Indiana House pushes major boards consolidation, lawsuit limits to Senate

Indiana House pushes major boards consolidation, lawsuit limits to Senate

Rep. Steve Bartels, R-Eckerty, discuses his bill to streamline government boards and commissions in the Indiana House chamber on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo by Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle)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 lim…