Advocacy Update | 02.05.25

Read this week’s latest advocacy updates to stay informed about policies affecting our local communities. 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: 

• 1/30/2025-Amended, reported—Do pass. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to Rule 126.3. 

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 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 Committee on 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 

• 1/13/2025- 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 

• 1/13/2025- First reading referred to Committee on Appropriations 

SB-423: Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program 

• Status: 

• 1/30/2025- Amendment#1failed; voice vote 

• 1/30/2025- Second reading: ordered engrossed 

• 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: 

• 1/28/2025- Reported favorably—Do Pass. 

• 1/13/2025- Read first time and referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy 

SB-463: Child Care Matters 

• Status: 

• 1/29/2025- Reported favorably—Do pass; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations 

SB-488: Skills training pilot program 

• Status: 

• 1/29/2025- Reported favorably—Do pass; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations 

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: 

• 1/30/2025- Reported—Do pass. 

• 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: 

• 1/29/2025- Amended, reported—Do pass. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to Rule 126.3 

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: 

• 1/29/2025- Referred to the Senate 

• 1/28/2025- Third reading: passed; Roll call 33: yeas 91, nays 1  

• 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 2024 Advocacy Agenda by visiting https://1si.org/advocacy/ or downloading a PDF copy here.