Gov. Holcomb calls lawmakers back for special session on May 14

Members of the public won't have the chance to testify on bills when lawmakers reconvene for a special session on May 14.

Gov. Eric Holcomb officially called legislators back to the Statehouse for a special session in the middle of May, after a rushed end to the regular session let several of his priorities die without a vote.

House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senate Pro Tempore David Long will only allow four bills to be addressed, which would provide additional funding for school security grants, allow Ball State to take over control of Muncie schools and conform the state's tax code to the federal changes.

Some of those measures, at the end of the regular legislative session, included a number of items important to certain special interests, including a tax break for hot mix asphalt companies and a tax carve out for large corporations that would cost the state $185 million potential revenue.

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