Advocates included students and parents affected by the shooting at Noblesville West Middle School, and the mother of a 4-year-old who fatally shot himself after a babysitter left a loaded firearm unattended.

Indiana has one of the highest rates of incarcerated parents. Proposed legislation would allow some incarcerated parents to better maintain involvement in their child's life.

The legislation says schools have to provide alternatives for procedures involving cats, pigs, earthworms and frogs.

Some of the bill's language says legislators should try to keep intact cities, communities, and neighborhoods when drawing new maps.

Right now, the power to bring back those higher net metering rates is in the hands of the Senate utilities committee - and its chair, Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis). He says he has decided the bill will not get a hearing.

The bill recently passed a Senate health committee to establish a Fetal Infant Mortality Review Team that would report to the Indiana State Department of Health.

Proposed legislation would eliminate some of the labeling requirements, including a rule that every e-liquid container have an identifiable, trackable product code.

This week, lawmakers renew a gun debate. A House panel advances electric scooter regulations. And Republicans block an expansion of absentee voting.

A House committee took hours of testimony Wednesday that was virtually identical to debate last session over a similar proposal.

Indiana law says to cast an absentee ballot, voters need a valid excuse as to why they can't vote in person.