Indiana Keeps Bucking Marijuana Legalization, Tightening Related Laws Instead
Advocates for marijuana legalization in Indiana already know 2026 won’t be the year they see it happen.
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Lawmakers Back Away From A Youth Social Media Ban
With key legislative deadlines for the first half of session looming, the Indiana House and Senate passed numerous bills Wednesday, Jan. 28 – and eliminated a controversial social media provision.
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Indiana Bill Tracker: Senate OKs School Cell Phone Ban, Bears Bill Advances. What Else Moved
Lawmakers sprinting through the 2026 legislative session moved several bills last week, from a crackdown on local government officials’ luxury vehicles, to tax cuts for Hoosiers.
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Firing Squad, Gas Execution Methods Move Out Of House Committee
After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday, Jan. 21 passed a bill expanding the state’s execution methods.
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Indiana Senate Advances Bell-To-Bell School Cellphone Limits Despite Bipartisan Concerns
A divided Indiana Senate approved a bill Tuesday, Jan. 20 to tighten school cellphone restrictions, advancing the proposal to the House despite concerns about safety, cost and enforcement.
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Indiana Hemp Drug Ban Clears First Hurdle
Indiana lawmakers seek to align state law with a recently enacted federal ban on intoxicating and synthetic hemp products – over opposition from the burgeoning delta-8 industry.
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Indiana Senate Panel Advances Victim Impact Bill
A proposal to ensure crime victims are not forced to deliver impact statements to an empty courtroom chair advanced unanimously from a Senate committee Tuesday, Jan. 13 following emotional testimony from families denied the chance to confront the person convicted of killing their loved ones.
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Senate Committee Advances Indiana Anti-Doxxing Bill Tied To Redistricting Threats
Efforts to criminalize doxxing in Indiana moved forward Tuesday, Jan. 13 after a Senate committee approved legislation targeting the malicious and “intentional” online disclosure of personal information.
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Indiana Lawmakers Consider Anti-Doxxing Bill Following Redistricting Bomb, Swatting Threats
Indiana lawmakers hope to crack down on doxxing after more than a dozen of their own became victims of threats amid a turbulent but unsuccessful redistricting campaign.
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Lawmakers Debate Firing Squad Executions In Indiana
A bill that would allow executions by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are unavailable or at an inmate’s request is fueling ongoing debates over secrecy, drug costs and “humane” methods of capital punishment.
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As Indiana Senate Begins Redistricting Turn, Some Republicans Keep Mum
About a quarter of Indiana Republican senators have not yet said how they’ll vote on a sweeping partisan redraw of the state’s congressional maps, teeing up an uncertain week for the proposal’s future.
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Panel Hears Warnings On Rising Indiana Prison Population
Indiana lawmakers heard stark warnings Thursday, Sept. 25 that the state’s prison population is again nearing capacity while funding for local alternatives is shrinking.
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Lawmakers Don Jerseys Over Suits And Dresses In Friendly Game Of Basketball
There were no suits, ties or dresses for state lawmakers Wednesday night — just shorts, tennis shoes and a lot of sweat.
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Election Bills Topped Tuesday’s Legislative Roundup
Lawmakers tackled numerous topics Monday, highlighted by key election bills and a measure that could slow the retirement of coal-fired power plants.
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Lawmakers Push Controversial Military Trial Rights Bill Through To Governor
The Indiana Senate on Thursday passed a much-disputed proposal barring Indiana National Guard members from demanding a military trial — or court-martial — in lieu of non-judicial punishment.
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Bill To Criminalize Nefarious GPS Tracking Advances To Senate
It would be a crime to use a GPS device to track someone without their knowledge, under a bill passed Tuesday in the Senate corrections committee.
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