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It was signed into law by Governor Eric Holcomb on May 4, 2023, and became Public Law 248. It goes into effect on July 1, 2023. It goes into effect on July 1, 2023. After it was signed, the American Civil Liberties Union and Indiana-based LGBT groups decried the bill as part of the "Slate of Hate" along with such bills as SB 480 , HB 1041 , and ...
The 1816 (superseded) and 1851 Constitutions of the State of Indiana, located in the Indiana Statehouse Rotunda. The Constitution of Indiana is the highest body of state law in the U.S. state of Indiana. It establishes the structure and function of the state and is based on the principles of federalism and Jacksonian democracy.
The Indiana Woman's Suffrage Association (IWSA) began on October 15, 1851, in Dublin, Wayne County, Indiana. [2] IWSA was created for men and women to fight for women's right to vote. The association held annual conventions for 26 years. [ 3 ]
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The courts have the authority to declare laws unconstitutional and repeal them, while the General Assembly has the power to initiate an amendment to the constitution to override the decision of the courts. Indiana judges are appointed by a commission made up of representatives of the governor and the courts.
Indiana passed laws against interracial marriage in 1818 and 1821. [146] Under 1840 state laws to ban miscegenation, Indiana became the first state to make interracial marriage a felony. [147] Article II of the new constitution of 1851 expanded suffrage for white males, but excluded Black Hoosiers from suffrage.
[47] During those decades, the General Assembly enacted a series of laws to protect the rights of workers and encourage more industrial growth. The women's suffrage movement also began in the state and rallies were held in Indianapolis to support the female suffrage legislation that was ultimately voted down in the General Assembly. [48]
Education was a major theme this year, but bills on alcohol sales and adult content are also making it into law. From reading to happy hour, here are the Indiana laws that go into effect July 1 ...