HB 1120 / Chamber Supports The Ways and Means Committee considered a bill last week that would extend the cap on annual school operating referendum increases. House Bill 1120, authored by Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton), limits the increase to not more than 3% over the maximum operating referendum tax that a school corporation could have levied in the previous [...]
House Bill 1001, aka the state budget bill, was introduced by Rep. Jeffrey Thompson (R-Lizton) and an initial presentation was received by the House Ways and Means Committee in early January. The bill includes a list of all the spending priorities over the next two years and includes some policy. The Chamber supports many of the provisions in HB [...]
HB 1558 / Chamber Supports Authored by Rep. Jake Teshka (R-South Bend), HB 1558 includes several provisions related to the “science of reading,” which includes establishing a $20 million state grant fund to assist school corporations in placing literacy instructional coaches in elementary schools, obtaining science of reading training for teachers and complying with science of reading curriculum requirements. [...]
Authored by Rep. Ethan Manning (R-Logansport), House Bill 1008 provides that a fiduciary, in making and supervising investments of funds of the public pension system, shall discharge the fiduciary’s duties solely in the financial interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the public pension system. It also sets out that any investment action should not be taken based upon [...]
Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) Speaker of the House Todd Huston (R-Fishers) has selected a new chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. A member since 1998, Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) will succeed Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) as the top fiscal leader in the House of Representatives. The appointment takes immediate effect, and Rep. Thompson will participate as [...]
Below is a detailed look at the provisions in the Senate (SB 3) and House (HB 1001) legislation regarding the taxpayer rebates and more, as you will see. Of note: The Senate has included language to cap the gas tax, while the House has taken the opportunity to include provisions related to children and health. Senate Bill 3: $9.55.6 [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has released its annual report scoring state legislators on how they voted on important business legislation in the recent General Assembly. The overall marks are significantly lower than last year – ranging from 41% to 88%. “The Legislative Vote Analysis evaluates legislators’ voting records on important economic and business issues to help citizens and employers [...]
The Indiana General Assembly’s attempt (House Bill 1001) to restrict businesses’ ability to require the COVID-19 vaccine for employees, if they so choose, is before the House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee today. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce supports the first three sections of HB 1001 regarding the emergency order and maintaining supplemental federal funding. However, the organization strongly opposes the [...]
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 finished reworking the House budget bill yesterday. Basically, it spends the [...]
HB 1001 – State Budget Authored by Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) Appropriates money for the operation of the state, K-12 and higher education, the delivery of Medicaid and other services, plus various other distributions and purposes. Chamber position: Support in Part The latest: The House Ways and Means Committee transformed the introduced budget bill, representing the budget devised and [...]
