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Indiana State Senate, 2016 - Present
Indiana House of Representatives, 2002 - 2016
Republican
Utilities, Chairman
Commerce and Technology, Ranking Member
Judiciary, Ranking Member
Corrections and Criminal Law
Georgetown University, B.S. (1987)
Indiana University School of Law, J.D. (1989)
Indiana University School of Law (Civil Mediation Certificate)
University of Idaho, College of Business and Economics (Graduate Certificate in Energy Policy Planning).
Southern Methodist University (Certificate, Community Bank Directors Program)
President-Elect, Society of Indiana Pioneers
Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
Member, Indiana Commission on Court Appointed Attorneys
Member, Indiana Commercial Courts Committee
Member, The Council of State Governments Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee
Member, Indiana Geological & Water Survey Advisory Council
Board of Directors, Mid-Southern Savings Bank FSB and Mid-Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSVB)
Member, Indiana Probate Code Study Commission
Member, Energy Supply Task Force
Member, Executive Committee
Commitment to Rural Water Excellence Award, Alliance of Indiana Rural Water (2022)
Sagamore of the Wabash (2016)
Senator of the Year, Aviation Indiana (2020)
2019 Legislator of the Year, The Arc of Indiana (2020)
Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business (2019)
Legislative Excellence Award, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council (2018 & 2021)
Champion of Justice, Indiana Judges Association (2016)
National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association (2016)
Outstanding Achievement in State Tax Reform, Tax Foundation (2015)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Volunteer Firefighters Association (2015)
Champion of Indiana’s Electric Cooperatives (2015)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (2015)
Randall T. Shepard Award, Indiana Pro Bono Commission (2012)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Telecommunications Association (2011)
Cordry-Sweetwater Conservancy District (2010)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (2008)
President's Award, Southern Indiana Center for Independent Living (2006 & 2008)
Legislative Leadership Award, Indiana Rural Health Association (2006)
Government Leadership Award, Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce (2005)
Civil Air Patrol (2005)
Indiana Speech - Language - Hearing Association (2005)
Corporation for Educational Technology (2004)
Southern Indiana Drug Task Force (2004)
Kentucky Colonel (2004)
Legislative Service Award, Indiana Municipal Power Agency, (2017)
Legislator of the Year, Indiana Chapter National Association of Water Companies (2018)
Attorney
Protestant
Wife: Connie
Three sons
Brown, Jackson, Lawrence and Orange counties, and portions of Monroe County
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that establishes a pilot program to develop small modular reactors was ceremonially signed into law by the governor. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that encourages utility companies to use advanced electric transmission technology was ceremonially signed into law by the governor. more »
A Senate Republican agenda bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) to protect Indiana's water resources was ceremonially signed into law today by Gov. Mike Braun. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) will serve as chair of the Interim Study Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunication in preparation for the 2026 Legislative Session. more »
The State Budget Committee today approved funding that will allow for repairs to be made to Horsemen's Camp in Brown County State Park said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) and State Rep. Dave Hall (R-Norman). more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in March and April. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) to protect Williams Dam was recently signed into law by Gov. Mike Braun. more »
A resolution sponsored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) to honor fallen French Lick Police Chief Vern Ervin passed unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation Tuesday, April 1. more »
Area legislators are recognizing the latest local recipient of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. more »
Communities in Senate District 44 will receive over $8 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
Legislation filed by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) would prohibit Williams Dam from closure, partial closure, or removal if such action would impact either the provision of water utility service to the public or the supply of water to one or more private water wells. Senate Bill 426, authored by Koch, passed the Senate 46-3 and is now under consideration in the House of Representatives. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 28, 2025) – State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed the following students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January and February. more »
Tate Blackwell and Maya Fawaz are serving as interns for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2025 legislative session and were welcomed to the Statehouse by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 14, 2025) — State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) is authoring a Senate Republican agenda bill to protect Indiana's water resources. It was unveiled during a press conference last Wednesday led by the Indiana Senate Republican Caucus leadership reviewing their caucus's priorities for the 2025 legislative session. more »
Indiana Senate Republicans today detailed a caucus agenda aimed at property tax reform, containing Medicaid costs, lowering health care costs, responsible management of water resources and fiscal integrity and contract accountability. more »
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 6, 2024) – State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) has been reappointed by Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) to serve as chairman of the Senate Committee on Utilities for the 124th Indiana General Assembly. more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 25, 2024) — The Indiana Senate will begin accepting applications for the 2025 Senate Page Program on Sunday, Dec. 1, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 7, 2024) — The town of West Baden Springs will receive $600,000 to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 21, 2024) — A law authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that speeds up the replacement of lead water lines in Indiana and better protects Hoosiers' health was ceremonially signed by Gov. Holcomb this week. more »
STATEHOUSE (Aug. 19, 2024) — On Aug. 15, a law sponsored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) establishing safe baby courts for Children In Need of Services (CHINS) three years of age or younger was ceremonially signed by the governor. more »
STATEHOUSE (July 24, 2024) — The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy offices during the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
STATEHOUSE (July 2, 2024) — State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) was reappointed to the Indiana Public Defender Commission by Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville). more »
Represented by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford), State Rep. Jim Lucas (R-Seymour) and State Rep. Chris May (R-Beford), seven locally owned farms were honored at the Statehouse. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in February. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) made the following statement regarding the conclusion of the 2024 legislative session: more »
A Senate Republican priority bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that would speed up the replacement of lead water lines in Indiana and better protect Hoosiers' health will now move to the governor's desk for final consideration. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that would enforce Indiana law prohibiting sanctuary cities in Indiana passed the House of Representatives Tuesday, Feb. 27. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford, podium) honors Judge Martha Blood Wentworth for her service on the Indiana Tax Court through Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 at the Statehouse Tuesday, Feb. 20. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that would regulate the use of drones near state correctional facilities unanimously passed the House of Representatives Tuesday, Feb. 20. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January. more »
Two local college students are serving as interns for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2024 legislative session, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
Paige Fowler is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2024 legislative session, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
Harrison Parker is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2024 legislative session, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
A Senate Republican priority bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that would speed replacement of lead water lines in Indiana and better protect Hoosiers' health unanimously passed the Senate Tuesday, Jan. 30. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) to enforce Indiana law prohibiting sanctuary cities in Indiana passed the Senate Monday, Jan. 22 by a vote of 37-9. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that would regulate the use of drones near state correctional facilities unanimously passed the Senate Monday, Jan. 22. more »
The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2024 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) gathered with fellow legislators today at the Statehouse for Organization Day – the ceremonial start of the Indiana General Assembly. more »
Communities in Senate District 44 will receive more than $1.3 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy offices during the 2024 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) was reappointed to the Probate Code Study Commission by Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville). more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) was reappointed to the Indiana Public Defender Commission by Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville). more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) was reappointed to the Indiana Geological and Water Survey Advisory Council (GWSAC) by Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville). more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) was reappointed as a commissioner to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws by Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville). more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) will serve as a member of the Government Reform Task Force in preparation for the 2024 legislative session. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford, right) welcomes students from Immanual Lutheran School in Jackson County to the Statehouse Tuesday, May 23. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch joins Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Michael Smith in presenting a Community Crossings Matching Grant (CCMG) of $1 million to Orange County Commissioners President Richard Dixon. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch joins Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Michael Smith in presenting a Community Crossings Matching Grant (CCMG) of $452,773.55 to the City of Bedford Street Commissioner David Finn. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomes students from Brown County High School to the Statehouse Thursday, April 20. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that increases small nuclear reactor (SMR) capacity in Indiana was signed into law by the governor today. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford, front center) welcomes students from Lutheran Central School in Jackson County to the Statehouse Wednesday, April 19. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in March. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford, right) welcomes students from Seymour High School in Jackson County to the Statehouse Monday, April 17. more »
Communities in Senate District 44 will receive more than $5.4 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that protects tenants from unscrupulous landlords was signed into law by the governor today. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) recognized the Bedford North Lawrence Lady Stars on winning the Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 4A Championship with Senate Concurrent Resolution 37 at the Statehouse Monday, April 3. more »
Represented by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) and State Rep. Chris May (R-Bedford), the Dennis F. & Patricia F. Cleveland farm in Orange County received a Sesquicentennial Award. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that protects tenants from unscrupulous landlords passed the General Assembly unanimously and is headed to the governor for final consideration. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed Brownstown resident and Seymour High School student Sam Beavers to the Statehouse where he served as a Senate page in February. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford, podium) honors Justice Steven H. David for his service on the Indiana Supreme Court with Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 at the Statehouse Tuesday, March 7. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed Seymour resident and Seymour middle school student Lorelei Christiansen to the Statehouse where she served as a Senate page. more »
Kurtis Karg is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2023 legislative session, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
Jordan Vance is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2023 legislative session, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) congratulates Lutheran Scholarship Granting Organization of Indiana overall award winner, Zachary Lister, at the Statehouse Tuesday, Jan. 24. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) has been reappointed by Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) to serve as ranking member of the Senate Committee on Judiciary for the 123rd Indiana General Assembly. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) has been appointed by the Chair of the Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC), Kansas State Sen. Carolyn McGinn, to The Council of State Governments (CSG) Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee (MRMTC). more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) has been reappointed by Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) to chair the Senate Committee on Utilities for the 123rd Indiana General Assembly. more »
Communities in Senate District 44 will receive more than $4.8 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2023 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) today gathered with fellow legislators at the Statehouse for Organization Day — the ceremonial start of the 123rd Indiana General Assembly. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomes members of the Youth Leadership Academy from the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County to the Statehouse, Thursday, Oct. 27. more »
When devastation hits our country, Indiana utilities help our fellow Americans. This is because mutual assistance is a cornerstone of the utility profession, and Indiana’s utility workers answered the call following the destruction left by Hurricane Ian. more »
A years-long effort to develop a long-term energy plan for Indiana culminated today at the Statehouse as the 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force released its findings and recommendations. more »
Nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of our children. This is why, in Indiana, ensuring funding for school safety remains a high priority. more »
The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus is offering paid spring-semester internships in its communications, information technology, legal, legislative, page and policy offices during the 2023 session of the Indiana General Assembly, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
STATEHOUSE (April 21, 2022) — Rural broadband projects in Senate District 44 will receive a total of $11,816,775.70 to improve broadband connectivity through the third round of the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
STATEHOUSE (April 20, 2022) — Communities in Senate District 44 will receive nearly $4.5 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
STATEHOUSE (April 20, 2022) — State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) will host a cybersecurity conversation on May 4 for Brown and Monroe counties with area legislators and the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT). more »
STATEHOUSE (April 5, 2022) – Area legislators today announced the latest recipients of the Hoosier Homestead Award, which recognizes farms that have been owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 23, 2022) — Alliance of Indiana Rural Water (AIRW) presented State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) with the Commitment to Rural Water Excellence award for his work to improve utilities in rural Indiana at their 2022 Spring Conference in French Lick. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 21, 2022) – State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed Matthew Nasir, from Ellettsville, to the Statehouse who served as Senate page in February. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 16, 2022) – State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed Aniket Singh, from Columbus to the Statehouse who served as a Senate page in February. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 7, 2022) – Carolyn Travis is serving as an intern for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2022 legislative session, said State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford). more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 9, 2022) – State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) welcomed the following local students to the Statehouse who served as Senate pages in January. more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 25, 2022) — State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) presented Senate Concurrent Resolution 17 at the Statehouse Tuesday, Jan. 24 to honor retiring Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Edward W. Najam, Jr. more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 10, 2022) — The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council (IPAC) recently recognized State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) with a Legislative Excellence Award for 2021. more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 22, 2021) — A community concern surrounding State Road (SR) 58 near Bedford North Lawrence High School has prompted a positive response from state officials. more »
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 16, 2021) — State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) gathered with fellow legislators today at the Statehouse for Organization Day – the ceremonial start of the Indiana General Assembly. more »
Members of the Indiana Senate Republican Caucus today sent a letter to Indiana University President Michael McRobbie urging the University to reconsider and rescind the policy mandating all students and staff receive the COVID-19 vaccine. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch, that would request the Interim Study Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications to study the potential to use existing electric company infrastructure to provide high-speed broadband in rural areas recently passed the Senate unanimously. more »
The Arc of Indiana recently named State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) as its 2019 Legislator of the Year. more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) made the following statement today on the governor’s announcement of an additional $6.3 million in Next Level Broadband grants for three projects, bringing the total funding awarded this year to $28.4 million for 14 broadband expansion projects across the state: more »
State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) has been appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) to chair the Senate Committee on Judiciary for the 2020 legislative session. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 26, 2017) —An education bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) to survey Indiana schools about cursive writing recently passed the General Assembly with strong bipartisan support and was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 22, 2017) ― The Indiana Senate concluded the 2017 legislative session today, completing work on a variety of key legislative priorities. “I applaud the Senate’s efforts to deliver on the priorities we laid out at the beginning of this session,” Long said. more »
Senate Enrolled Act 412, authored by Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford), has been signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb after passing the Senate and House of Representatives. more »
Senate Enrolled Act 299, authored by Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford), is on its way to Gov. Eric Holcomb for his final consideration after passing the Indiana General Assembly. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 3, 2017) – Hoosier small businesses would see regulatory relief under a bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) that passed the Indiana Senate recently by a 46 to 3 vote. more »
