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.

Law enforcement officers get a 25-foot bubble around them that the public cant cross when told to stop under a bill thats a step away from the governors desk.

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.

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.

State officials say some of the tight rules on unemployment benefits end up clogging up the system, preventing people from quickly getting paid and costing the state a lot of money especially during economic downturns. A bill to alleviate some of DWDs administrative burden and expedite the process of getting more money to beneficiaries heads to the governors desk after passing the Senate Tuesday.

The bills author has said it could help Indiana to reach its goal of recycling half its waste. But a University of Pittsburgh professor questions whether some of these chemical processes should be considered recycling at all.

Its likely Indiana will be sued if a bill banning gender-affirming surgery for people in prison becomes law.

More than 200 health care professionals signed on to a letter asking for the chair of the House Public Health Committee to halt a bill banning medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

It now goes back to the state House to consider changes made to the bill.

A Senate committee rejected an effort Monday to allow anyone to vote absentee by mail in Indiana.