On January 12, 2026, the House Judiciary Committee HB 1193 on Civil Rights Commission authored by Rep. Jeter. The bill does the following: The Civil Rights Commission testified in support of this bill. The Fair Housing Center testified that they were neutral to the bill. Additionally, Strength over Struggle and a member of the public testified in opposition to the … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Commission
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The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 66 on civil rights authored by Sen. R. Michael Young and Sen. Boots. This bill defines certain provisions of the Constitution of the State of Indiana as "fundamental rights" and prohibits the government from substantially burdening a fundamental right unless the governmental entity demonstrates that the application of the burden to the … [Read more...] about Civil rights