Positive Legislative Momentum at Session Midpoint
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.
Horizon League Shares Ticket Offer for Conference Championships
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 Membership through which fans can become HL members and receive a unique, Indy-centric shirt, HL [...]
Property Tax Bill Overhaul Sparks Pushback From Governor Braun
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 The bill also repealed the supplemental homestead deduction and introduced a maximum property tax liability credit for all [...]
Fiscal Panel Advances Road Funding Bill
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 across two tiers. The bill also directs funds in excess of the cap to the [...]
Energy Siting Bills Stalled and Weakened
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, receiving over five hours of testimony. The bill aims to balance the state’s interest in [...]
