The Indiana Senate approved a measure banning local governments from taxing or restricting the use of disposable plastic bags by retailers, including grocery stores.

Senate Bill 313 -- banning abortions based on race, gender or disability -- passed the full Senate earlier this session, but it couldn't get a hearing in the House. So, a Senate committee revived 313 in the form of an amendment to a House bill that deals with the disposal of fetal tissue.

Legislation governing how police body camera videos are released to the public underwent significant changes in a Senate committee Wednesday. Now, all sides of the issue largely support the measure.

The legislation establishes regulations for Daily Fantasy Sports operators, including a $75,000 initial fee and a $20,000 yearly fee after that.

The House Roads and Transportation Committee advanced Senate Bill 333 -- Gov. Mike Pence's state road funding plan -- but not before making some major changes.

If you're a patient-of-record at your pharmacy, Rep. Ben Smaltz's bill allows you to continue buying pseudoephedrine, a standard cold medicine, as usual. If you're not, you can buy a small amount of the drug before needing a prescription.

General Council for Indiana's BMV Adam Krupp says 163 user fees will be eliminated or reduced, if the bill becomes law, and that an overly complex fee system will be heavily cut down.

Legislation to create an Indiana hate-crime law is expected to die in the House because it won't get a committee hearing.

Legislation opening records from Indiana's closed adoption era is one step away from becoming law. Last year, a similar measure didn't even get a vote in a House committee.

Legislation that would restrict state environmental regulators from creating tougher rules looks unlikely to advance this session after a Senate committee completely overhauled the measure on Monday.