Indiana lawmakers may come back into session ahead of schedule to help Gov. Eric Holcomb end the state’s public health emergency.
Holcomb said he needs three changes to state law in order to end the public health emergency, but not lose key benefits for Hoosiers: measures to keep enhanced federal benefits for food assistance and matching funds for Medicaid and allow the state to more efficiently get 5- to 11-year-olds vaccinated.
House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) said there’s general agreement about making those changes.
“We’re having conversations about those things and whether they would be those three or maybe even potentially a little more,” Huston said.
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And Huston said the legislature might come in for a day in December to make it happen, so that the governor can end the public emergency as soon as possible.
“I think it’s more symbolic than a piece of paper," Huston said. "I think a lot of us feel like we need to move forward.”
The legislature doesn’t normally begin its work until January.
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