INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 11, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Indiana House would end government licensing of marriages in the state, effectively nullifying in practice both major sides of the contentious national debate over government-sanctioned marriage. Rep. Jim Lucas introduced House Bill 1163 (HB1163) on Jan. 9. The legislation would eliminate three marriage requirements…
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 9, 2017) – An Indiana bill would nullify all EPA regulations within the state, and place sole authority for environmental regulations in the hands of a state agency. Rep. Chris Judy filed House Bill 1127 (HB1127) on Jan. 5. The legislation rests on the following legislative finding: “The regulation making authority of the…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 3, 2017) – A bill filed in the Indiana Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds. Sen. Phil Boots…
Indiana State House and Senate leadership was remarkably effective at protecting the status quo this year. They killed 11 bills that would have blocked unconstitutional power without so much as a debate or a vote, and gutted another promising bill by changing its intent to something completely different than originally introduced. Here is a rundown…
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 22, 2016) – An Indiana bill would nullify all EPA regulations within the state, and place sole authority for environmental regulations in the hands of a state agency. Rep. Chris Judy, along with three cosponsors, filed House Bill 1296 (HB1296) on Jan. 12. The legislation rests on the following legislative finding: “The regulation…
Indiana HB1293 would prohibit state cooperation with the enforcement all future federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state. It must pass in the House Committee on Public Policy to receive a vote in the full House. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill. 1. Call the House Committee on…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 19, 2016) – An Indiana bill would allow the state hemp seed commissioner to issue licenses for industrial hemp production without first obtaining federal waivers. Passage of this legislation would set the foundation to nullify in practice the unconstitutional federal prohibition of hemp within the state. Rep. Lloyd Arnold (R-Dist. 74) introduced House Bill…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 13, 2016) – An Indiana bill would prohibit state cooperation with the enforcement all future federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state. Rep. Chris Judy (R-Dist. 83) introduced House Bill 1293 (HB1293) on Jan. 12. The legislation would prohibit state agencies or political subdivisions, along with their…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 13, 2016) – An Indiana bill would prohibit state cooperation with the enforcement all future federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state. Rep. Chris Judy (R-Dist. 83) introduced House Bill 1293 (HB1293) on Jan. 12. The legislation would prohibit state agencies or political subdivisions, along with their…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 8, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Indiana Senate would empower the state legislature to review federal laws and nullify any that are deemed to violate the Constitution. Sen. Mike Delph (R-Dist. 29) introduced Senate Bill 288 (SB288) on Jan. 7. The legislation would empower the Indiana state legislature to review…