Legislative Study Committees

Legislative Study Committees

During the legislative session many interim study committee topics are recommended by the General Assembly.  The meetings allow experts in the field and state agencies to share information about the current state of issues in Indiana in preparation for the next legislative session.  In late May, the Legislative Council announced the topics to be studied in the interim before the 2018 session.  

View the House and Senate interim study committee assignments. Check the interim committee calendar for updates. A sample of current meetings on the calendar include:

• Courts and the Judiciary - September 21 on financial crimes against the elderly, October 5 on requests for new courts or judicial officers
• Education - September 28 on new teacher inductions, October 18
• Employment and Labor - September 12 on the Dept. of Workforce Development and the unemployment compensation system
• Fiscal Policy - September 18 on state sales tax on vending machine items, state tax on transient residential housing rented or furnished for consideration and state tax imposed and collected from a facilitator as a retail merchant making a retail transaction; September 25 on neighborhood enhancement property tax relief program, TIF issues and uniform property tax assessment of nonprofit entities; October 2 on school district financial analysis and annual tax incentive evaluation
• Government - October 4
• Joint Cmte on Judiciary and Public Policy - October 12 continued discussion on previous topics and increasing the number of law enforcement officers employed by local government units
• Public Health, Behavioral Health and Human Services - September 28 on the shortage of healthcare providers in Indiana and an update on the INSPECT program, October 26discussion on changes needed in state law and policy to respond to federal healthcare changes