SB 253, authored by Sen. Rodney Pol (D-Chesterton), would require those who maintain public beaches and piers on the lake to have highly visible, emergency flotation devices available. Local governments would also have to report drownings at public sites at least twice a year.

Indiana wetland advocates overwhelmingly support this bill and oppose the one in the House, which would seek to take away more wetland protections. They say that bill has been fast-tracked through the legislature and could get a vote in the Senate as early as Tuesday.

Indiana lawmakers are making sure local governments and homeowner associations cant stop children from operating lemonade stands.

Medical providers say prior authorization creates administrative burdens for them and barriers to care for their patients. A GOP priority bill that would have heavily limited the use of prior authorization did not make it through committee before the Senates deadline.

The National Consumer Law Center recently identified Indiana as having weak debt protections laws, and some advocates are concerned about how this is affecting consumers.

Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.

The Indiana Supreme Court Thursday made public a confidential agreement entered into by Attorney General Todd Rokita when he was publicly reprimanded by the court last year.

The bill's author says it gives parents more information and allows school boards to maintain local control. But critics of the bill say it could be difficult to implement and cause a chilling effect for the LGBTQ+ community.

A bill that would update Medicaid policy was not called down for a second reading Thursday ahead of the deadline.

Researchers have been looking at using psilocybin - a chemical compound found in some psychedelic mushrooms - as a treatment for mental health issues, substance use disorders and chronic pain. A Senate committee passed a bill Thursday that would make it easier for that research to take place in Indiana.