, Carrasco, Charbonneau, Clark, Crider, Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot, Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Glick, Goode, Holdman, Johnson T, Koch, Leising, Maxwell, McKinley, Mishler, Niemeyer, Raatz, Rogers, Schmitt, Tomes, Walker G, Walker K, Young M added as coauthors (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR68?
- Lonnie Randolph (D, SD-002), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR68?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: /2026/bills/sr0068
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