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.
We encourage everyone to see upcoming deadlines.
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Bills we are monitoring:
SB 76 Immigration matters
Status:
- 2/13/2026: Returned to the Senate with amendments
- 2/12/2026: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 240; Yeas: 61; Nays: 28
- 2/10/2026: Representative Davis added as cosponsor
- 2/10/2026: Amendment #21 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 228; Yeas: 32; Nays: 62
SB 281 Income tax credits
Status:
- 2/12/2026: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- 2/05/2026: Representative Snow added as cosponsor
- 2/05/2026: Representative Lopez added as sponsor
- 2/05/2026: Representative Snow removed as sponsor
- 2/2/2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
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
- Did not advance; Inactive.
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
- Did not advance; Inactive.
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
- Did not advance; Inactive.
HB 1333 Land use and development
Status:
- 2/05/2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
- 2/03/2026: Referred to the Senate
- 2/02/2026: Senate sponsors: Senators Koch Doriot
- 2/02/2026: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 195; Yeas: 54; Nays: 45
Bills we support:
HB 1018 School age childcare
Status:
- 2/12/2026: Second reading: ordered engrossed
- 2/09/2026: Committee report: do pass, adopted
- 1/26/2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
- 1/23/2026: Referred to the Senate
HB 1177 Child care assistance
Status:
- 2/12/2026: Senator Becker added as cosponsor
- 2/05/2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Tx and Fiscal Policy
- 2/03/2026: Referred to the Senate
- 2/02/2026: Cosponsor: Senator Charbonneau
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
- Did not advance; Inactive.
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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