(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Taxation and Public Finance David Ober comments on the passing of Sen. Jean Breaux. “We are very sad to hear of Sen. Breaux’s passing today," he shares. "During her more than 15 years in the Indiana General Assembly, what shone through was her kindness and commitment to her constituents and [...]
Indiana Chamber President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders says the 2024 Indiana General Assembly session, which adjourned Friday night, was successful in advancing key Indiana Chamber priorities – namely those in the workforce development area. “We’re pleased to see the Legislature pass notable bills that help expand childcare options for parents, improve literacy rates of Hoosier students and cultivate [...]
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 [...]
Untreated mental health illness continues to be a concern for Indiana employers. The 2023 Indiana legislative session saw immense progress in addressing these concerns, but there is still more work left to be done. A new study from the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IU Indianapolis shows the economic burden placed upon Hoosier businesses by mental [...]
The Funding Indiana's Roads for a Stronger, Safer Tomorrow (FIRSST) Task Force convened last week, kicking off an effort to review and update a road funding plan that was enacted by the Legislature more than five years ago. The panel, which is made up of legislators and lay members representing various industry stakeholders, heard from the Indiana Department of [...]
Work share legislation was the focus of Senate Bill 347, authored by Sen. Eric Bassler (R-Washington), which passed the Senate Pensions and Labor Committee for the first time this year. Work share is a voluntary and cost-effective alternative to traditional unemployment benefits. In lieu of laying off a number of employees entirely during an economic downturn, an employer elects [...]
This was a surprisingly busy session on the civil justice front; primarily because of the interesting dichotomy of having influential Republican lawmakers who are also trial attorneys. As a result, tort bills that would benefit employers met resistance and bills that would harm businesses (i.e. more legal liability exposure and higher damages) were supported. Fortunately, the Indiana Chamber was [...]
Of all the bills pertaining to education and workforce under consideration in 2023, House Bill 1002 was arguably the most high-profile piece of legislation passed by the General Assembly. A top House Republican priority, HB 1002 was the vehicle for making good on House Speaker Todd Huston’s pronounced goal of “reinventing high school” with a more relevant secondary education [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu6kLuGrv_Q Greg Ellis, our vice president of energy, environmental affairs and federal relations, discusses the most impactful energy and environmental bills from this session. House Bill 1007 (a state energy plan) and Senate Bill 155 (air pollution regulation) were important for regulatory certainty for many Indiana businesses.
HB 1001 / Chamber Supports The Senate majority version of the two-year state budget has been released and will be considered by the full chamber this week. Senator Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen), chair of the Appropriations committee, offered a 201-page amendment stripping the bill of its House-passed contents and inserting new language. All other amendments were defeated along party lines [...]
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