by Cheryl Robinson | May 2, 2023 | Legislative Updates
The 2023 Legislative Session has adjourned for the year, but it was not without a chaotic last-minute rush to work out major kinks in the budget and a few remaining bills. Lawmakers, staff, and lobbyists remained in the statehouse until after 3 a.m. on Friday morning...
by Cheryl Robinson | Apr 24, 2023 | Legislative Updates
As the clock ticks down and the final days of the 2023 legislative session come to a close, conference committees are in full swing. Nearly 100 bills landed on Governor Holcomb’s desk on Tuesday, all of which were signed by the end of the week. And, in particularly...
by Cheryl Robinson | Apr 17, 2023 | Legislative Updates
Second-half deadlines are whizzing by as the final month of the legislative session marches toward Sine Die (adjournment). This week we saw drastic changes to numerous bills in committee and a few failed attempts to insert language into a new home. Most notably, the...
by Cheryl Robinson | Apr 4, 2023 | Legislative Updates
There was an interesting dichotomy at the Indiana General Assembly this week. It began with no House committees scheduled on Monday. But by the end of the week, things started to heat up. HB 1001, the biennial budget bill, was heard by the Senate Appropriations...
by Cheryl Robinson | Mar 13, 2023 | Legislative Updates
Lawmakers returned to Indianapolis this week after a brief mid-session break, and committee action has started back up, albeit at a much slower pace. Education and Judiciary Committees in particular, met this week and sent several bills to the House and Senate...
by Cheryl Robinson | Feb 21, 2023 | Legislative Updates
Week 6 brought a flurry of committee action as the legislature stares down the final week of hearings before the switch-over. This was a week of firsts for marijuana policy, a controversial CRT bill was removed from committee calendars for a second time, and...
