STATEHOUSE (Feb. 7, 2023) – A bill authored by State Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Mishawaka) that would increase funding for capital improvements in South Bend unanimously passed the Senate today. more »
State Sen. Gary Byrne (R-Byrneville) presents Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, which would rename a stretch of State Road 135 in memory of volunteer firefighter Jacob T. McClanahan, to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation Tuesday, Feb. 7. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) that would establish new zoning districts around military properties in Indiana passed the Senate unanimously Monday. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) that would further protect child victims unanimously passed the Senate Monday. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) that would set up regulatory framework for advance recycling businesses in Indiana passed the Senate with a bipartisan vote of 44-5 Monday. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Jon Ford (R-Terre Haute) that would allow Hoosiers to donate some or all of their state income tax refunds to cancer research passed the Senate unanimously Monday. more »
State Sen. Gary Byrne (R-Byrneville) passed his first bill, which would enable Hoosiers to install alternative residential onsite sewage systems, out of the Senate today by a vote of 44-5. more »
Hoosiers struggle to develop or sell their homes when the state designates the area to be in a floodplain. This is even more frustrating when federal mapping data is less restrictive and differs from the state's mapping. Senate Bill 242, which I authored, would repeal the provision and give local floodplain administrators the option to use state or federal floodplain mapping data. more »
BROWN RECEIVES IACP LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD: State Sen. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne) attends the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) mid-winter conference and receives the IACP Legislator of the Year award. more »
It is no secret that state government impacts the daily lives of Hoosiers throughout Indiana. more »
