State Sen. Brian Buchanan (R-Lebanon) will serve on the following study groups during the summer and fall to help prepare lawmakers for the 2020 legislative session:
- Corn Marketing Council;
- Indiana Recycling Market Development Board;
- Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact Commission; and
- Interstate Rail Passenger Advisory Council.
“Indiana faces many important issues and the interim is a valuable opportunity for state lawmakers to discuss solutions with local professionals, subject experts and constituents,” Buchanan said. “I’m looking forward to the conversations we will have in these study groups in the coming months, as they help lawmakers like myself make sound decisions that benefit Hoosier communities across the state.”
When Indiana’s part-time legislature is not in session, lawmakers serve on interim study committees that meet to review the state’s top issues, as identified by the General Assembly during the prior legislative session.
Study committee topics are assigned by the bipartisan Legislative Council, comprised of 16 voting members — eight from the Senate and eight from the House of Representatives.
To view interim committee agendas and stream hearings online, visit iga.in.gov. To view a list of topics that will be examined by the committees, click here.