State Legislature Bills

The bill would ban Red No. 3 and purely cosmetic artificial red dyes in pet food sold in Indiana beginning in 2028. It also requires nutritional and labeling standards, authorizes inspections, and imposes penalties of up to $5,000 for repeated violations.

This bill would authorize a massive energy and infrastructure project near Richmond, Indiana, including underground utility relocation, a new reservoir, an underwater dual-reactor nuclear facility, and upgrades for five nearby fire departments. It promises resilience and power reliability, but would likely raise major questions about cost, land use, environmental risk, and the unusual underwater reactor concept.

This bill creates a state income tax credit of $500 to $1,000 for qualified emergency responders and adds training reimbursement support for certifications, testing, and continuing education. It is framed as a way to strengthen volunteer emergency response capacity using existing funds, grants, and administrative savings without raising taxes.

This bill would give extra state education funding to Indiana public school districts with high poverty, staffing shortages, or weak academic performance, while offering teacher retention incentives and expanding career and technical education access. It also requires annual public reporting on how funds are distributed and what results they produce.

This bill would change Indiana’s school funding formula to give extra aid for low-income students, English learners, homeless students, and high-need districts, while requiring the money to go toward classroom supports and student services. It also creates grants to help underserved districts recruit and keep teachers and requires annual public reporting on funding, staffing, and student outcomes.