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Adopted concurrent resolutions: The House adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 (rename a bridge on State Route 156 near Patriot, Indiana, as the Corporal Barry Breinegar Memorial Bridge); Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 (rename the bridge over Big Walnut Creek at North U.S. Highway 231 as the James Ball Memorial Bridge); Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 (rename a section of State Road 114 as the Captain Matthew Tomkiewicz Memorial Mile); and Senate Concurrent Resolution 13 (rename a segment of I‑65 the Deputy Jacob M. Pickett Memorial Mile). Floor sponsors described the military and law‑enforcement service records of the honorees before the measures passed.

Committee reports and referrals: The House accepted committee reports and, pursuant to House Rule 126.3, recommitted several bills to Ways and Means (transcript lists Senate Bill 28, Senate Bill 430, and Senate Bill 505 as examples in the motion). The chair later reassigned Senate Bill 187 from the Committee on Ways and Means to the Committee on Local Government.

Consent and second reading actions: The chair presented a consent list of Senate bills for second reading; the transcript identifies multiple bills (for example, Senate Bill 80, Senate Bill 222, Senate Bill 421, Senate Bill 422, Senate Bill 484) and advanced them on second reading by unanimous consent where indicated.

Vote tallies: The transcript records adoption for several concurrent resolutions. Where explicit roll-call totals were recorded in the excerpt, they are noted; in other cases the transcript reports adoption without a clear numeric tally.

Why it matters: The adopted concurrent resolutions are ceremonial acts that rename infrastructure in honor of local service and sacrifice. Committee referrals and recommitments determine which panels have responsibility to review the substance and fiscal aspects of bills.

Ending: After these routine and ceremonial items, the House continued with committee calendars and adjourned until the date set by the speaker.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Indiana House Legislative Session March 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Indiana House approved several concurrent resolutions renaming bridges and highway sections in honor of service members and local officials, accepted committee reports and reclassified select bills for committee review.","taxTitle","2025 House Legislative Sessions, 2025 Legislature IN, Indiana","taxId",77716,"location","Indiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6127161,"House debate on SJR 21 sees failed amendment on nonpartisan redistricting; floor also hears proposal to add reproductive-health language",202,906000,1108000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2664801-20b13a362b5e01d63b850215d5c27c75&start=906&end=1108","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2664801-20b13a362b5e01d63b850215d5c27c75/thumbnail_906000.jpg","/articles/6127161/Indiana/House-debate-on-SJR-21-sees-failed-amendment-on-nonpartisan-redistricting-floor-also-hears-proposal-to-add-reproductive-health-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6127161-90d015f07a78e9f00630203eb1a16062/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143308&Signature=FG1HTOyxltgDW1HVIYuuoYP3Fvn~T2FvPiXlJHAxhC~QjQj3qMtkwjCbfhFUNlFv~APBJ67s0oQJPZjZI0xKr-C-WIg6DPWHnW-1CzqOdD~sVYGapSjsGZSZl8Q45We8LwNAlGfP8Me9g-IacQuQbjetHrdzbLAW4dX8OvdK7km~gkKOkC6xUVioBRoxHH~~up9GLqsMh-8gpI48zxfvMJuo7KtcbeKsvqHmBsvfmoaFALtPO5HJjHSTWYSYzWiWZRPh8LHAekYvBWPxB8grFg9obTOXPVZZnNELeD1c-cwlNxrFCxVNB7q6btcvBnzIdp6OWr3i3D4A42fildiXxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Indiana House took up Senate Joint Resolution 21, a proposal requesting Congress call a constitutional convention, and considered floor amendments that would add topics for such a convention.

Representative Pierce introduced an amendment that would add a requirement for nonpartisan congressional redistricting were a convention to be called. Pierce argued the change would make members of Congress more accountable by removing partisan skew from district maps and urged adoption.

Opponents said SJR 21 should remain a single-topic resolution to make it easier to gain passage in other states; they argued adding multiple subjects would complicate aggregation with other single-topic resolutions. After debate, the amendment to add nonpartisan redistricting failed on a roll call, 26 ayes to 59 noes.

Representative Hamilton later offered an amendment to add language directing a convention to consider restoring comprehensive reproductive-health care protections (as described in Roe v. Wade). Hamilton framed the amendment as responding to constituents and recounted a constituent’s personal account of medical hardship under current state law, citing a May 2024 poll that he said showed 64% of Hoosiers believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Hamilton said the proposed amendment would offer a path to protect families and health care access.

Opponents of Hamilton’s amendment again argued the resolution should remain single-topic so it could be aggregated with similar resolutions in other states; they urged members to vote against adding additional topics. The transcript excerpt does not include a roll-call result for Hamilton’s amendment.

Why it matters: SJR 21 would ask Congress to convene a constitutional convention; adding substantive topics to a convention resolution can shape the scope of any intergovernmental conversation or multi-state campaign to call a convention.

Votes and outcome: The House voted on the Pierce amendment (nonpartisan redistricting); the motion to adopt the amendment failed, 26–59. The transcript records debate on Hamilton’s amendment (reproductive-health protections) but does not record the outcome within the provided excerpt.

Ending: The House proceeded to other business after the recorded debates; the transcript does not show final disposition of SJR 21 within the excerpt.","Members debated amendments to Senate Joint Resolution 21, a proposed call for a constitutional convention. An amendment to add nonpartisan redistricting failed on a roll call; another amendment to add reproductive-health protections was offered on the floor and debated in personal terms.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6127164,"House rejects motion to recommit Senate Bill 287 on partisan school board elections to education committee",548,297000,845000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2664801-20b13a362b5e01d63b850215d5c27c75&start=297&end=845","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2664801-20b13a362b5e01d63b850215d5c27c75/thumbnail_297000.jpg","/articles/6127164/Indiana/House-rejects-motion-to-recommit-Senate-Bill-287-on-partisan-school-board-elections-to-education-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6127164-5add25ac442548d7595071dd2d0ea702/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143308&Signature=RhK9u4D-5jCYOPwmSvc1eHCVQhcHnO0KtBsm1~-jfIKDxLUhCevMPU3UhndwYi9VnsR6L5u13OKzWYg-UnD43uqnfuew6FZGy488qvVQ3obXuqs9gxYhmjg-w3lYmZLmiysfnaZKYTRFq0hrhLIQLkSIwKWrXCZmC1Asz~FOkBENJnied~er3m5uCqMK0zf72B37H7ssR7Me05wfEpRdi96jmkVDyAmTuoATJfE6jTlDz4t3APcc5nGLwZMXavXiVIxrkEshxXrfoW9sgXSsDJhfozyeHpCIHq0PVY3MmVmw5~hXE8qn3~gJiC8s0JkRte3k~7KnqQ5YgAZ6DgguVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Indiana House of Representatives on March 14 rejected a motion to recommit Senate Bill 287 to the House Education Committee, a procedural step supporters said was needed to let education specialists assess the measure’s effect on school districts.

Representative Patrick Delaney moved that SB 287 be recommitted to the Education Committee. He said the bill — which would make school board elections partisan — “is of such moment” and could “cause substantial disruption in the functioning of our school boards and therefore of our schools.” Delaney urged the chamber to give the proposal a focused review by lawmakers who sit on the education panel.

Delaney said the state’s more than “270 plus” school districts could be affected and argued the Education Committee, which he said includes longtime teachers and members familiar with budgets, transportation and superintendent hiring, is better placed to assess downstream consequences. “This does not stop the bill,” Delaney said. “It just makes a more focused group look at it.”

Representative Westkill, speaking in opposition to the recommit motion, said the Elections Committee had already held lengthy public hearings on related legislation and that the testimony was publicly available. Westkill said the Elections Committee had heard hours of testimony — including a House-filed version of a similar proposal — and that the committee’s work should not be duplicated.

When members recorded their votes, the roll call showed 25 ayes and 58 noes; the motion failed. The chair then took other procedural steps on the floor later in the same session.

Why it matters: Proponents of recommittal argued the change to partisan school board elections would touch central governance of local schools and therefore warrants review by the committee dedicated to education policy. Opponents said the Elections Committee already considered related election-law matters and that moving the bill again would be redundant.

No final action on SB 287 itself was recorded in the transcript aside from the failed recommit motion. The motion’s failure leaves the bill on the House floor under whatever committee assignment and calendar status existed before the motion.

Votes and next steps: The motion to recommit SB 287 to Education was moved by Representative Patrick Delaney and failed on a roll call, 25–58. The motion’s second was not identified in the transcript excerpt. No amendments to SB 287 or a final passage vote appear in the provided transcript.

Details on process: House members referenced House Rule 126.4 when moving the procedural recommit, and Representative Delaney cited the state constitution’s requirement for a “uniform system of common schools” in describing why the Education Committee should review the proposal. The transcript does not record further committee action or a later vote on SB 287 during the excerpt provided.

Ending: The session continued with other business after the vote; the transcript records subsequent reassignment of an unrelated bill (Senate Bill 187) to the Committee on Local Government later in the same meeting.","The Indiana House voted down a motion to send Senate Bill 287 — which would make school board elections partisan — to the House Education Committee, after floor debate over whether the measure needs subject-matter review.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: House adopts multiple memorial bridge and mile resolutions; committee reports adopted

House debate on SJR 21 sees failed amendment on nonpartisan redistricting; floor also hears proposal to add reproductive-health language

House rejects motion to recommit Senate Bill 287 on partisan school board elections to education committee