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Senate rejects amendment to change makeup of proposed prosecutor review board after extended floor debate
Summary
Senators debated whether the proposed prosecutor review board should be structured 4–1 or 3–2 by party representation. An amendment to restore a 3–2 balance failed on a roll call, 15–34. The bill remained ordered to engrossment.
Senators on the Indiana Senate floor debated an amendment to a bill establishing a prosecutor review board, ultimately rejecting a change that would have restored a 3–2 partisan balance. The amendment failed on a roll call, 15 ayes to 34 noes; the bill was ordered to engrossment.
Supporters of the amendment, led from the floor by Senator Poll, said they sought to preserve the balance that came from the House. “What amendment number 1 does is returns the bill to the original state that it was in when it came to us, from the house,” Poll said, arguing the change would prevent a dominant majority from overwhelming the review process. Poll urged colleagues that a 3–2…
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