Tempers flared among Indiana legislators during a debate Thursday when Black lawmakers were shouted down and booed by some Republicans and two House members had to be separated in a hallway.

Tensions flared in the Indiana House Thursday after Republicans shouted down Democratic lawmakers who voiced concerns about discrimination in a bill.

Republican legislators have selected State Rep. Todd Huston as their pick to become the next leader of the Indiana House.

The proposed first steps would cover less than half of the state's needs.

The House sent a bill Wednesday to the governor that bans abortions performed solely because of a fetus' sex, race or disability.

The heart of the BMV bill reduces or eliminates 163 fees and cuts the number of ways to register a vehicle from 191 to 23, but that's not what caused the fireworks on the House floor.

The bill increases the cap on a medical malpractice award to $1.8 million by 2019 - up from its current limit of $1.25 million.

The House killed a bill Thursday that would have allowed superintendents to increase pay for teachers outside of the traditional collective bargaining process with a teacher's union.

Just about one year ago, Gov. Mike Pence, after months of negotiations with the federal government, announced the creation of HIP 2.0. Using money from the Affordable Care Act, it provides health insurance to low-income Hoosiers while allowing them to make payments into health savings accounts.

Indiana's medical malpractice cap hasn't increased in nearly two decades.