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2026 Legislative Preview Panel Forecasts Session Priorities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEuiFab3sjI Thanks to the state legislative caucus leaders who spoke at our 2026 Legislative Preview on Nov. 17. The panel shared thoughts on key issues like healthcare, childcare, energy and much more. The panel included: Senate President Pro Tem Rod Bray; House Minority Leader Phil GiaQuinta; House Speaker Todd Huston; and Senate Minority Leader Shelli Yoder. Our 2026 Legislative [...]

2025-11-18T13:43:14-05:00November 18th, 2025|

Indiana Chamber Legislative Preview: Video and Q & A Transcript

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7AjVQDGlBU The Indiana Chamber Legislative Preview took place Monday with caucus leaders sharing a sneak peek of their priorities for the 2025 session and answering questions of interest to the business community. The panel discussion featured Senate President Pro Tem Rod Bray, Speaker Todd Huston and House Minority Leader Phil GiaQuinta; it was moderated by Chamber President and CEO [...]

2024-11-20T10:17:49-05:00November 20th, 2024|

Legislative Preview: Q & A

The following is a transcript of the top questions and answers from the Indiana Chamber's 2025 Legislative Preview panel on Monday. Panelists included: Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers), Senate President Pro Tem Rod Bray (R-Martinsville) and House Minority Leader Phil GiaQuinta (D-Fort Wayne). ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT With economic development in recent years having focused heavily on capital investment, is [...]

2024-11-19T12:27:40-05:00November 19th, 2024|

Chamber: ‘Woefully Inadequate’ and ‘Unacceptable’ E-cigarette Tax Proposed by Senate Republicans

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar comments on the “woefully inadequate” tax on e-cigarette products offered today in the state budget: “A tax on vaping products of only 10 cents per milliliter for e-liquids is entirely insufficient and arguably worse than no increase at all. Last week, Senate Leader Rod Bray indicated the e-liquids [...]

2021-04-21T12:52:34-04:00April 8th, 2021|

Chamber Pushes Higher Cigarette Tax in Budget Bill Testimony; Senate Leader Later Nixes Tax Hike

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, and various other distributions and purposes. Chamber position: Support in Part The latest: The Senate Appropriations Committee took public testimony on the budget this week. After earlier meetings [...]

2021-04-02T14:41:35-04:00April 2nd, 2021|

Bray Names Indiana Senate Committee Chairs; Taylor Selected as Senate Democratic Leader

On Monday, Senate President Pro Tempore Rod Bray (R-Martinsville) announced the Senate standing committee chairmanships for the 122nd Indiana General Assembly. Note that five committees have new leadership; those are denoted with an *. 2021-2022 Senate committee chairmanships: Senate Committee on Agriculture – Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) Senate Committee on Appropriations – Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) Senate Committee on [...]

2020-11-20T11:06:46-05:00November 20th, 2020|

Chamber’s Annual Legislative Preview With Caucus Leaders Set for November 19

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Hoosiers can get a sneak peek of the upcoming General Assembly session at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Preview on November 19. At the event, sponsored by Ice Miller LLP, the four caucus leaders are slated to participate in a question and answer session on how they see the 2019 session playing out. In addition, the Indiana [...]

2018-10-15T10:02:00-04:00October 15th, 2018|