Indiana House pushes major boards consolidation, lawsuit limits to Senate

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 1,368

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Efforts to shrink Indiana’s government footprint and rewrite rules of civil litigation advanced Monday after the House approved two Republican-authored bills — one that would dissolve or restructure dozens of state boards, and another to strictly limit certain lawsuits in Hoosier courts.

House Bill 1003 — a 456-page House GOP priority measure overhauling Indiana’s boards, commissions and councils — passed in a 67-29 vote, with only Rep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, …

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