The 2024 Legislative Session has been moving! Here are some upcoming deadlines to keep in mind as the session moves forward. This year’s session seems set to conclude by the March 14, 2024, deadline.
- Tuesday, February 27 – Last day for House adoption of conference committee reports without Rules Committee approval.
If you want to see our earlier Advocacy updates, please click here!
As a reminder, this year’s Call to Action continues the conversation with talent attraction and retention, focusing mainly on housing development, availability and affordability of childcare and eldercare, incumbent worker training options, employability of people with disabilities, and eliminating worker shortages.
New this Week:
SB-61 has had significant amendments made to the original document and is now a bill that 1si does not fully support; it has been moved to the bills that 1si is monitoring. The 1si Advocacy Leadership team has also fielded questions on HB-1121, Local Income Taxes, and added that to the monitoring list.
Bills 1si is Monitoring:
- HB-1121 – Local Income Taxes
- The first reading was on 2/7/2024 and referred to the Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy.
- HB-1183 – Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land
- No updates since last week, 2/14/2024
- HB-1199 – Repeal of Economic Enhancement District Law
- Recommends passage as amended, Yeas: 14; Nays:0 on 2/20/2024
- SB-61 – Tourism Improvement District
- Bill is scheduled for a hearing on 2/21/2024 through the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- SB-295 – Indiana Economic Development Corporation
- No updates since last week, 2/14/2024
Current List of Bills 1si Supports or Opposes:
Supports:
- SB-2 – Child care
- Bill is scheduled for a hearing on 2/22/2024 through the House Committee on Family, Children, and Human Affairs.
Opposes:
- The one bill that 1si opposes, HB-1157 – Non-Disclosure Agreements in Economic Development, has been labeled as “inactive.”
We’ll keep you updated, but if you’d like more information on our 2024 Advocacy Agenda, or to download a copy of it, please visit www.1si.org/advocacy or download your PDF copy here.
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