*The 2024 legislative session officially adjourned on March 8. Read our recap and see how your lawmakers voted on key bills here.
Throughout the 2024 legislative session, we monitored key bills impacting Hoosiers' civil rights and liberties. Scroll through to see which bills passed and which ones failed.
A portion of this bill would have allowed schools, including charter schools, to employ, or approve as a volunteer, a school chaplain under certain circumstances.
This bill requires the operators of “adult oriented” websites which contain “material harmful to minors” to employ an age verification method.
HB 1264 requires voting officials to verify citizenship by comparing the statewide voter registration system with the BMV list of temporary credentials given to noncitizens.
SB 181 gives the attorney general the power to enforce an Indiana law that requires local governments and colleges to cooperate with demands from a federal immigration authority.
HB 1183 prohibits businesses, corporations, and citizens of a foreign adversary from acquiring, purchasing, or leasing certain land located in Indiana.
While SB 202 is wrapped up in language about free inquiry and expression, the ACLU of Indiana is very concerned about provisions limiting or chilling speech on campus.
This bill streamlines the process for a psychiatrist or psychologist to examine a defendant, testify on their capability to understand the criminal proceeding, and assist with preparation of the defense....
HB 1162 seeks to directly nullify our recent lawsuit victory that granted all people living in Indiana on humanitarian parole access to IDs.
In its final form, the ACLU of Indiana supports the first section of the bill, prohibiting religious discrimination, but opposes the second section which defines one expression of antisemitism, as defined...
SB 128 would have required any instruction and learning materials used to teach “human sexuality” for grades 4-12, be approved by the school board and would require certain information to be publicly posted...
A portion of this bill would have provided that feminine hygiene products are exempt from the state gross retail tax.
This bill would have decriminalized the manufacturing, sale, and possession of fentanyl test strips, moving Indiana in the right direction and reducing the number of Hoosiers behind bars.
This incredibly broad bill would have prevented government employees from advising a child to withhold information from their parents and would also require them to disclose information at a parent’s...
The Indiana General Assembly should pass marijuana legalization bills and should prioritize racial justice and equity in reform efforts.
These bills would have allowed undocumented immigrant students who attended high school in Indiana to pay in-state tuition at Indiana’s public colleges and universities.
This bill would have prohibited a public transportation agency from offering free or discounted fares on a general, primary, or municipal election day.
This bill would have abolished cash bail and repeal Indiana bail law.
HB 1291 would have replaced “gender” with “biological sex” in significant portions of Indiana law.
SB 279 would have provided for in-person visits for children in juvenile detention facilities unless extraordinary circumstances prevent them, and for a minimum of two free phone calls of at least ten...
This bill would have created a system of medical and geriatric reprieve to support safe, pathways to release for the elderly and those with terminal, costly, life-hampering, and/or life-threatening medical...
This bill would have codified a section of the Pregnancy Fairness Workers Act in Indiana code and reaffirms federal law granting pregnant workers the right to reasonable accommodations on the job.
SB 32 would have prohibited public libraries from providing any functions or services that are not considered a “core public function” of the library, unless they include these items approved by the county...
This bill would have updated Indiana law by removing sentencing enhancements and criminal offenses that unnecessarily stigmatize and criminalize people who are HIV positive.
We supported this bill, because we believe all people should have the liberty to make personal, intimate decisions not just about how to live but also about how to die.
These bills would have prohibited race discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, tightly curled or coiled hair, and protective hairstyles like braids,...
HB 1221 would have continued last year’s efforts to criminalize teachers, librarians, & schools for distributing certain materials.
HB 1266 would have allowed healthcare providers to deny medical services to patients if the services go against the personal beliefs of the provider.
HB 1272 would have helped address Indiana's growing jail population and the overreliance on cash bail by judges.
This bill would have expanded Medicaid coverage for pregnant women by requiring reimbursement for delivery services provided in a birthing center and a home birth performed by a physician or certified nurse...
This bill would have increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for prenatal obstetric and gynecological services, pregnancy delivery care services, and postnatal care services.
This bill would have required the state to allow licensed adoption or foster care agencies, foster parents, or adoptive parents to discriminate against certain groups, parents, youth, or children based on...
