State Rep. Jud McMillin (R-Brookville) file photo

(Indianapolis, Ind.) - A southeast Indiana lawmaker is making another attempt to pass his legislation that would required some Hoosiers receiving public assistance to subject to random drug tests.

State Rep. Jud McMillin (R-Brookville) has reintroduced his proposal to randomly drug test Hoosiers who receive public assistance.

House Bill 1483 passed the House Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs on a 9-4 vote Wednesday morning. It now heads to the full House for consideration.

“Excited to get this common sense legislation passed this year,” McMillin said on his Facebook page.

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The bill would require the Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services Administration to administer a drug-testing program for individuals receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or adults receiving TANF on behalf of a child. The bill establishes requirements for the drug testing program and ineligibility penalties.

An analysis of HB 1483 by the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency says the program would cost $1.2 million in its first year.

McMillin’s bill was defeated in 2012 when it was amended to also require drug testing for state lawmakers.