https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g-XKd2d9Xg&t Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders shares that we have updated our 2025 Legislative Analysis as we head into the second half of the session. She also highlights some of Indiana's positive entrepreneurial rankings in hopes that all stakeholders can build on these successes as 2025 progresses. View our updated Legislative Analysis at www.indianachamber.com/policy. [...]
The updated second edition of our 2025 Legislative Analysis was released this afternoon. Our team highlights the remaining bills that are most visible on our radar, noting our positions. Our 2025 top priorities impact economic prosperity and the state’s talent pipeline. These include initiatives to improve workforce readiness, the tax climate, childcare options, student performance, energy and healthcare affordability [...]
We feel it might be helpful to provide a bit more color on a specific bill that has received a bit of attention this week, with one news outlet citing it as “discriminatory.” House Bill 1531 regarding immigration, authored by Rep. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City), was voted out of committee last week and passed the full House with a [...]
HB 1001 / Chamber Supports in Part Last week, the Indiana House of Representatives advanced House Bill 1001, the state’s two-year budget plan, on a 66-28 party-line vote, sending it to the Senate for further consideration. The $54 billion spending package, crafted by House Republicans, includes modest increases for K-12 education, expanded school vouchers and workforce development initiatives. Key [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ojykCPApU Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders shared encouraging legislative developments Friday as the session hit the halfway mark. Room for improvement remains on energy siting reform and increasing the state’s cigarette tax to boost public health and fund state programs.
March Madness is approaching and our member Horizon League has a special ticket offer for hoops fans! Make your plans to be in Indy March 10-11 at the Corteva Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Basketball Championships! Visit www.HorizonLeague.com/indy for championships information including game tickets and the all new HL Individual [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders assesses the first half of activity as we reach the midpoint of the 2025 legislative session: “We are encouraged that there is consensus to take additional action to make Indiana an even more attractive climate for employers and the workforce, and for simply a better life for [...]
SB 1 / Chamber Neutral Senate Bill 1, authored by Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle), is a key element of Governor Mike Braun’s legislative agenda, designed to provide broad property tax relief for Hoosier homeowners. The original bill sought to restructure Indiana’s property tax system with significant reforms, including a new formula for the homestead standard deduction. The bill also [...]
HB 1461 / Chamber Supports The House Ways and Means Committee recently heard House Bill 1461, focused on enhancing funding for state and local road and bridge projects. Representative Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie), the bill’s author, explained that the bill modifies the existing Community Crossings Matching Grant program by capping the total annual funding at $200 million, split evenly [...]
HB 1628, SB 425 / Chamber Supports House Bill 1628 and Senate Bill 425 were both heard in committee last week as part of ongoing discussions on energy siting reform, a key priority for the Chamber this session. House Bill 1628, authored by Rep. Craig Snow (R-Warsaw), was heard twice in the House Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications, [...]
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