Railroad Crossing Sight-line Bill Passes Senate

Senator Jim Arnold
Senator Jim Arnold
A bill has passed the Senate sponsored by Democrat State Senator Jim Arnold of LaPorte.

The bill clarifies requirements for railroad crossing sight-lines. House Bill 1037 would require the Indiana Department of Transportation to create new methods for measuring and determining minimum distance requirements for crossings. Current law mandates that sight-line crossings occur at 1,500 feet where trains are also required to sound the horn.

House Bill 1037 unanimously passed out of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs and the full Senate by a vote of 44-0. The bill how goes to the House of Representatives where the bill’s author will have a chance to consider changes made in the Senate.

Indiana General Assembly to End Session March 9th

Senator Jim Arnold

The most recent session of the Indiana Legislature could be coming to an end sooner than it’s cut-off date, according to Democrat State Senator Jim Arnold, of LaPorte.

“We are required to be out of session by March 14th,” stated Senator Arnold. “The strong rumors and all indications are they are going to shoot to be out of here no later than March 9th which would be a week from Friday. There are still plenty of work to be done and a lot of issues to be discussed and voted on. I think it’s a real probability and most of us are hoping that’s the case.”

Senator Arnold was asked if the right to work measure was too time consuming and pushed back many important pieces of legislation.

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