Articles tagged as: Indiana Senate
February 4, 2016
Senate Approves Bill That Would Create Child Abuse Registry
The bill that would create a list similar to online sex-offender registries was passed by the Senate on Wednesday on a 49-0 vote.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2016
Lawmakers, Advocates Say LGBT Rights/Religious Freedom Debate Isn't Over
Senate Republican Leader David Long says LGBT rights are an inevitability in Indiana and plans to debate the issue again next year.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2016
Drug Offenders Now Need Prescription For Cold Medicines
Bills passed by lawmaker sin the House and Senate block those convicted of drug-related offences from buying cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in the most common recipes for methamphetamine production.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2016
Indiana Senate Adds Restrictions To Abortions
The state senate passed a bill that would bar women from aborting a pregnancy based on the fetus' race, gender or disability.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2016
Hoosier Pharmacists Given Bigger Role In Stemming State's Meth Crisis
House and Senate lawmakers overwhelming approved bills Wednesday that give pharmacists a bigger role in helping stem the state's meth cooking crisis.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2016
Senate Approves Gov. Pence's Road Plan
Senate legislators unanimously endorsed Gov. Mike Pence's short term road funding plan Wednesday, sending it to the House one day after House Republicans pushed through their long term road plan.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2016
Deadline To Keep Bills Alive In Indiana Statehouse Looming
The deadline is Wednesday to move bills from one chamber to the next and several major bills have yet to move.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2016
Neither Side Of LGBT Rights Debate Completely Satisfied With Legislation
A Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill that aims to balance protections for gay, lesbian and bisexual Hoosiers and people faith. But, those testifying in complete support of the measure were few and far between.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2016
Rewrite Of RFRA Fails Quickly In Senate
An Indiana lawmaker Wednesday took another pass at rewriting last year's religious freedom restoration law - and the measure barely got a hearing, let alone a vote.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2016
Anti-Abortion Bill Passes Senate Committee
The bill is virtually identical to one that didn't pass last year. It bans abortions less than 20 weeks into term, but only if the patient's motivation is based on race, gender, disability, or the possibility of disability.
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