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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana General Assembly Honors the Hosea Family for 31st Biennial Reunion
Last action · January 23, 2026: Returned to the HouseSponsors: Cherrish Pryor and 15 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Indiana General Assembly adopts a honoring the Hosea Family on the occasion of their 31st Biennial Family Reunion in Indianapolis.
Changes only the official legislative recognition of the family; no funding, rights, or service changes are stated.
Who It Would Affect
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Hosea Family
The family is officially recognized and honored by the Indiana General Assembly.
Key Facts
- The Indiana General Assembly adopted a concurrent resolution to honor the Hosea Family on their 31st Biennial Family Reunion.
- The family lineage traces back to William 'Bill' Hosea, born in Marengo County, Alabama, in 1815.
- Ancestors of the Hosea family participated in the Great Migration from the rural South to the urban Midwest.
- The biennial reunion was founded in the mid-1960s in Gary, Indiana, by matriarch Lealer White-Hosea and her ten daughters.
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- A reconnection with relatives from Bloomington, Illinois, in 2022 led to the formation of the Hosea Family Association Inc., a nonprofit certified in Indiana.
- The Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to transmit copies of the resolution to State Representative Cherrish Pryor.
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Procedural history
8 actions- Jan 23, 2026SenateReturned to the House
- Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst reading: adopted voice vote
- Jan 21, 2026HouseReferred to the Senate
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCosponsors: Senators Hunley, Jackson L
- Jan 20, 2026HouseSenate sponsors: Senators Taylor G, Spencer, Randolph Lonnie M
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: adopted
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- Jan 20, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representatives Harris, Jackson C, Bartlett, Burton, Hatcher, Pack, Porter, Shackleford, Smith V, Summers
- Jan 20, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Pryor
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