STATEHOUSE (Feb. 25, 2026) – Legislation authored by State Rep. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty) to ensure Hoosier parents can allow their children to engage in age-appropriate independent activities without fear of prosecution has now passed the Indiana Senate and is on its way to the governor for consideration as a new law.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 25, 2026) – State Rep. Jack Jordan (R-Breman) recently co-signed a letter calling on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to review Northern Indiana Public Service Company's increasing residential utility rates.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 25, 2026) – Recently, State Rep. Heath VanNatter (R-Kokomo) sponsored a resolution honoring the lives of Delphi teens Abigail "Abby" Williams and Liberty "Libby" German.
CAPTION: State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) (third from left) joins Greencastle Mayor Lynda Dunbar (fourth from left) and members of the Mayor's Youth Council on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. Baird discussed his role as a State Representative and explained the similarities between state government and what they do at the local level of government. Click here to learn more about the Mayor's Youth Council.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 25, 2026) – The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission announced plans to investigate energy affordability with the five largest investor-owned utilities in the state – Duke Energy, CenterPoint Energy, AES Indiana, Northern Indiana Public Service Company and Indiana Michigan Power – according to State Rep. Alaina Shonkwiler (R-Noblesville).
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 25, 2026) – The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission announced plans to investigate energy affordability with the five largest investor-owned utilities in the state – Duke Energy, CenterPoint Energy, AES Indiana, Northern Indiana Public Service Company and Indiana Michigan Power – according to State Reps. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) and Randy Novak (D-Michigan City).
CAPTION: State Rep. Michelle Davis (R-Whiteland) (right) presents Johnson County resident David Edens (center) with her Hardworking Hoosier Award. Edens has served as the athletic director at Whiteland Community High School for six years and was the athletic director at the middle school before that. He spends countless hours before, during and after school hours ensuring student athletes at every athletic competition are ready to go and have the resources they need to succeed.
Award Background: Do you know someone who gives back to our community? Or someone who works hard to make Johnson County a better place? Now's your chance to recognize their contributions. State Rep. Michelle Davis (R-Whiteland) is dedicated to recognizing hardworking Hoosiers in House District 58, from teachers and instructional aides to doctors and CNAs, librarians to mechanics, and grocery store employees to skilled laborers.
Want to nominate someone for the Hardworking Hoosier Award? Nominees must be residents of House District 58. Recipients will be given an award certificate during a special presentation and spotlighted in Davis' email updates to constituents across the district. Click here or visit in.gov/h58 for the nomination form.
CAPTION: State Rep. Michelle Davis (R-Whiteland) (center) joins the Whiteland Community High School Girls Wrestling Team in the House Chamber on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The team won the 2026 state championship for girls wrestling earlier this year, the first state title for the school. Davis honored the team with House Resolution 35, which was adopted by the Indiana House of Representatives.
PHOTO CAPTION: State Rep. Chris May (R-Bedford) (center) meets with Lawrence County 4-H members on Feb. 10, 2026, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The students were there as part of 4-H Day at the Statehouse.
State Rep. Wendy McNamara's (R-Evansville) bill to prohibit cryptocurrency kiosks in Indiana is going to the governor for consideration as a new law.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 20, 2026) – This session, State Rep. David Abbott (R-Rome City) co-authored a resolution recognizing the longstanding partnership between the Province of Québec and the State of Indiana.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 19, 2026) – The Indiana Senate supported legislation authored by State Rep. Lori Goss-Reaves (R-Marion) updating dental licensing requirements and strengthening respiratory care standards.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 19, 2026) – State Rep. Alaina Shonkwiler's (R-Noblesville) legislation promoting utility affordability and transparency is going to the governor for consideration as a new law.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 18, 2026) – Two bills carried by State Rep. Danny Lopez (R-Carmel) that would empower foster youth and crack down on hate littering recently passed the Indiana House of Representatives.
A resolution co-authored by State Reps. Andrew Ireland (R-Indianapolis) and Julie McGuire (R-Indianapolis) recognizing the seriousness of the U.S. national debt and its threat to national security recently passed the House Ways and Means Committee. It also urges Congress to commit to establishing an effective regular order for budgeting.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 18, 2026) – State Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) is calling on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to review Northern Indiana Public Service Company's increasing residential utility rates.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 17, 2026) – A resolution co-authored by State Rep. Bob Heaton (R-Terre Haute) recognizing the seriousness of the U.S. national debt and its threat to national security recently passed the House Ways and Means Committee. It also urges Congress to commit to establishing an effective regular order for budgeting.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 17, 2026) – State Rep. Ben Smaltz (R-Auburn) recently supported an effort to strengthen property tax relief for Indiana’s veterans, specifically those who have sustained total disabilities in service to the nation.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 17, 2026) – A resolution co-authored by State Rep. Heath VanNatter (R-Kokomo) recognizing the seriousness of the U.S. national debt and its threat to national security recently passed the House Ways and Means Committee. It also urges Congress to commit to establishing an effective regular order for budgeting.
We are now in the final month of the legislative session, with meaningful progress already being made to help Hoosiers. During the first half of session, lawmakers in the Indiana House introduced 427 bills and passed 113 bills that are now with the Senate for consideration.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 16, 2026) – A resolution authored by State Rep. Tim O'Brien (R-Evansville) recognizing the seriousness of the U.S. national debt and its threat to national security recently passed the House Ways and Means Committee. It also urges Congress to commit to establishing an effective regular order for budgeting.
Our national debt is at an all-time high, totaling more than $38 trillion as of December 2025. That puts the debt owed per U.S. citizen at $112,000. More than $8 trillion of that debt is owned by individuals outside the U.S., including over $800 billion owned by individuals in China. This not only poses a threat to our state's balanced budget, but also to national security.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 13, 2026) – State Rep. Mike Karickhoff (R-Kokomo) was recently recognized by the Indiana House of Representatives for his 16 years of service as he concludes his final legislative session.
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 13, 2026) – The Indiana House of Representatives advanced legislation, co-sponsored by State Rep. Michelle Davis (R-Whiteland), strengthening coordination among federal, state and local officials in enforcing immigration laws
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 12, 2026) – The Indiana House recently passed legislation co-authored by State Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne) to provide more fairness and predictability to health care payments and establish clearer rules to protect patients from medical debt surprises.
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