Today, Feb. 12, Senate Bill 76 passed out of the House by a vote of 61-28 and now heads back to the Senate with amendments. The bill aims to align state entities with current federal policy regarding undocumented immigration. It would bar schools, government bodies, and public universities from enacting any measures to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. It would also empower Indiana’s attorney general to seek civil suits of up to $10,000 for violating the new rules.

Today, Jan. 28, the Indiana House of Representatives passed House Bill 1002 after rejecting several amendments from the Indiana House Democratic Caucus to strengthen the bill.

Today, Dec. 5, Indiana House Republicans passed House Bill 1032, their gerrymandered congressional map, after months of pressure from Gov. Mike Braun and Washington, D.C. The map carves up like-minded communities to make elections less competitive to benefit one party. HB 1032 heads to the Senate for their consideration next week.

Today, April 25, Indiana Republicans passed the final version of House Bill 1001, sending the biennial budget to the governor's desk. State Rep. Kyle Miller (D-Fort Wayne) voted against the budget due to insufficient funding for K-12 public education, the expansion of the voucher program and the 60% cut in funding for local public health initiatives.

Today, Indiana House Republicans passed Senate Bill 1 with an amendment that will potentially increase Hoosiers' local income taxes by $1.1 billion annually while cutting police, fire, EMS and public school services by $1.4 billion over three years.

House Bill 1468, authored by State Rep. Kyle Miller (D-Fort Wayne), passed through the Senate today and will head to the governor's desk following a concurrence vote in the House. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 41-8. The bill would allow tobacco vendors to obtain a three-year supplemental cigar sales certificate, allowing them to sell cigars at an event on a temporary basis.

Senate Bill 287 passed through the House of Representatives today by a vote of 54-40. The bill makes Indiana’s school board elections partisan, requiring candidates to run as Democrat, Republican, Independent or with a blank space next to their name. 

The state of Indiana announced recently that the Indiana Emergency Rental Program (IERA) has been cut six months ahead of schedule. The fund, created during the COVID-19 pandemic to address housing instability, was funded through the U.S. Treasury and set to expire in September of this year.

House Bill 1608, authored by State Rep. Kyle Miller (D-Fort Wayne), passed out of the House of Representatives today by a vote of 74-17. The bill requires the Indiana Economic Development Corporation to develop strategies to make Indiana a leader in the growing esports industry.

House Bill 1468, authored by State Rep. Kyle Miller (D-Fort Wayne) passed through the House of Representatives today and now moves to the Senate. The bill passed by a vote of 87-2.