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Boy’s HB 1380 heads to governor’s desk
Today, March 25, State Rep. Pat Boy’s (D-Michigan City) House Bill 1380 passed out of the Senate, and heads to the governor’s desk for final approval. The bill would exempt motor driven cycles and lightweight electric vehicles from the electric vehicle supplement fee.
Dant Chesser bill creating Medicare savings for seniors heads to governor’s desk
Today, March 25, House Bill 1226 passed a vote in the Senate and heads to the governor’s desk. Authored by State Rep. Wendy Dant Chesser (D-Jeffersonville), this bill creates cost-saving opportunities for seniors through “The Birthday Rule.” This rule means Medigap enrollees can switch providers without medical underwriting within 60 days of their birthday as long as they maintain the same type of lettered Medicare Supplement plan.
Bartlett’s anti-human trafficking bill heads to Senate floor
House Bill 1416, authored by State Rep. John L. Bartlett (D-Indianapolis), passed unanimously through the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law today.
IBLC members take part in community conversation
Members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) will take part in a panel conversation starting at 7 p.m. ET tomorrow, March 25 at the Crossroads AME Church, 4602 College Ave.
Dant Chesser grateful as jail commissary fund bill heads to governor’s desk
Today, March 24, House Bill 1208 heads to the governor’s desk for his signature. HB 1208 requires the State Board of Accounts (SBOA) to create training requirements for the sheriffs responsible for their county’s commissary funds.
A landmark step for Hoosier safety: Errington’s HB 1297 heads to the governor’s desk
Today, March 24, State Rep. Sue Errington’s (D-Muncie) House Bill (HB) 1297 is headed to Gov. Braun’s desk for final approval after amendments from the Senate were approved by the House.
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.