HB 1004 – Small Business Restart Grant Program Authored by Rep. Shane Lindauer (R-Jasper); co-authored by Rep. Sharon Negele (R-Attica) and Rep. Alan Morrison (R-Brazil); sponsored by Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) Establishes the Hoosier hospitality small business restart grant program to provide grants to eligible entities to accelerate economic recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Establishes the [...]
SB 336 – Business Personal Property Tax Exemption Threshold Authored by Sen. Aaron Freeman (R-Indianapolis) Increases the acquisition cost threshold for the business personal property exemption from $40,000 to $60,000. Chamber position: Support The latest: The bill was substantially amended in the House Ways and Means Committee and passed 14-8 along party lines. The amendment removed the provision which would have [...]
HB 1072 – Personal Delivery Devices Authored by Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) Provides that a personal delivery device may operate in Indiana under certain circumstances, but may not operate on portions of any state route, U.S. route or interstate highway comprising the state highway system located in a municipality. Requires a personal delivery device operator to maintain certain [...]
An executive order signed by President Biden on January 21 was designed to further protect the health and safety of workers from COVID-19. As a result, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its national emphasis program (NEP) on March 12. The policies and procedures outlined in the NEP are effective immediately but for no more than 12 [...]
HB 1125 – Deceptive Lead Generation Authored by Rep. Matt Lehman (R-Berne) Sponsored by Sen. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne) Makes false, misleading or deceptive advertisements for claims related to medical devices, legend drugs and certain other actions a deceptive act. Chamber position: Support The latest: An amendment was offered which removed different mediums of advertising and now only covers advertisements [...]
SB 386 – Cost Securitization for Electric Utility Assets Authored by Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) Sponsored by Rep. Ed Soliday (R-Valparaiso) This bill creates a pilot program for CenterPoint Energy (Vectren). It provides that an electric utility that has certain qualified costs associated with an electric generation facility that will be retired from service within 24 months and are [...]
SB 234 – Withholding Tax Remittance Authored by Sen. Linda Rogers (R-Granger) This bill takes a very different approach to addressing the issue of potential mishandling of withholding tax remittances than what Sen. Rogers offered last year. Rather than requiring businesses to set up direct deposit accounts with the Indiana Department of Revenue to protect against fraud, this year’s [...]
HB 1152 – Unemployment Insurance Authored by Rep. Dan Leonard (R-Huntington) Sponsored by Sen. Phil Boots (R-Crawfordsville) Clarifies provisions concerning the overpayment of unemployment benefits resulting from fraud or failure to disclose wages and the forfeiture of benefits or wage credits. Chamber position: Support The latest: Two amendments were offered by Sen. Karen Tallian (D-Portage) in the Senate Pensions and [...]
HB 1001 – State Budget Authored by Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) The budget bill appropriates money for the operation of the state, K-12 and higher education, the delivery of Medicaid and other services, plus various other distributions and purposes. Chamber position: Support in part The latest: The Senate Appropriations Committee began hearings of the House-formed budget bill this week. The opening [...]
FREE MEMBER WEBINAR: April 12, 11-12:30 — Innovate or Risk Being Left Behind: Pandemic Lessons and Trends Sitting at home one evening feeling hungry, you pop out your phone and flip through the specials on DoorDash, looking for something you like. As you scroll, you remember that you’re out of napkins and paper plates, as there’s been a lot of [...]
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