Lawmakers let controversial attorney general and IndyGo bills die

INDIANAPOLIS—Two controversial bills died in the final minutes of the 2020 session of the General Assembly Wednesday – one that could have resulted in Attorney General Curtis Hill’s removal from office and one that forced IndyGo bus service to raise private funds.

After weeks of negotiations, the Senate refused to vote on the attorney general measure and, after it passed easily in the Senate, the House refused to take up the IndyGo bill.

Senate Bill 178 had been amended in the House to include a provision that would have forced Hill to step aside if the Supreme Court suspends his license to practice law for at least 30 days, with no automatic reinstatement. In addition he would be barred from running for re-election. The bill was never called for a vote in either chamber.

Hill faces discipline from the state Supreme Court on charges stemming from an incident at an end-of-legislative-session party two years ago. A hearing officer has recommended his law license be suspended for 60 days for his actions that night when he grabbed and groped four women—one lawmaker and three legislative staff members.

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