Articles tagged as: 2023 legislative session
February 21, 2023
Lawmakers advance bill to regulate third-party food delivery services like DoorDash
Third-party food delivery services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats could no longer include restaurants on their platforms if the restaurants dont agree to it under a bill headed to the Indiana House floor.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2023
Police can lie to kids and use their statements against them in court. A Senate bill hopes to change that
Senate Bill 415 unanimously passed out of the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee Tuesday.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
Public education allies rally against Republican legislation targeting Indiana schools
Educators, elected officials and advocates criticized several Republican-authored education bills during a rally at the Statehouse Monday.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
Senate passes bill to allow trucks to speed up like cars to 70 miles per hour on highways
Many highways in Indiana set speed limits of 70 miles per hour for cars and 65 for large heavy vehicles like semi-trucks. A majority of Indiana Senators passed Senate Bill 13 Monday to set a uniform speed limit of 70, despite some uncertainty over whether that’s the safest course of action.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
Lawmakers hope measure will prevent overdose deaths by connecting people to follow-up care
HB 1462 would require all emergency departments in the state to provide the Indiana Department of Health a plan that will be implemented when patients have a substance use related emergency.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
Indiana House Republicans want to reshape school district, charter funding
The proposal would overhaul how local property taxes fund public school corporations and create a new funding stream for charter schools.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
Indiana lawmakers sidestep climate solutions conversation yet again
The Senate Environmental Affairs Committee adjourned without voting on a bill on Monday that would have created a climate solutions task force.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
Bill to let Indiana utilities charge for additional costs without pre-approval passes House
The bill seeks to undo the effect of an Indiana Supreme Court decision involving the cost of cleaning up Duke Energy's coal ash waste.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
'Please say gay': House bill to limit 'human sexuality' discussion in schools passed by committee
Legislation that would limit discussions of human sexuality and how students express their gender identity in elementary school classrooms was passed by the House Education Committee on Monday.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
Bill to save small businesses millions in federal taxes heads to governor's desk
Indiana small business owners each stand to save hundreds or even thousands of dollars in federal taxes under a bill headed to the governors desk.
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