The deadline is Wednesday to move bills from one chamber to the next and several major bills have yet to move.

Gov. Mike Pence Thursday signed two bills that shield teachers and schools from the 2015 ISTEP+ scores.

Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg, continues the fight to place cursive writing back into the curriculum after the Indiana Department of Education made cursive optional in 2011.

A Republican state senator who previously proposed granting Indiana civil rights protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people has unveiled a new bill that would leave transgender rights out of the equation.

In addition to raising the gas tax to match a rise in inflation, the proposal would allow local municipalities with populations of at least 20,000 to implement a wheel tax.

The proposed legislation would expand the Military Family Relief Fund to include combat veterans who served before 9-11.

Sen. Earline Rogers, D-Gary, announced Tuesday that she would not seek another term in the Indiana Senate, following more than three decades of service to the Indiana General Assembly.

After more than three decades of service at the Statehouse, State Sen. Pat Miller, R-Indianapolis, will not seek re-election this fall.

Legislation that drastically simplifies the Bureau of Motor Vehicles' complex registration and fee system received positive feedback in Wednesday's initial House committee hearing.