INDIANAPOLIS—On Tuesday, Senate Bill (SB) 251 was momentarily defeated after failing to receive a constitutional majority to pass second reading. The bill would have required school employees to reauthorize their union dues annually, placing an unfunded mandate on schools and intentionally creating an obstacle to [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Tuesday, Senate Bill (SB) 110, law enforcement officer misconduct database, passed out of the Senate Corrections and Criminal Code Committee with unanimous support. Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) released the following statement on the passage of this bill: “I’m thankful to my [...]
INDIANAPOLIS – On Monday, Senate Republicans voted to override Governor Holcomb’s veto on Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 148. The contentious proposal, which was pushed out of the legislature last session by the Republican supermajority with little public input, would preempt all past and future ordinances [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Thursday, Senate Bill (SB) 1 passed out of the Senate with a vote of 40-8. If signed into law, the bill would grant COVID-19 civil immunity to corporations and prohibit class action lawsuits from being taken against them. Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Tuesday, Senate Bill 275 authored by State Senator Eddie Melton (D-Gary) passed out of the Senate Tax and Fiscal Committee with unanimous support. If approved into law, the bill would create a tax amnesty program for participating counties, waiving the penalty and interest of [...]
Indianapolis--On Tuesday, Governor Holcomb delivered his state of the state address to Indiana. Assistant Minority Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) released the following statement in response: "All across the state, Hoosiers families are up against hard times. Small businesses and organizations are struggling. Black and minority [...]