STATEHOUSE (July 31, 2025) – Hendricks County legislators recently received appointments to serve on interim study committees, which will meet throughout the summer and fall to explore policy issues and work to identify solutions.
Legislators will hear testimony from the public, experts and stakeholders as they work on bill recommendations ahead of the next legislative session which begins in January.
State Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) will serve as vice chair of the Budget Committee, the Interim Study Committee on Fiscal Policy and the Interim Study Committee on Pension Management Oversight. He’ll also serve as a member of the Distressed Unit Appeal Board and the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority.
Thompson said one of the study topics this year is K-12 administrator salaries and administrator-to-student and teacher-to-student ratios.
“Education funding represents nearly half of our state budget, so it’s important that these Hoosier tax dollars are going to teachers and classrooms and that administrative costs are appropriate,” Thompson said. “We’ll also review updates on Indiana’s public retirement system to ensure the sustainability of this program, among other fiscal topics to improve our state and protect taxpayers.”
State Rep. Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon) will serve as vice chair of the Legislative Council’s Space Utilization and Technology Oversight subcommittees. He will also serve as a member of the Interim Study Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code, the Interim Study Committee on Courts and the Judiciary, the Legislative Council and the Legislative State of Emergency Advisory Group.
“Lawmakers have worked diligently to ensure our criminal justice system is keeping the most dangerous among us off our streets while connecting low-level offenders with treatment that will rehabilitate them, and we’ll continue reviewing these efforts to improve public safety,” Steuerwald said. “We’ll also look at how the state could continue lowering health care costs and prevent more Hoosiers from being adversely affected by medical debt.”
State Rep. Craig Haggard (R-Mooresville) will serve as a member of the Interim Study Committee on Environmental Affairs and the Interim Study Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs.
“Working to support rural communities and protect our natural resources remains a top priority,” Haggard said. “I will also continue to be a strong voice for Hoosier veterans and military families and focus on efforts to strengthen public safety.”
The 2025 legislative interim study committee assignments and topics can be found here and legislative appointments for each committee are listed here. Committee hearings and agendas can be viewed on the Indiana General Assembly’s website at iga.in.gov.
