https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ojykCPApU Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders shared encouraging legislative developments Friday as the session hit the halfway mark. Room for improvement remains on energy siting reform and increasing the state’s cigarette tax to boost public health and fund state programs.
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders assesses the first half of activity as we reach the midpoint of the 2025 legislative session: “We are encouraged that there is consensus to take additional action to make Indiana an even more attractive climate for employers and the workforce, and for simply a better life for [...]
HB 1628, SB 425 / Chamber Supports House Bill 1628 and Senate Bill 425 were both heard in committee last week as part of ongoing discussions on energy siting reform, a key priority for the Chamber this session. House Bill 1628, authored by Rep. Craig Snow (R-Warsaw), was heard twice in the House Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications, [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsBMZeMASfg Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders shares highlights from the week, which include a Chamber priority bill involving energy siting and a focus on property tax discussions at the Statehouse. President Trump’s tariff initiatives are also drawing attention and we’ll continue to keep an eye on those proceedings.
SB 373 – Carbon Credit Programs Authored by Sen. Sue Glick (R-LaGrange); sponsored by Rep. Don Lehe (R-Brookston) This bill requires the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with Purdue University and other technical experts in the area of carbon verification and voluntary carbon credit markets, to study and make findings and [...]
SB 373 – Carbon Credit Programs Authored by Sen. Sue Glick (R-LaGrange); sponsored by Rep. Don Lehe (R-Brookston) Amends the law concerning the President Benjamin Harrison Conservation Trust program to give the program additional powers relating to the reduction of carbon footprints. It also amends the law concerning the Clean Water Indiana Program to create a new account called [...]
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