How to testify before the Indiana legislature

The mechanics of testifying are in the general guide. This page covers what is specific to Indiana.

How Indiana does it

The Indiana General Assembly does not offer remote or video testimony to the public. Hearings happen in person at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, and the standard way to weigh in if you cannot attend is to email written comments to the committee. To testify in person, register through the Committee Appearance Portal, reachable from each committee's page at iga.in.gov. Find your bill's committee under "Upcoming Meetings," open its page, and click the "Appearance Form" button. This button is not available until the day before or the day of the hearing. Signing up online is not the final step: House committees require check-in at a table outside the House Chamber, and Senate committees require check-in at kiosks outside the Senate Chamber, before the hearing begins.

Deadlines and numbers

There is no fixed statewide deadline like "48 hours before." The online Appearance Form typically opens at 12:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing, sometimes the day before, so check the committee's page as soon as a hearing is scheduled. Time limits are set at the chair's discretion, commonly 3 to 5 minutes per speaker. No confirmed statewide written-testimony portal with a formal deadline was found. Treat emailing the committee directly as a soft deadline of "before the hearing starts."

Where to go

Start at iga.in.gov/2026/committees/testify, which lists all standing committees and links to each one's Appearance Form. The underlying sign-up tool is cap.iga.in.gov/standing_appearance_form. Find hearing dates at iga.in.gov/session/2026/house/calendars and the Senate equivalent, and legislative deadlines at iga.in.gov/session/2026/deadlines.