Articles tagged as: IPB
March 23, 2023
Throwing stars legalized for all Hoosiers under change to bill in House committee
Throwing stars would be legal for Hoosiers to own and carry under legislation headed to the House floor.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
Governor signs bill upending Indiana Supreme Court case over Duke Energy's coal ash waste
The new law lets utilities recover extra costs from complying with federal rules without having to get pre-approval first as long as the IURC approves them after the fact.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
House committee scales back penalties for new crime of electronically tracking someone
A bill that makes it a crime in many cases to electronically track someone goes a little less far after changes by a House committee Wednesday.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
Senate criminalizes bystanders who get within 25 feet of police when told to stop
Law enforcement officers get a 25-foot bubble around them that the public cant cross when told to stop under a bill thats a step away from the governors desk.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
Indiana's 'Don’t Say Gay' bill expanded in committee – includes religious protections, nicknames
Republican lawmakers passed a controversial bill out of a Senate committee Wednesday that requires teachers to notify parents if students request a name, title or pronoun change in the classroom. The amended legislation also addresses other issues under the banner of parents rights.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2023
House committee approves gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth
A ban on medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth was approved by a House committee Tuesday. The committee heard nearly four hours of emotional testimony before moving the measure one step closer to the governors desk.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2023
Senate sends bill to simplify unemployment pay deductions, allow overpayment debt relief to governor
State officials say some of the tight rules on unemployment benefits end up clogging up the system, preventing people from quickly getting paid and costing the state a lot of money especially during economic downturns. A bill to alleviate some of DWDs administrative burden and expedite the process of getting more money to beneficiaries heads to the governors desk after passing the Senate Tuesday.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2023
Bill encouraging 'advanced recycling' heads to Holcomb's desk
The bills author has said it could help Indiana to reach its goal of recycling half its waste. But a University of Pittsburgh professor questions whether some of these chemical processes should be considered recycling at all.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2023
Lawsuit likely if ban on gender-affirming surgery for people in state prisons becomes law
Its likely Indiana will be sued if a bill banning gender-affirming surgery for people in prison becomes law.
Read MoreMarch 20, 2023
More than 200 health care workers sign letter to halt gender-affirming care ban for minors
More than 200 health care professionals signed on to a letter asking for the chair of the House Public Health Committee to halt a bill banning medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
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