Rebecca Patrick, Author at Indiana Chamber of Commerce

TOP STORY: House Crafts Its Version of the Budget; Includes ‘Starting Point’ Cigarette Tax Increase

TOP STORY: House Crafts Its Version of the Budget; Includes ‘Starting Point’ Cigarette Tax Increase

HB 1001 – State Budget Authored by Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) 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 House Ways and Means Committee transformed the introduced budget bill, representing the budget devised and [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-02-12T15:16:21-05:00February 12th, 2021|

Selby Headlines Chamber Day Virtual Event March 16

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Top policymakers and business leaders will convene March 16 at Indiana’s premier business event of the year – this time in a virtual format. The Indiana Chamber’s Chamber Day Event, presented by Thompson Thrift, will feature a keynote speech by Myra Selby, the first African American to serve as an associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-02-09T14:08:31-05:00February 9th, 2021|

Federal Relations: Senator Young Urges Biden Administration to Support Indiana Auto Manufacturing by Addressing Global Semiconductor Shortage

Federal Relations: Senator Young Urges Biden Administration to Support Indiana Auto Manufacturing by Addressing Global Semiconductor Shortage

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), along with a group of bipartisan senators, sent a letter to the director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, urging him to work with Congress in addressing the global semiconductor shortage facing auto manufacturing. According to the Indiana Economic Development Council, over 100,000 Hoosiers work in the automotive manufacturing [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-02-05T14:43:31-05:00February 5th, 2021|

More Energy Legislation Moves Forward

More Energy Legislation Moves Forward

SB 386 – Cost Securitization for Electric Utility Assets Authored by Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) 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 equal to at least 5% of the electric utility’s total electric base rate may file a petition [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-02-05T13:31:55-05:00February 5th, 2021|

Quick Takes: FAFSA Requirement Heads to Full Senate; House Passes Bill to Tighten Fraud Guidelines for UI System; Chamber-Opposed Prescription Drug Disclosures Needs Addressed

Quick Takes: FAFSA Requirement Heads to Full Senate; House Passes Bill to Tighten Fraud Guidelines for UI System; Chamber-Opposed Prescription Drug Disclosures Needs Addressed

Senate Bill 54 (FAFSA Requirement), authored by Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg), was voted out of the Senate Education Committee 9-4. The legislation – a Chamber priority – requires Indiana high school seniors, with few exceptions, to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Indiana Chamber continues to advocate strongly for this common sense policy that offers [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-02-05T14:13:26-05:00February 5th, 2021|

Bills Move Out of Committee to Expand School Choice, Simplify School Accountability

Bills Move Out of Committee to Expand School Choice, Simplify School Accountability

HB 1005 – School Choice Authored by Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis) Bill expands eligibility for Indiana’s existing choice scholarship program (aka school vouchers) and establishes the Indiana education savings account (ESA) program. ESAs would allow eligible families, defined in the bill as students with disabilities, foster youth and children of active military personnel, to receive an annual grant amount [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-02-05T13:21:51-05:00February 5th, 2021|

House Public Health Committee Moves Cigarette Tax Bill

House Public Health Committee Moves Cigarette Tax Bill

HB 1434 – Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Authored by Rep. Julie Olthoff (R-Crown Point) Increases the cigarette tax by $1 to $1.995 per pack of regular size cigarettes and makes a corresponding increase for larger cigarettes. Provides that revenue received from the increase in cigarette tax is deposited in the state general fund for the purpose of paying [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-02-05T13:15:15-05:00February 5th, 2021|

Remote Worker Bill Heard, Passed and Then Recommitted to Ways and Means; Your Help Needed for Next Step

Remote Worker Bill Heard, Passed and Then Recommitted to Ways and Means; Your Help Needed for Next Step

HB 1416 – Remote Worker Grants and Remote Work Sites Authored by Rep. Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne) Establishes the remote worker grant program. Provides that the Indiana Destination Development Corporation shall administer the program, including awarding grants to a new remote worker for qualifying remote worker expenses. Requires that: (1) the corporation; and (2) the commissioner of the Department [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-02-05T14:37:58-05:00February 5th, 2021|

Full House Passes COVID-19 Civil Immunity Bill, While House Judiciary Moves Senate Version

Full House Passes COVID-19 Civil Immunity Bill, While House Judiciary Moves Senate Version

HB 1002 – Civil Immunity Related to COVID-19 Authored by Rep. Jerry Torr (R-Carmel) Protects health care providers from professional discipline for certain acts or omissions arising from a disaster emergency unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentional misrepresentation. Prohibits filing a class action lawsuit against a defendant in a civil action [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-02-05T12:56:46-05:00February 5th, 2021|

Hamilton Center: Telehealth Utilization on the Rise, Likely Here to Stay; Sees Positive Trends (Terre Haute)

Earlier this year, the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) reported that telehealth interactions had increased from nine percent, prior to the pandemic, to 51 percent, during quarantine. Similarly, the CDC recently reported a 50 percent increase in telehealth services during the first quarter of 2020, compared to the same period of 2019. The vast majority of those cases [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-02-10T13:53:20-05:00February 4th, 2021|

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