Public Policy

The Public Policy Program of the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana works to enact laws that will promote open access to housing; increase the awareness of policy makers and regulators about the issues associated with housing disparities and inequities; works with local, state and federal legislators to ensure strong housing laws and policies; and collaborates with fellow organizations to advance housing needs.

The FHCCI has identified several Indiana “bad bills” that must be removed to better housing policies. At the right side of this page are yearly FHCCI session summaries of legislation of interest for review.

2026 General Assembly: The 2026 session will kick off in early January 2026.

Other legislative information:

• FHCCI Policy Briefs:
  • Passing a Comprehensive and Inclusive Hate Crime Law
  • Combatting Housing Displacement
• Reports/Studies of Interest:
  • State interference in local policymaking prevents people of color, women, and low-income workers from making ends meet in the South, Hunter Blair, David Cooper, Julia Wolfe, and Jaimie Worker, September 30, 2020
  • State Preemption of Local Equitable Housing Policies, Local Solutions Support Center, 2019
• General Guidance: Nonprofits can lobby! In Indiana, nonprofits interested in providing testimony on specific legislation may need to register as a lobbyist with the Indiana Lobby Registration Commission. You should also review this excellent resource on nonprofit lobbying put together by our colleagues at Prosperity Indiana. Please speak out in the General Assembly on bills impacting your constituents or members and provide your valuable knowledge.