Articles tagged as: 2019 legislative session
February 14, 2019
Short-Term Insurance Plans Would Be Limited By Proposed Bill
A state insurance committee this week advanced a bill that would limit these plans to under a year.
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Senate Bill Would Make CO2 Storage Easier
A bill working its way through the state Senate would make it easier for companies to store carbon dioxide underground.
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Bill Regulating CFOs Voted Down In Committee
The bill would have given the Indiana Department of Environmental Management more power to deny permits for CFOs.
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Bills Defining Lake Michigan's Shoreline Pass Committee
This comes in the same week the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to hear a dispute over Lake Michigan beach access.
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No Action Coming On Indiana Attorney General Removal Bill
Leaders of the Republican-dominated Legislature have already said they plan no action against Hill despite calls for his resignation from Gov. Eric Holcomb and other state officials.
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Pharmacists Could Deny Abortion Drugs Under Senate Bill
Pharmacists could deny women access to abortion-inducing drugs if they have a moral or ethical objection under a bill approved by a Senate committee Wednesday.
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Lawmakers Push Changes to Innovation School Grading System
Supporters of this grading system say it gives schools time to adjust. Critics say using growth as the only indicator of school success is misleading.
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Committee Considers Bill To Ban Second Trimester Abortion Procedure
Dilation and evacuation abortion procedures, or D&Es, are performed in the second trimester. And they're currently legal up to around 20 weeks. Proposed legislation would ban them unless there are serious health risks to the mother.
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2019
Taxes On Short-Term Rentals OK'd By Senate Panel
Some short-term rental sites - including Airbnb - already collect taxes on behalf of their users. But others don't - and the owners of the properties would be responsible for paying Indiana sales and innkeeper taxes.
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Window Would Open For Child Sex Abuse Victims To Sue With Proposed Bill
A proposed bill would open a three-year window - through 2022 - when sex abuse victims can sue, regardless of whether the statute of limitations expired.
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