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 [...]
Senate Bill 5 / Chamber Supports Senate Bill 5 (on consumer data protection) just passed the House unanimously (98-0) with no second reading amendments and is now eligible for a concurrence vote in the Senate. To recap the latest on the bill: Last Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee passed unanimously an amended version of this year’s consumer data privacy legislation, [...]
SB 5 / Chamber supports On Thursday, the Senate Commerce and Technology Committee voted Senate Bill 5, authored by Sen. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne), unanimously out of committee, 11-0. The consumer data protection bill strikes an excellent balance between the rights of consumers and businesses who use consumer data in their business operations. The Chamber testified in support of [...]
As anticipated, Sen. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne) reintroduced data privacy legislation that would be a win for both technology companies and Indiana consumers concerned about where their data goes online and how it is used. Her bill, Senate Bill 5, is a priority for Senate leadership. Currently, Hoosiers – and all Americans for that matter – have no federal data [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar and Vice President of Taxation and Public Finance David Ober comment on the Indiana Senate Republicans’ 2023 legislative agenda, which was announced this afternoon. “There are many points of commonality between the Indiana Chamber’s and Senate Republicans’ efforts this session,” Brinegar says. “We’re eager to get started as some [...]
There has been a lot of chatter recently about “data privacy” and whether the federal government will pass legislation or leave it to state action. Last week, 51 major CEOs signed a letter to Congress asking for a federal privacy statute. This echoes the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s position, which has proposed model federal privacy legislation that protects consumers without stifling [...]
The holiday season can be an opportune time to relax and reflect on 2018. Are you thinking about cybersecurity for 2019? You should be. Staying up-to-date on trends in cybersecurity and technology can help ensure your business and its valuable data are protected now and in the future. To help, Indiana-based Matrix Integration offers these top 10 tips technology tips [...]
