The 2023 Indiana General Assembly session saw big policy wins for the business community across the board. Below are the Top 20 victories, alphabetized by policy area, that the Indiana Chamber championed and played a vital role in getting across the finish line: Economic Development/Technology HB 1001 – State Budget (Economic Development Matters): Includes $500 million to fund a [...]
Indiana took a big step this month as a leader in data privacy when it became the sixth state in the country to pass consumer data privacy legislation. Modeled after Virginia’s law, Senate Bill 5 – authored by Sen. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne) – strikes a balance between companies’ ability to use and monetize data and Hoosiers’ ability to [...]
State lawmakers are considering multiple measures this session to improve the mental and physical health of Hoosiers. The Indiana Chamber believes the best way to improve in these areas – directly and with a dedicated funding stream – is to increase Indiana’s cigarette tax by $2 per pack. The 2023 legislation to enhance mental health (Senate Bill 1) and [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar applauds the General Assembly leadership for including the state’s first ever tax on vaping and e-liquids in the state budget. Specifically, the tax is 25% wholesale on closed systems like vaping pods and 15% retail on the open systems like refillables. His remarks: “We are very pleased that [...]
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 [...]
House Bill 1444 – Taxation of E-Liquids Authored by Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) This bill imposes a tax on e-liquids that contain nicotine at a rate of $0.08 per milliliter of consumable product, with the revenue going to the state’s general fund. Chamber Position: Support The Latest: Held by the House Ways and Means Committee for a later vote. [...]
