president of the Senate is not present. The president-pro-tempore is largely responsible for setting the agenda of the senate. When debate occurs in the senate, each senator is granted permission to speak on each issue once. A senator may not speak on an issue more than once without a permission from the rest of the senate, which is attained with a senate vote. A senator can speak for no longer than a half-hour at any one time and may be silenced by a majority vote at any time during his or her speech. Terms Article 4 of the Constitution of Indiana places several limitation on the size and composition of the senate. The senate can contain no more than 50 members. The term of a senator lasts four years with 25 senators being elected every two years. There is no limit to how many terms a senator may be elected. Qualifications Article 4 of the Constitution of Indiana states the qualifications to become a senator. The candidate must be a United States citizen for a minimum of two years prior to his or her candidacy. The candidate has to reside in the district which he or she seeks to represent for one year. The candidate should be at least 25 years of age when sworn into office. The candidate cannot hold any other public office in the state or federal government during a senate term. Composition of the Senate 2022–2023 officers Members of the Indiana Senate †Member was originally appointed or won the seat in a special election. Committees The Senate has various committees that are charged with overseeing different areas of the state government and drafting legislation. These committees are bipartisan and contain between three and eleven members split between the parties according to their ratio of members in the Senate. Each committee chairman is a member of the majority party. The committees as of 2023 were: Past composition of the Senate See also Indiana House of Representatives Government of Indiana Notes External links Indiana General Assembly State Senate of Indiana at Project Vote Smart Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus alternate website Indiana Senate Republicans Indiana General Assembly State upper houses in the United States 1816 establishments in Indiana