STATEHOUSE (Jan. 23, 2018) – A bill authored by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) to allow the Auctioneer Commission to approve and offer online courses recently passed the full Senate by a vote of 49-0. more »
State Sen. Mike Delph (R-Carmel) authored a bill that would allow fire departments to provide voluntary vehicle carbon monoxide testing to the driver of a vehicle that will be voted on by the full Senate today during session. John and Wendy Bettis, the parents of Savannah Bettis, whom the bill is named after, will be in attendance in the balcony during the vote. more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 22, 2018) – A bill authored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) to require cursive writing in schools today passed the full Senate by a vote of 38 to 11. more »
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State Sen. John Ruckelshaus (R-Indianapolis) recently sent a letter to several state senators and representatives urging them to form a White River Caucus. more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 19, 2018) – A bill authored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) to establish a statewide maternal mortality review committee recently passed the full Senate by a vote of 49 to 0. more »
State Sen. John Ruckelshaus (R-Indianapolis) will host two bipartisan town hall meetings during the 2018 legislative session with State Reps. Carey Hamilton (D-Indianapolis) and Ed DeLaney (D-Indianapolis). more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 18, 2018) – State Sen. Randy Head (R-Logansport) said three bills he authored that are a result of the work of the Task Force on Substance Abuse and Mental Health, which he co-chairs, passed the full Senate today. more »
A bill that would reduce the age from 52 to 50 at which a member of the 1977 Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Pension and Disability Fund is eligible to receive full retirement benefits passed out of the Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor by a vote of 8-0, said State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette). more »
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 17, 2018) — State Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle) today announced Senate Bill 123, which would expand the availability of newborn safety incubators, commonly referred to as “baby boxes,” passed the Senate by a vote of 47-0. more »
