(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on Senate Bill 1 (Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19) being concurred on today and now heading to Gov. Eric Holcomb for his signature: “We are very appreciative that the Legislature acted so quickly to provide businesses and other institutions with civil liability protection related to COVID-19 lawsuits. [...]
HB 1381 – Commercial Wind and Solar Standards and Siting Authored by Rep. Ed Soliday (R-Valparaiso) Establishes statewide default standards for large-scale renewable energy siting. Provides that a local unit of government may not impose standards that are more restrictive than the default standards. It has provisions for construction and decommissioning. It also establishes procedures for project owners or [...]
HB 1125 – Deceptive Lead Generation Authored by Rep. Matt Lehman (R-Berne) Makes false, misleading or deceptive advertisements for claims related to medical devices and legend drugs and certain other actions a deceptive act and provides for enforcement mechanisms. Limits certain claims against a manufacturer or seller of legend drugs or medical devices. Limits awards of exemplary or punitive [...]
HB 1454 – Nonemergency Ambulance Service and Physician Order Authored by Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) Prohibits a health carrier, the office of the secretary of Family and Social Services, and contractors of the office from: (1) denying payments for nonemergency ambulance services when provided according to a properly executed physician order or certification statement; and (2) making reimbursement for [...]
HB 1009 – TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Authored by Rep. Chuck Goodrich (R-Noblesville) Exempts from being counted as income in determining eligibility for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program certain money earned by specified individuals pursuing a postsecondary degree, workforce certificate, pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship. Chamber position: Support The latest: Passed by the House Family, Children & Human [...]
HB 1309 – Pregnancy Accommodation Authored by Rep. Karen Engleman (R-Georgetown) Allows an employee to request an accommodation for the employee’s pregnancy. Requires an employer to respond to an employee’s request for an accommodation within a reasonable time frame. Provides that a request for accommodation does not require an employer to provide an accommodation for an employee’s pregnancy, or [...]
Senate Bill 1 (Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19), authored by Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper), would provide legal protection for businesses regarding coronavirus exposure for employees and the public. It passed the House this week 72-21 and now returns to the Senate for a concurrence. On second reading, an attempt was made to insert an amendment to prohibit employers from [...]
HB 1476 – Reorganization of Municipality and Township Authored by Rep. Karen Engleman (R-Georgetown) Allows a municipality in a county (excluding Marion County) to reorganize with a township that has at least 70% of its population within the municipality, if: (1) the municipality adopts a reorganization plan; and (2) more than 50% of the voters in both the municipality [...]
SB 377 – Broadband Development Authored by Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington) Establishes the Indiana broadband expansion fund for deposit and distribution of federal broadband funding and calls for an appropriation of $100,000,000 to the fund, which will be distributed proportionally to the (1) rural broadband fund (60%), (2) the connectivity program (30%) and (3) the adoption program (10%). (1) [...]
The magnitude of Indiana not having a work share program during the pandemic was revealed yesterday in new research from the Brookings Institution. The national group said Indiana could have saved as many as 34,000 jobs during May through October and missed out on as much as $116 million in federal funding to pay for unemployment claims. The latter [...]
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