The Indiana Legislature is halfway through session!
Our friends at the News & Tribune have reported the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly started with over 1,250 bills introduced. At the end of the first half of the session, about 340 bills remain to be considered in their second house.
Check out upcoming deadlines to keep in mind as the session moves forward. One Southern Indiana continues to watch for bills that impact our current businesses and communities according to our 2025 advocacy agenda. Below, read more information about the bills and keep an eye out for more updates.
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025: Last day for House adoption of conference committee reports without Rules Committee approval
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025: Last day for Senate adoption of conference committee reports without Rules Committee approval.
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025: Last day for 3rd reading of House bills in the Senate.
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025: Last day for 3rd reading of Senate bills in House.
Thank you to all our local elected officials, leaders, members, and supporters who attended our 5 O’clock Network event at Indiana American Water last week. At the networking event, our members had the chance to connect with local elected officials and learn their priorities. At 1si, we are committed to communicating with our local leaders and advocating for our region.
Current List of Bills 1si Supports:
SB-463: Child Care Matters
Explanation: Adds additional qualified childcare for purposes of the employer childcare expenditure tax credit and extends the credit availability through July 1, 2027. The bill will help support adequate funding and staffing for Indiana childcare centers. The bill strongly ties to 1si’s call to action which emphasizes the affordability and quality of childcare.
Status:
- First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
- Referred to the House
- 2/20/2025- House sponsor: Representative DeVon
- 2/20/2025- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 198
- Yeas: 44
- Nays: 5
- 2/17/2025- Amendment #1 (Garten) prevailed; voice vote
SB-443: Business personal property tax
Explanation: The bill proposed to increase business tax exemption by $20,000. This change should help reduce the administrative burden on small businesses, especially those with few fixed assets. However, the impact of the increase is expected to be minor, as it is a relatively small adjustment.
Status:
- 3/3/2025- First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- 2/14/2025- Referred to the House
- 2/13/2025- House sponsor: Representative Snow
- 2/13/2025- Third reading passed; Roll Call 127:
- Yeas: 39
- Nays: 7
HB-1172: Office of entrepreneurship and innovation
Status:
- 2/20/2025- First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
- 2/12/2025- Referred to the Senate
- 2/11/2025- Senate sponsor: Senator Buchanan
- 2/11/2025- Third reading passed; Roll Call
- Yeas: 131
- Nays: 7
HB-1248: Child Care and Development Fund
Explanation: The bill will help prioritize foster parents to gain assistance through the Childcare Development Fund. The bill strongly connects to 1si’s call to action to increase the availability and affordability of childcare.
Status:
- 2/21/2025- Referred to the Senate
- 2/20/2025- Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Charbonneau
- 2/20/2025- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 244
- Yeas: 89
- Nays: 0
- 2/19/2025- Second reading: ordered engrossed
Current List of Bills 1si is Monitoring:
Senate Bills:
SB-1: Property Tax Relief
Explanation: We are closely monitoring this bill because the changes to residential and personal taxes 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. In light of the bill, we are strongly advocating for the clarity of the expected impacts of this bill on businesses and individuals from our local government officials and elected state officials. We strongly advise our members to understand the bill’s effect within our communities.
Status:
- 3/3/2025- First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- 2/19/2025- Representatives Snow and Jordan added as cosponsors
- 2/18/2025- Referred to the House
SB-314: Pass through entity tax
Status:
- 3/3/2025- First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- 2/11/2025- Referred to House
- 2/10/2025- Third reading passed, roll call 90:
- Yeas: 45
- Nays: 4
- 2/10/2025- Senate Bills on Third Reading
SB-423: Small modular nuclear reactor pilot program
Status:
- 3/3/2025- First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
- 2/4/2025- Referred to House
- 2/3/2025- House sponsor: Representative Soliday
- 2/3/2025- Third reading passed; Roll Call 60
- Yeas 41
- Nays:7
SB-426: Water utility infrastructure
Status:
- 3/3/2025- First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
- 2/12/2025- Referred to the House
- 2/11/2025- Third reading passed; Roll Call 108
- Yeas: 46
- Nays: 3
- 2/11/2025- Senate Bills on Third Reading
SB-488: Skills training pilot program
Status:
- 3/3/2025- First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
- 2/21/2025- Referred to the House
- 2/20/2025- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 205:
- Yeas: 45
- Nays: 2
House Bills
HB-1214: Worker’s compensation
Status:
- 2/18/2025- First Reading: Referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
- 2/5/2025- Referred to the Senate
- 2/04/2025- Senate sponsor- Senator Zay
- 2/4/2025- Third Reading passed; Roll Call 85:
- Yeas: 89
- Nays:0
HB-1226: Medicare supplement insurance
Status:
- 3/3/2025- First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
- 2/18/2025- Referred to the Senate
- 2/17/2025- Senate Sponsors: Senators Walter K and Qaddoura
- 2/17/2025- Third Reading: Passed; Roll Call:
- Yeas: 94
- Nays: 0
- 2/13/2025- Amendment #1 (Dant Chesser) prevailed; voice vote
HB-1347: Real estate matters
Status:
- 2/18/2025- First Reading- Referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
- 1/29/2025- Referred to the Senate
- 1/28/2025- Third reading: passed; Roll call 33:
- Yeas: 91
- Nays: 1
You can find a copy of the 1si 2024 Advocacy Agenda by visiting https://1si.org/advocacy/ or downloading a PDF copy here.