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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The clock is ticking, and committee deadlines are less than two weeks away. This week, legislative committee agendas were dense with proposals as lawmakers race to move large pieces of priority language across the midpoint. The state’s two-year budget bill also made...

General Statehouse Update It’s a wrap on week four at the Indiana General Assembly, and we are officially 25% through the legislative session. This week we where we saw consensus on a number of proposals, from TANF eligibility and data protection to small business tax...

Welcome to week three of the Indiana General Assembly. Committee hearings are well under way and legislation is beginning to make its way to chamber floors for consideration. The week began with a list of legislative priorities outlined by the Indiana Black...

And We’re Off! Budget Session Begins The First Regular Session of the 123rd Indiana General Assembly officially began its work in Indianapolis on Monday with an action-packed week of ceremony, procedure, and a parade of legislative agenda reveals to follow. Day one...