Articles tagged as: 2023 legislative session
March 24, 2023
Weekly Statehouse update: Gender-affirming care bans, Indiana’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill move forward
An expansion to the Dont Say Gay bill, rejected changes to the ban on gender-affirming care for minors and legislation inviting a lawsuit.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
House GOP rejects amendments to halt forcibly de-transitioning transgender youth
House Republicans rejected an amendment to protect transgender youth from being forcibly de-transitioned by the state. The bill to ban medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth includes a six-month deadline to halt puberty blockers and hormone therapy treatments.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
Simplified SNAP renewals for Hoosier seniors, people with disabilities passes legislature
About 1 in 10 Hoosier families face food insecurity. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program also known as SNAP or food stamps can help them get food on the table. But requirements to repeatedly reapply for SNAP can be difficult. This week, legislators gave the governor the opportunity to sign a bill alleviating that difficulty for a few people, but not all.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
Senate Democrats push for increased education focus for state budget
Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus called on Republican senators to do more in support of public education at a press conference on Thursday.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
Bill would make sure controversial wetlands law works as intended
Two years ago, the legislature passed a law that removed protections for about half of all wetland acres in Indiana. But some lawmakers and developers say the state is still regulating some of those wetlands.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2023
Throwing stars legalized for all Hoosiers under change to bill in House committee
Throwing stars would be legal for Hoosiers to own and carry under legislation headed to the House floor.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
Governor signs bill upending Indiana Supreme Court case over Duke Energy's coal ash waste
The new law lets utilities recover extra costs from complying with federal rules without having to get pre-approval first as long as the IURC approves them after the fact.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
House committee scales back penalties for new crime of electronically tracking someone
A bill that makes it a crime in many cases to electronically track someone goes a little less far after changes by a House committee Wednesday.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
Indiana's 'Don’t Say Gay' bill expanded in committee – includes religious protections, nicknames
Republican lawmakers passed a controversial bill out of a Senate committee Wednesday that requires teachers to notify parents if students request a name, title or pronoun change in the classroom. The amended legislation also addresses other issues under the banner of parents rights.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2023
House committee approves gender-affirming care ban for transgender youth
A ban on medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth was approved by a House committee Tuesday. The committee heard nearly four hours of emotional testimony before moving the measure one step closer to the governors desk.
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