Articles tagged as: Indiana General Assembly
February 24, 2016
Legislative Maneuvering Begins For Competing Road Funding Plans
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.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2016
House Committee Advances Meth Bill
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.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2016
Bill To Simplify The BMV Rolls Through Senate Committee
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.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2016
Indiana Will Remain Among Five States Without Hate-Crime Law
Legislation to create an Indiana hate-crime law is expected to die in the House because it won't get a committee hearing.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2016
Adoption Records Bill Moves Governor's Desk
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.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2016
'No More Stringent' Bill Appears Unlikely To Advance
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.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2016
House Committee Passes High-Fenced Deer Hunting Bill Without Changes
The measure imposes rules on an industry that was left unregulated by court rulings last year. It sets regulations on the facilities, mandating things such as fence height, acreage, and reporting of escape and disease.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2016
Lawmakers Look For The Right Place To Regulate Daily Fantasy Sports
Lawmakers on the House Public Policy Committee are wondering whether the Indiana Horse Racing Commission is the right place for daily fantasy sports, but they are not sure if the Indiana Gaming Commission is the proper fit either.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2016
House Democrats' LGBT Amendment To Workforce Policies Bill Dismissed
The vast majority of House Republicans dismissed a Democratic amendment Thursday that would've barred employment discrimination against the LGBT community.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2016
Additional Regional Cities Money In Jeopardy
Full funding for all three winners of Indiana's Regional Cities Initiative is in jeopardy after Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday a bill to provide those dollars is stalled in the House.
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