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Burton celebrates passing of SB 178 and opportunity for relief from expensive utility bills
Today, March 24, Senate Bill (SB) 178 passed out of the House and heads to the governor's desk for final approval. SB 178 would recognize natural gas and propane as clean energy sources in Indiana.
Porter bill to protect Hoosiers’ privacy heads to governor’s desk
Today, March 24, State Rep. Gregory W. Porter (D-Indianapolis) signed House Bill 1148 to send the bill to the governor’s desk.
Campbell condemns IDOH’s decision to halt gender change requests on birth certificates
On Tuesday, March 18, the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) halted gender change requests for Indiana birth certificates. This decision follows a recent executive order from Gov. Mike Braun which requires Indiana's executive branch to “enforce the biological binary of man and woman.”
Shackleford’s HB 1065 advances to governor’s desk
On March 18, State Rep. Robin Shackleford’s (D-Indianapolis) House Bill (HB) 1065 passed the Indiana Senate with a unanimous vote of 49-0. The bill is a significant step forward in providing financial relief to individuals and families participating in cancer clinical trials, helping to alleviate the burdens of travel, lodging, and other incidental costs associated with participation.
Garcia Wilburn celebrates harm reduction bill passing key hurdle
House Bill 1167, which would reduce opioid overdoses by decriminalizing fentanyl test strips, passed a key hurdle yesterday in passing out of the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law.
During the 2024 legislative session, State Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D-Fishers), HB 1167's co-author, advanced HB 1053 (2024) out of the Indiana House of Representatives. HB 1053 would have accomplished the same policy objective as HB 1167 (2025), but the bill did not receive a Senate committee hearing, thus killing it.
House Public Health Committee Democrats vote against bill growing wasteful government bureaucracy
Today, March 18, Democrats on the House Committee on Public Health stood against Senate Bill 2. The bill increases restrictions to qualify for the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) by implementing a 20-hour-a-week work and/or volunteer service requirement and prohibits advertising of Medicaid programs. Now that the bill has passed the Public Health Committee, it will head to the House Ways and Means Committee for further consideration.
Op-ed: A targeted attack on public schools: HB 1001, SB 1 and SB 518
This session, Republicans filed three bills that form a targeted, devastating attack on our public schools: House Bill 1001, Senate Bill 1, and SB 518. Together, these bills drain public schools of their financial resources.
Andrade amendment to SB 464 strengthens consumer protections and saves taxpayer dollars
Today, March 18, State Rep. Mike Andrade (D-Munster) successfully amended Senate Bill (SB) 464, which would enhance consumer protections for state and local law enforcement agencies in Indiana.
Boy’s HB 1380 passes unanimously out of Senate Committee
Today, March 18, State Rep. Pat Boy’s (D-Michigan City) House Bill 1380 passed unanimously out of the Senate Homeland Security and Transportation Committee. The bill would exempt motor driven cycles and lightweight electric vehicles from the electric vehicle supplement fee.
Harris public safety legislation heads to governor’s desk
House Bill 1095, authored by State Rep. Earl Harris Jr. (D-East Chicago), passed through the Indiana State Senate unanimously today. The bill extends the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force into Lake County to help prevent gun violence in The Region.
Burton: ‘SB 178 creates a pathway of possibility’
Today, March 17, Senate Bill (SB) 178 passed the House without amendments and is now advancing toward a final vote in the House. SB 178 would recognize natural gas and propane as clean energy sources in Indiana.
DeLaney comments on Beckwith protesting 20 years of Republican rule
Today, March 17, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith held a Property Tax Rally at the Statehouse to protest the current state of property taxes.