Even in a session where surprises can still happen, several Indiana bills effectively came to an end Thursday after missing a critical committee deadline.
Lawmakers note that language approved by either the House or Senate could still resurface in a last-minute conference committee report. However, reviving a measure is difficult if one chamber has already declined to move it forward.
Among the casualties was Senate Bill 21, which would have named the breaded tenderloin Indiana’s official state sandwich. The bill cleared the Senate in January, shortly before its author resigned for a new position, but the House Committee on Governmental and Regulatory Reform never held a hearing…