Update from the Statehouse

The General Assembly has been moving along at a fast pace, and it's hard to keep up-to-date on the status of legislation.  So here is a brief report on some of the activity that has happened so far today in the Senate.

Senate Bill 146 passed the Senate today 39-9. The bill requires that pregnant women considering an abortion be given information about the possibility of fetal pain and when life begins. 

The Senate also passed a constitutional amendment to cap property taxes. The amendment must be passed now by the House, and then again by both the Senate and House that are elected in this November's general election.

To no one's surprise, the Senate also voted in favor of the Marriage Protection Amendment, more commonly known as SJR 7. To become part of the Indiana constitution, the proposed amendment must be passed by the House this year, and then approved by voters in the November general election.

To many people's surprise, 6 Senators changed their vote on Senate Bill 3, a bill that allows pharmacists to refuse to dispense medicines against their conscience if they believe the medicines will lead to abortion or assisted suicide. The bill stalled last week with a tie vote of 24-24 but today the vote was  30-18 in favor.  Senator Drozda has been working to get this legislation passed for years, and we congratulate him for leading this effort in the Senate.

Stay tuned for more developments...

Comments

[Stacey]

Thanks for the updates. Keep up all your hard work!