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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana Senate recognizes strategic partnership and trade ties with the Republic of Bulgaria
Last action · February 17, 2026: First reading: adopted voice voteSponsor: Rodric Bray
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What This Bill Does
The Indiana Senate formally recognizes the cooperative relationship with the Republic of Bulgaria, celebrating shared democratic values, economic trade, and the 148th anniversary of Bulgarian independence.
Establishes a formal diplomatic acknowledgment of bilateral ties without creating new financial appropriations, laws, or mandatory state regulatory changes.
- The General Assembly of the State of Indiana is the state legislature responsible for passing bills and resolutions. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Republic of Bulgaria
Receives formal diplomatic recognition from the Indiana Senate and a transmitted copy of the resolution.
State of Indiana
Formally establishes a recognized cooperative partnership framework with Bulgaria across economic and cultural sectors.
Key Facts
- The Indiana Senate adopted a resolution recognizing the strategic and cooperative partnership between Indiana and the Republic of Bulgaria.
- March 3, 2026, marks the 148th anniversary of the reestablishment of a free and independent Bulgarian state.
- The Macedonian Patriotic Organization was founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1922 by Macedonian-Bulgarian immigrants.
- The Macedonian Patriotic Organization published the first issue of 'Macedonska Tribuna' in Indiana in 1927.
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- U.S.-Bulgarian trade reached an estimated $2 billion in 2022, marking a 33% increase from the prior year.
- In 2024, Indiana exported $5 million worth of goods to Bulgaria, primarily computer and electronic parts.
- In 2024, Indiana imported over $14 million worth of goods from Bulgaria, including nonmetallic mineral products and primary metal manufactures.
- The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit copies of the resolution to Svetoslav Stankov, Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Chicago.
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Current status: signed.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 17, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst reading: adopted voice vote
- Feb 17, 2026SenateAuthored by Senator Bray
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