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 [...]
The following is an op-ed from Senator Todd Young (R-IN): America went on offense against the Chinese Communist Party earlier this month. Legislation I worked on for years to out-innovate and outcompete China was signed into law on August 9. The legislation went by many titles – the Endless Frontier Act, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, and finally [...]
Digital marketing and data visualization are two of the most important tools that businesses use to understand their customers and target their marketing efforts. By understanding how these two things work, you can better tailor your own marketing efforts and improve your chances of success. Data visualization is the process of representing data in a graphical or pictorial format. [...]
According to Tech Republic, more than 40% of businesses experienced at least one cyberattack in 2020. Cybersecurity Magazine recently reported global cybercrime costs are expected to reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. To help Hoosier companies and organizations prepare and protect themselves against cyberattacks, the Indiana Chamber offers the 2021 Cybersecurity Conference, set for June 23-24. The conference, sponsored by Comcast Business, can [...]
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) held a public hearing this morning (October 30) regarding a proposed rule about data privacy. Indiana law currently requires database owners to “implement and maintain reasonable procedures … to protect and safeguard from unlawful use or disclosure any personal information of Indiana residents” that they collect and maintain. A database owner is [...]
Picture this. Manilla folders and papers strewn across a table. Towering piles of documents devoured in drawers. So much information. Even if it’s well organized, there’s a lack of coordination among the various repositories. Connecting the pieces would enhance its value. Electronic data is no exception. The Management Performance Hub (MPH) collects data from disparate sources (state agencies, community [...]
In Chamberworld, "policy development" is the process of identifying issues of public concern and proposing well-researched solutions that can be implemented by policymakers. This usually comes in the form of legislation, administrative rule or executive order. The Indiana Chamber has 14 committees that develop policy on broad ranges of subject matter including higher education, civil justice, energy, infrastructure, health [...]
House Bill 1405 – Taxation of Data Centers Authored by Rep. Ed Soliday (Valparaiso) Provides that a county or municipal fiscal body may designate an area in which a property tax exemption will be provided for certain enterprise information technology equipment. Provides a state sales and use tax “exemption” for the purchase of certain data center equipment that is [...]
The Indiana Chamber’s BizVoice® magazine team is wrapping up its January-February issue this week. Included will be a special section on innovation and the state’s business future. We won’t give away all the secrets in advance. But we’ll share a few nuggets, encouraging you to check out the full stories online on December 28 and in the print edition [...]
