We are continuing to learn and monitor policies that may impact our local region. The goal of our Advocacy Agenda is to articulate the opportunities and concerns of Southern Indiana businesses and to speak for them as one voice.
Due to weather, the Advocacy Committee has postponed their trip to the statehouse but continue to look forward to meeting with officials at a future date.
If you are interested in understanding local priorities, you can also register for our upcoming 5 O’clock Network at Indiana-American Water Company for our annual, “Meet Your Local Elected Officials.” You can register here.
We encourage everyone to see upcoming deadlines.
- Monday January 26 – Latest Day session must reconvene (IC 2-2.1-1-3)
- Thursday January 29 – Last day for 3rd reading of Senate bills in Senate
- Thursday January 29 – Last Day for 3rd reading of House bills in the House.
Bills we are monitoring:
SB 283 Regional Development Tax Credit
Status:
- 1/12/2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
- 1/12/2026: Authored by Senators Mishler, Niezgodski
HB 1101 Regional Economic Development
Status:
- 1/05/2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- 1/05/2026: Coauthored by Representatives Snow, Lehman
- 1/05/202: Authored by Representative Heine
HB 1164 Tax Increment Financing Districts
Status:
- 1/05/2026: First Reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- 1/05/2026: Authored by Representative Rowray
Bills we oppose:
HB 1104 Nondisclosure Agreements in Economic Development
Status:
- 1/12/2026: Representative Commons added as coauthor
- 1/05/2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
- 1/05/2026: Authored by Representative Greene
You can find a copy of the 1si 2026 Advocacy Agenda by visiting https://1si.org/advocacy/ or downloading a PDF copy here.
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