January 17th: Here’s what happened at the Indiana Statehouse this week
This is the second full week of the 2020 Indiana General Assembly.
Executive Director Rima Shahid testified in support of the first section of the original House Bill 1221, which stated that voting centers would extend voting hours from 6pm to 8pm. This part of the bill has since been stricken. Women4Change no longer supports the bill.
January 16th marked 100 years since Hoosier women got the right to vote. Indiana was the 26th state to ratify the 19th Amendment. Women4Change staff, board members and volunteers attended a celebration at the Statehouse, where Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch spoke. A Resolution was passed in both the House and Senate to mark the anniversary of women’s suffrage in Indiana.
On Thursday, January 23rd Women4Change will host a Women’s Economic Stability Press Conference with our Equality Pay$ coalition partners. Legislators of both parties will attend and speak on Hoosier Women’s economic stability.
These bills were assigned to the Courts and Criminal Code Committee:
Women4Change supports this bill.
House Bill 1161: Sexual battery
Women4Change supports this bill.
This bill was assigned to the Education and Career Development Committee:
Senate Bill 175: Prevention of sexual violence, domestic violence, and stalking
Women4Change supports this bill.
This bill was assigned to the Education Committee:
House Bill 1088: School athletics
Women4Change does not support this bill.
These bills were assigned to the Corrections and Criminal Law Committee:
Senate Bill 116: Human trafficking
Women4Change supports this bill.
Senate Bill 146: Sexual assault victims’ rights
Women4Change supports this bill.
These bills were assigned to the Public Health Committee:
House Bill 1141: Birth control prescriptions
Women4Change supports this bill.
House Bill 1248: Postpartum Medicaid for pregnant women
Women4Change supports this bill.
This bill was assigned to the Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee:
Senate Bill 305: Contraceptive coverage
Women4Change supports this bill.
This bill was assigned to the Family and Children Services Committee:
Senate Bill 342: Pregnancy and childbirth discrimination
Women4Change supports this bill.
These bills were assigned to the Health and Provider Services Committee:
Senate Bill 283: Medicaid treatment for pregnant women
Women4Change supports this bill.
Senate Bill 299: Fetal Remains
Women4Change does not support this bill.
These bills were assigned to the Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee:
House Bill 1162: Wage history and wage range inquiries
Women4Change supports this bill.
House Bill 1427: Paid family and medical leave program
Women4Change supports this bill.
These bills were assigned to the Pensions and Labor Committee:
Senate Bill 34: Paid employee leave
Women4Change supports this bill.
Senate Bill 35: Protective orders and employment
Women4Change supports this bill.
Women4Change supports this bill.
Senate Bill 281: Fair pay in employment
Women4Change supports this bill.
These bills were assigned to the Elections and Apportionment Committee:
House Bill 1221: Poll hours; vote centers
Women4Change does not support this bill.
These bills were assigned to the Elections Committee:
Senate Bill 53: Proof of identification
Women4Change supports this bill.
Senate Bill 87: Redistricting standards
Women4Change supports this bill.
Women4Change supports this bill.
These bills were assigned to the Ways and Means Committee:
House Bill 1226: Sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products
Women4Change supports this bill.
Committees have less than two weeks left to hold any initial hearings on their bills.