Articles tagged as: 2021 legislative session
April 7, 2021
Bill Altering IndyGo Funding Requirements Stalls In House Committee
The legislation passed the Senate, but stalled in the House Roads and Transportation Committee after its initial hearing. The deadline for bills to advance is Thursday.
Read MoreApril 6, 2021
Indiana Senate Blocking Repeal Of State Handgun Permit Law
Republicans easily pushed the proposal through the Indiana House, but Senate leaders have decided against taking up the bill in the final weeks of this year's legislative session.
Read MoreApril 6, 2021
Republicans Push Voter Fraud Worries To Support Bill Tightening Election Rules
Under proposed legislation Hoosier voters would have to include either their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number when they apply for an absentee ballot.
Read MoreApril 6, 2021
Senate Approves Bill That Pushes Abortion Reversal Claim
Anti-abortion advocates have promoted for years that the two-step medication-induced abortions can be reversed if interrupted halfway through. The bill would require doctors to tell their patients about that claim.
Read MoreApril 6, 2021
House-Approved Bill Would Restrict Local Health Officials During Emergency
Right now, local health officials can impose restrictions that go further than any state orders, like counties keeping mask-wearing mandates in place after the statewide mandate has ended.
Read MoreApril 6, 2021
Under House-Approved Bill, State Police To Prioritize Protecting Monuments, Statues
The legislation, SB 187, requires Indiana State Police to prioritize investigation of anyone who damages or just vandalizes a monument, memorial, statue or other "commemorative" property, both public and private.
Read MoreApril 6, 2021
Pregnant Worker Bill, Passed By General Assembly, Set To Become Law
A bill telling pregnant workers they can ask for workplace accommodations without retaliation is one step away from becoming law after it passed a final vote in the General Assembly.
Read MoreApril 6, 2021
Religious Organizations Shielded From Health Orders Under Bill Passed By House
The bill bars the government from restricting worship services at all during a public emergency. And other religious activities couldn't be restricted any more than essential services.
Read MoreApril 6, 2021
Proposed Indiana Voting Law Change Faces Corporate Criticism
One of Indiana's most prominent corporations is criticizing an Indiana proposal that opponents maintain will make mail-in voting more difficult by requiring voters to submit identification numbers with their ballot applications.
Read MoreApril 5, 2021
Bill Aimed At Indiana Teacher Union Clears House Committee, Now Heads To The Floor
Senate Bill 251 would have teachers opt in to union membership every year while being informed of their right to not join the Indiana State Teachers Association. School districts would have to confirm their decision by email.
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