Overview
- Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray and House Speaker Todd Huston said both chambers will reconvene Dec. 1–12 to begin redistricting and tax‑compliance discussions.
- Any business after Organization Day on Nov. 18 will count toward the 2026 regular session, with standing Senate committees allowed to meet while the chamber is in session.
- Leaders said no additional legislative action is planned for the rest of 2025 after Dec. 12, and the General Assembly will return Jan. 5, 2026.
- Democrats, including Leaders Phil GiaQuinta and Shelli Yoder, denounced the plan as a partisan power grab and urged lawmakers to prioritize cost‑of‑living relief.
- The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus held a Statehouse rally and distributed example maps as critics project potential GOP gains that could threaten the state’s two Democratic U.S. House seats, while officials say no final map has been released.