A new study shows hate crimes laws often arent utilized. House lawmakers change a school bus safety bill. And a Senate panel advances a bill to loosen restrictions on adoption advertising. Heres what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.

The Indiana House Courts and Criminal Code Committee on Wednesday amended the bill to bar schools or camera vendors from making money from the camera enforcement.

Senate lawmakers heard hours of testimony Thursday from teachers and education professionals urging the state to give schools, and ultimately teachers, more money.

A controversial bill moving through the state Senate would make changes to a law that lets utilities more quickly recover the costs of certain projects from ratepayers.

Indiana House Republicans want to cut more than $105 million from state funds earmarked for students from low-income families.

If Hoosiers post online that theyre interested in adopting a child, theyre technically committing a crime in the state of Indiana.

Researchers analyzed more than 300 bias-motivated homicides around the country over nearly three decades. And hate crimes charges were filed in less than one-third of those cases.

A coalition of veterans, church leaders and advocacy groups gathered at the Statehouse Monday to oppose legislation that would expand subprime lending in Indiana.

A bill to cap Indianas rate at 36 percent failed in the first half of the legislative session. Another bill, allowing different types of high-interest loans, passed out of the Indiana Senate.

Indiana does not tax e-cigarettes and vapor products, but its one of many states that might create one this year.