Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Bail, public health changes and possible gas tax increase advance

Lawmakers finished the week Thursday by finalizing a move to limit the right to bail, extend a gas tax increase and make several key changes to a public health bill.... Read More

Lawmakers strip key bill of most property tax relief

House legislation tackling high property tax bills lost the majority of those provisions during a Senate committee meeting Tuesday, with senators saying “permanent” relief could come in the future after Indiana reduces pension liabilities.... Read More

Doctor non-competes, anti-union bills failed to clear committee

Legislation banning restrictive agreements between doctors and their employers — part of a push to lower Indiana’s high health care costs — hit a roadblock Thursday. A separate bill restricting construction-specific union agreements met a similar fate earlier in the week.... Read More

Bill to focus on, but not ban, BMV selling personal data

Lawmakers are using a bill intended to connect veterans with their earned benefits to also focus on data sales by Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles — but didn’t go as far as some would’ve liked. The House approved the legislation unanimously Tuesday.... Read More

Senate makes amendment to third-party food delivery bill

House Bill 1279 is intended to make it easier for dissatisfied restaurants to get out of contracts with delivery services, and to block those services from offering a restaurant’s food without its consent. ... Read More

Mixed beverage bill could impact prices for consumers

A bill letting beer wholesalers cash in on lucrative liquor-based drinks would “expand their monopolistic advantage” and raise prices for consumers, argues a leading wine and liquor organization. But beer wholesalers say it shouldn’t affect pricing.... Read More

Wholesalers battle over bill on mixed beverages

Mixed alcoholic beverages, like hard seltzers, have in recent years exploded in popularity, and wholesalers — the middlemen between manufacturers and retailers — all want a piece of the pie. ... Read More

Lawmakers push 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. House Bill 1076 now goes to Gov. Eric Holcomb.... Read More

Higher jury duty pay, child support bills clear committee but edits to come

A Senate judiciary committee on Wednesday approved a bill doubling pay for jury duty and another allowing courts to make fathers pay for a wider range of pregnancy and childbirth expenses, but committee members said they were actively working on changes.... Read More

Transgender disputes and tax reform dominate first half of the session

While hundreds of bills made it to the half-way point, two major themes rose to the forefront — disputes over transgender and gay youth and a Republican push for tax cuts. State lawmakers have directed intense legislative focus toward transgender Hoosiers this session — centered on school-age children — with more than two-dozen such bills filed.... Read More