By Vanessa Green Sinders, Indiana Chamber president and CEO

The second edition of our 2024 Legislative Agenda is now available. This document details bills introduced in the Indiana House and Senate that the Indiana Chamber has taken a position on and the reason for that stance. It’s been updated to remove dead bills and edit those that have been modified.

Bills of high importance to the Indiana Chamber are labeled with a priority icon. This year, that focus is on the state’s talent pipeline, which is the ongoing greatest challenge for employers. We’re pleased to note that key measures like House Bills 1001 and 1243 (enhancing work-based learning opportunities), Senate Bill 1 (improving reading proficiency among young Hoosiers), Senate Bill 2 (expanding efforts for more affordable and accessible childcare) and Senate Bill 8 (removing barriers to postsecondary attainment), are moving along in the process.

We look forward to working with lawmakers, the Governor and other stakeholders in the second half of the legislative session to advance these and other pro-economy, pro-jobs bills toward passage before session concludes in mid-March. As always, we remain focused on measures that move the state further ahead and increase its competitiveness, while also defending against legislation that hinders economic growth and free enterprise.

Overall, the Indiana Chamber will be championing policies that fall under the six pillars of its recently released visioning plan for the state, Indiana Prosperity 2035: Workforce, K-12 Education, Economic Growth, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Superior Infrastructure and Energy, Quality of Place Strategies and Healthy, Prosperous Citizens and Communities.

In addition to being posted on our web site, the Legislative Agenda is sent directly to lawmakers. We plan to use votes on the bills – those that make it to the House or Senate floor – contained in this document in our annual Legislative Vote Analysis, which scores legislators on their voting record during the session.

Please contact me or any of the members of our government affairs team with questions about this Legislative Agenda.