It allows people protected by restraining orders to carry handguns without a license for up to 60 days.

The bill passed the House, 69 to 29, and the Senate 37 to 12.

The 2017 session was defined largely by a single issue: road funding. Though other issues surfaced, lawmakers kept their eyes on a long-term roads plan.

Lawmakers completed a temporary rewrite of the state's alcohol carryout laws to address a convenience store that found a legal work-around.

Legislation is headed to the governor that eliminates many of the state's monopoly-creating, vaping regulations.

The Republican-led Indiana General Assembly crafted a two-year state budget that spends about $32 billion.

Lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Eric Holcomb that would replace the much derided ISTEP test with a new standarized exam in 2019.

Indiana schools will receive more money per student as part of the 2017-19 state budget plan. Funding was also increased for private school vouchers.

The proposed legislative language would bar Ricker from renewing his permits next year.

The roads plan includes one of the biggest points of contention between the House and Senate: shifting sales tax on gasoline to pay for roads.