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Senator JD Ford offered an amendment that would have assigned the topics to an interim legislative study committee on elections instead of to the Secretary of State. Ford said the Secretary of State’s office is a partisan elected office and an interim committee would better ensure bipartisan participation and minority input. “It is a very partisan office. There really isn't any requirement to have some of the minority input,” Ford said.

Supporters of the bill, including Senator Gaskell, argued the Secretary of State has the data and capacity to complete the study and that the House sent the bill in its current form. Senator Hundley (referred to on the floor as Senator Hundley) supported Ford’s amendment, saying it would help ensure the work gets done on a bipartisan basis; the author and the Senate ultimately disagreed.

The Senate voted on the motion to amend by roll call; the tally was 11 ayes and 37 noes, and the amendment failed. The chair then ordered the bill to engrossment.

The matter proceeds through legislative processing with the Secretary of State named in the bill as the study lead unless subsequent amendments change that assignment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Chamber Thursday, April 3, 2025 11:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Senators debated whether an elections cost study should be run by the Secretary of State or by an interim legislative elections committee. An amendment by Senator Ford to transfer the study to the interim committee failed 11-37; the bill was ordered to engrossment.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature IN, Indiana","taxId",77679,"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},6090496,"Senate approves tighter timelines for foster‑care permanency, expands foster‑parent participation",3863,2647000,6510000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2866385-faa2d81fc9a27a42f7756bdf0f495731&start=2647&end=6510","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2866385-faa2d81fc9a27a42f7756bdf0f495731/thumbnail_2647000.jpg","/articles/6090496/Indiana/Senate-approves-tighter-timelines-for-fostercare-permanency-expands-fosterparent-participation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6090496-11ba69ca969eb3bf1595c02ccd016555/orig.mp4?Expires=1771126090&Signature=o3kMJGA-~3n8frXI6QURuK2bc0z8m~MFAgShcDzl3Elz4epZXZwNA~vQxHVtnAm889nAGW71EO-0onAYQLT0vo2vJ6IxawesbgrjFnRKBmv8orqRuLg6xAsUYh1Gm3Ig1Nn4z79dHMegcLbONlcxaEgjU1QqSgMVDu4B1qgevfpeEuoAK~XSiP7jiyARETGI3mpIERF49VP5bW~ykJifddgJnNZgKPM4ZZM4AN8TJT8Ah978LKPzQMWwVlq04jfm7IWv4eMlQWZNZEdJZqYBz~MbNj35v-Uq4JQ9s497Ec23Km7rHQ09lQPss7AI~0dNMOgDX6N5l62upRDa2XJFSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate on April 3 approved House Bill 16-05 on a 45-3 vote, a measure supporters described as a statutory effort to speed permanency for children in foster care and to give foster parents a stronger voice in court proceedings.

Senator Brown, presenting the bill, said the legislation updates juvenile procedures to reduce prolonged stays in foster care and to let foster parents who have cared for a child more than a year intervene in proceedings. “The goal is ... improving our permanency timelines for children in foster care,” Brown said, calling the measure a response to cases where children spend years in the system.

Supporters said the bill preserves reunification as the preferred outcome when safe but prevents repeated continuances that prolong instability for children. The sponsor said the bill will not automatically terminate parental rights without due process and stressed it aims to make permanency decisions more timely so children do not linger in temporary placements.

Several senators said they studied the measure carefully. Senator Cordura described a series of meetings with stakeholders, including the Department of Child Services (DCS), foster parents and public defenders. Cordura said she would support the bill with reservations and urged DCS be given an emergency appeal mechanism if the two allowed 90‑day continuations are insufficient in particular cases.

Senator Johnson, who identified himself as a foster parent, said the bill balances reunification with the child’s best interest and urged colleagues to support it because children are the primary concern. Senator Taylor likewise described personal conversations with foster families and said the bill seeks to protect children’s need for stable, long‑term homes.

Senators discussed implementation and oversight. DCS’s position on the bill on the floor was described as neutral; senators said the DCS director committed to returning to the Legislature quickly if implementation problems arise. The clerk recorded 45 ayes and 3 noes; the bill has passed the Senate and the secretary will notify the House.","On April 3 the Senate passed House Bill 16-05, aiming to shorten the time children remain in foster care and give long‑term foster parents greater ability to intervene. Supporters said the bill improves permanency; some members urged safeguards and monitoring.",{"_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},6090501,"Senate passes bill restricting women’s collegiate teams to athletes’ sex assigned at birth",2757,2564000,5321000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2866385-faa2d81fc9a27a42f7756bdf0f495731&start=2564&end=5321","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2866385-faa2d81fc9a27a42f7756bdf0f495731/thumbnail_2564000.jpg","/articles/6090501/Indiana/Senate-passes-bill-restricting-womens-collegiate-teams-to-athletes-sex-assigned-at-birth","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6090501-e32ba1ed2b26fdad8e0f1a546a9121cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771126090&Signature=AT4jYiZOXAH~ks~2KOxeBWnWfKsfphw0cC4S3RawjHeu76dMJSF-9A8tZ-lKrSUXJoDojwP-Sqn7~FI7vqLbUzZySEiul5t3GdP7XI4D8c5CyRzPfeqMZ3oIQVK7W7JJE2AIodKwwBzls0TudBeelafusLJbq9GV-JzdP8G4JvRMYRUMa7OEBmf5x3cc19h1AuIcZaniMo674qA~uS5IL5Kgqdur~m3BgeZttleQe34Bsm3tGA-3Z11zdDNx-e33a5JvxdwLZ7VYeFxB74MkTv4zNeYQ3fYSpBaFEbGCV2IBtsb9ZH8RY7--adHj0fHuH~jFVlbbfdztYnSSnWvx4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","INDIANAPOLIS — On April 3, the Indiana Senate passed House Bill 10-41, a measure that requires state and private post‑secondary institutions to designate team sports by the sex a student was assigned at birth and bars participation on women’s teams by persons assigned male at birth. The bill passed on a 42-6 roll-call vote after more than two hours of floor debate.

The bill’s sponsor, Senator Donato, told colleagues the measure is meant to “protect the integrity of female sports” at the K‑12 and collegiate level and said schools will be required to adopt a grievance process for alleged violations. “With the passage of this bill this year, we will be protecting the integrity of female sports in Indiana at the collegiate level on a fair and equal playing field,” Donato said as she presented the bill.

Supporters across the Senate argued the law preserves opportunities and scholarships for cisgender women and maintains competitive equity. Senator Brown, a former college athlete, said the bill does not require invasive medical examinations and called the requirement a simple reliance on birth certificates. “Having a physical before you participate in a sport is a good thing and a safe thing,” Brown said.

Opponents said the bill offers no explicit protections against harassment, coerced medical disclosure, or intrusive verification. Senator Ford said the measure “isn’t about fairness” and warned it could subject women and transgender students to public accusations and career‑altering humiliation. “This bill puts our children at risk,” Ford said, adding that multiple federal, collegiate and state policies already address eligibility and competitive fairness.

Senators questioned how grievance and verification would work in practice. During questions, the sponsor and other senators acknowledged the bill leaves procedures to institutions and does not list specific medical documentation requirements. When asked whether the bill provided protections against invasive examinations or required parental consent for verification, sponsors said the grievance process would apply but that the bill does not specify what records an institution may request.

Senators cited national and state actions as context: speakers referenced NCAA policy direction and recent executive orders by the U.S. president and Indiana’s governor addressing women’s sports. Debate also included anecdotal testimony referenced by the sponsor about a student who said she was required to share a locker room and hotel room with a player she described as a biological male.

After the final debate, the Senate voted and the clerk recorded 42 ayes and 6 noes. The secretary will notify the House of the bill’s passage.

The bill now moves to the administrative steps listed under the Legislature’s process for communicating passage to the House.","The Indiana Senate approved House Bill 10-41 on a 42-6 vote after several hours of debate. Supporters said the measure protects fairness in women’s sports; opponents said it increases risk of harassment and lacks safeguards against intrusive verification practices.","actionData","errors"]

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