Articles tagged as: special session
November 3, 2025
Indiana lawmakers plan special session for redistricting in first two weeks of December
After months of pressure from the Trump administration and Gov. Mike Braun's call last week, Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) announced a tentative timeline to draw new maps.
Read MoreOctober 29, 2025
Indiana House speaker: lawmakers will convene later — not Nov. 3 — for special session
Indiana lawmakers will not convene on Monday for an upcoming special session, House Speaker Todd Huston said Wednesday, instead signaling that the Republican-led General Assembly plans to meet later within the 40-day window allowed by state law.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2025
Indiana redistricting fight heads to special session. Senate support remains unclear
Indiana lawmakers will convene Nov. 3 for a special session on congressional redistricting after months of White House pressure, but Senate votes remain uncertain.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2022
Indiana's near-total abortion ban is now law, takes effect Sept. 15
Indiana Republican lawmakers voted Friday to force thousands more people to give birth every year in a state with some of the worst maternal and infant mortality rates in the country.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2022
Inflation relief and family supports bill heads to governor’s desk as abortion ban looms
A bill headed to the governor’s desk is meant to boost family services for pregnant Hoosiers and children as Republicans are poised to largely ban abortion.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2022
Indiana House Republicans approve near-total abortion ban
Indiana House Republicans voted to ban nearly all abortions Friday, with limited exceptions.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2022
Indiana Senate pass spending and inflation relief bill
Indiana Senators affirmed a House-approved relief bill on Friday that will provide $200 rebate payments from the state’s surging budget surplus if approved by the governor.
Read MoreAugust 5, 2022
Indiana House passes spending, inflation relief bill
The Indiana House approved a bill Friday that would provide $200 rebate payments from the state’s surging budget surplus.
Read MoreAugust 4, 2022
Indiana GOP lawmakers settle on $200 for tax rebate payments
Those payments will be less than the $225 refunds that were originally proposed by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb but the deal represents a concession from GOP senators who were reluctant to go along with that plan.
Read MoreAugust 4, 2022
Indiana lawmakers vote to keep exceptions from abortion ban
A deeply divided Indiana House voted Thursday to keep exceptions in cases of rape or incest in a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state.
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