House increases homeowner relief in property tax compromise with Braun
The governor and legislative leaders have for weeks gone back and forth on the key components of Senate Bill 1.
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After third committee vote, Delta-8 regulations head to Indiana House floor
Senate Bill 478 sets out advertising, age-limit, licensing, packaging, testing and other requirements for the hemp-derived products.
Indiana House OKs bill to increase scrutiny around state agency contracts
The bill would require all Indiana agencies, statewide offices, local governments, nonprofit organizations and state educational institutions to input contracts into the state’s transparency portal within 30 days.
Q&A with Rodric Bray: Indiana Senate’s top leader talks legal experience, decriminalizing marijuana
Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, an attorney, said he doesn’t see himself as dictatorial, but as a consensus builder.
Senate sends vote center study, student ID voting ban, income tax cuts to governor
Twenty-eight lines instructing embattled Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales to analyze vote center and municipal election year changes ensnarled the Senate for almost 40 minutes Monday — but, after a 35-13 vote, the bill heads to the Gov. Mike Braun’s desk.
20 new laws hit the books with Gov. Mike Braun’s signature
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed 20 bills into law Thursday, including one that would expunge certain civil “red flag” proceedings and another impacting carbon dioxide sequestration projects.
Indiana House committee greenlights amended Medicaid work requirements
Senate Bill 2, authored by Sen. Ryan Mishler, would quadruple the administrative workload of the Family and Social Services Administration by requiring quarterly eligibility reviews.
Bill to absorb Illinois communities advances to Indiana Senate floor
The proposal would create an Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission tasked with exploring the secession and transfer of counties that have already voted to leave the state of Illinois.
‘Predatory’ towing restrictions revived in Indiana Senate committee, despite mixed support
The legislation targets “excessive” and unreasonable charges on towing invoices, especially for commercial vehicles like semitrailers.
Bill creating transparency measures for Indiana economic development agency heads to House floor
Critics of the Indiana Economic Development Corp., which receives hundreds of millions in tax dollars each year, have wondered whether the agency has been transparent and fiscally responsible enough.
Indiana Senate committee advances marijuana billboard advertising ban
Lawmakers said they’d be open to expanding the prohibition to other forms of advertising, too.
‘Obscene performance’ ban added, official misconduct expungements weighed
An Indiana House Committee approved new language that may be an attempt to bar drag performers from reading children’s stories in public libraries or schools.
Senate committee advances hospital price bill, but expects more changes
Members of the Indiana Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services agreed with the need to address the high cost of health care. But they often disagreed with the approach of House Bill 1004.
Indiana immigration notice measure altered but opposition holds firm
The measure would mandate that Hoosier sheriffs notify federal immigration authorities when they suspect an arrestee is in the United States illegally.
Bill to reduce dollars withheld from construction contractors breezes through Senate committee
The measure seeks to reduce financial strain on construction contractors for certain state and local public work projects.
Leading House Republican introduces his own property tax plan
A third property tax plan introduced on Wednesday would further protect local units of government from cuts to property tax bills, a change that would provide little tangible relief to the average homeowner.
Police ‘buffer zone’ clarification heads to governor’s desk
The legislation follows up on contradictory court rulings over the 2023 encroachment law, under which police can tell members of the public to stand back while they perform their duties.
State senators consider funds for county prosecutors, eliminating rape kit backlog
Rep. Becky Cash said there is a six- to eight-month wait for rape kit processing in Indiana, which crime technicians and law enforcement attributed to the lack of equipment and staff.
Rural intersections sightline proposal to rack up edits
Indiana lawmakers are tapping the brakes on a bill taking aim at dangerously overgrown rural intersections.
In wake of Jamey Noel investigation, lawmakers advance bill to increase oversight over jail funds
Bipartisan momentum continued Thursday for a bill that seeks to hold Indiana sheriffs more accountable for managing jail funds.