Articles tagged as: 2022 legislative session
February 25, 2022
Indiana lawmakers still eyeing education bills left with uncertain futures in final weeks of session
The General Assembly left a pair of bills aimed at libraries and school referendum funding with uncertain futures this week, but lawmakers are still eyeing them for next steps before session ends next month.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2022
Weekly Statehouse update: Handgun carry permits, changes – again – to school curriculum bill
A rollercoaster of action on a bill to eliminate Indianas handgun carry permits. Lawmakers change, again, a controversial school curriculum bill. And a Senate committee halts a measure on state agency rule-making. Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
House committee amends bill on wind, solar siting, stripping incentives
Lawmakers amended a bill to remove incentives for adopting state guidelines on where wind and solar farms can be located. Money from renewable energy projects would have boosted revenues for rural counties and townships.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
Indiana governor signals support for trans girls sports ban
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signaled support Wednesday for contentious proposals moving through the Legislature that would ban transgender girls from participating in K-12 girls school sports and place restrictions on teaching about racism and political issues.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
Senate committee halts bill that would've made state agency rule-making tougher
A Senate committee Thursday halted a bill that would've made it harder for state agencies to create new rules.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
Senate bill that would allow state AG to intervene at county level dies
The bill was introduced last month and passed the Senate, but it did not receive a hearing in the House. Under the bill, the attorney general could request an outside special prosecutor be appointed if a county prosecutor refused to “categorically” prosecute certain crimes.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
Bill to help homeowners with HOAs get solar passes Senate
The Indiana Senate passed a bill that aims to help residents who have homeowner's associations get solar panels.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
Republican lawmakers poised to resurrect elimination of Indiana handgun carry permits
House and Senate lawmakers appear poised to perform a resurrection act with legislation that eliminates Indianas handgun carry permits.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
Adjunct public school teacher measure heads to Senate floor
House Bill 1251 would, among other things, permit adjunct teachers in public school classrooms. It's aimed at helping curb a teacher shortage, but critics say it demeans skilled teachers and targets their unions.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2022
Bill creating removal process for township trustees heads to governor's desk
A bill creating a process for removing township trustees passed out of the House Tuesday without amendments.
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