It is the fourth week of the Indiana General Assembly. Here are some deadlines to keep in mind as the session moves forward. One Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce continues to watch for bills that impact our current businesses and communities according to our 2025 advocacy agenda. Read below for more information about the bills and keep a look out for more updates.
- Thursday, February 20, 2025: Last day for third reading of House bills in House.
- Thursday, February 20, 2025: Latest day session must reconvene (IC 2-2.1-1-2)
Join 1si February 20th for our 5 O’Clock network where you will meet with local elected officials, discuss the matters you and your business find important, and learn how you can advocate for the benefit of our region. You can register here.
Current List of Bills 1si Supports:
HB-1172: Office of entrepreneurship and innovation
- Status:
- 1/29/2025-House Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development, bill scheduled for hearing
- 1/8/2025-Referred to House Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
- Moved to “For”
Current List of Bills 1si is Monitoring:
Senate Bills:
SB-1: Property Tax Relief
- Status:
- 1/14/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
- Explanation:
- We are closely monitoring this bill because the changes to residential and personal taxes will significantly impact infrastructure, municipal funding, and workforce education. Based on the reports from the Indiana Association of Indiana Counties, you can see the impact of SB-1 here. Please contact your local elected official to learn about the potential impacts of this bill. At this time, 1si is working with local elected officials to learn more about the bill to keep our business community informed.
SB-20: Economic development and foreign trade
- Status:
- 1/8/2025- Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Transportation
SB-93: Common Construction wage
- Status:
- 1/8/2025- Read first time and referred to committee on Pensions and Labor
SB-212: Natural Gas and Electric Utility Infrastructure
- Status:
- 1/8/2025- Read first time and referred to Senate Utilities
SB-251: Indiana economic development corporation
- Status:
- 1/13/2025- First reading and referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
SB-305: Rural communities
- Status:
- 1/13/2025- First reading and referred to Committee on Agriculture
SB-314: Pass through entity tax
- Status:
- 1/28/2025- Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy, bill scheduled for hearing
- 1/21/2025- Senate Tx and Fiscal Policy, bill scheduled for hearing
- 1/13/2025- First reading and referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
SB-347: Indiana economic development corporation
- Status:
- 1/13/2025- Referred to Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy
SB-377: Funding for regional economic development
- Status:
- 1/23/2025- Senate Appropriations, bill scheduled for hearing
- 1/16/2025- Senate Appropriations, bill scheduled for hearing
- 1/13/2025- First reading referred to Committee on Appropriations
SB-423: Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program
- Status:
- 1/27/2025- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- 1/23/2025- Senate Committee recommends passage, as amended Yeas: 10; Nays: 1
- 1/23/2025- Senate Utilities, bill scheduled for hearing
- 1/13/2025- First reading and referred to Committee on Utilities
SB-426: Water utility infrastructure
- Status:
- 1/13/2025- First reading and referred to Committee on Utilities
SB-443: Business personal property tax
- Status:
- Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy, bill scheduled for hearing
- 1/13/2025- Referred to Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy
SB-463: Child Care Matters
- Status:
- 1/29/2025- Senate Health and Provider Services and bill is scheduled for hearing
- 1/13/2025- Referred to Senate Health and Provider Services
SB-488: Skills training pilot program
- Status:
- 1/23/2025- Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Pensions and Labor
- 1/13/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
House Bills
HB-1021: Training in human trafficking
- Status:
- 1/8/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
HB-1151: Advanced practice registered nurses
- Status:
- 1/8/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health
HB-1154: Behavioral health preceptorship tax credit
- Status:
- 1/8/2025- Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
HB-1180: Mental health care for veterans with PTSD
- Status:
- 1/8/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
HB-1214: Worker’s compensation
- Status:
- 1/8/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
HB-1223: Tourism development projects
- Status:
- 1/23/2025- House Government and Regulatory Reform, bill scheduled for hearing
- 1/9/2025- Referred to House Government and Regulatory Reform
HB-1226: Medicare supplement insurance
- Status:
- 1/9/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance
HB-1247: Prohibited food ingredients
- Status:
- 1/9/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health
HB-1248: Child Care and Development Fund
- Status:
- 1/22/2025- House Family, children and Human Affairs, bill scheduled for hearing
- 1/9/2025- Referred to House Family, Children and Human Affairs
HB-1296: Artificial intelligence and policies
- Status:
- 1/13/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
HB-1347: Real estate matters
- Status:
- 1/27/2025- Second reading: order engrossed
- 1/21/2025- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- 1/13/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions
HB-1402: Local government finance
- Status:
- 1/13/2025- Referred to House Ways and Means
HB-1408: Regional innovation development
- Status:
- 1/13/2025- Referred to House Ways and Means
You can find a copy of the 1si 2025 Advocacy Agenda by visiting https://1si.org/advocacy/ or downloading a PDF copy here.
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