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E-News 2-4-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Halftime at the Statehouse Indiana lawmakers have officially reached the halfway point at the Indiana General Assembly. Of the 870 bills and joint resolutions authored at the start of the legislative session, 266 have crossed over to the other chamber and remain “alive” for consideration in the second half of session. Respectively, the House passed 24% of the bills brought forth, while the Senate passed 38%. The second half of the legislative session is poised to see more bills remain stagnant as both chambers have been publicly at odds on some prominent...
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E-News 1-28-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana Senate Backs Narrow Bill to End Health Emergency The Indiana Senate has approved a bill taking administrative steps that Gov. Eric Holcomb has said are needed to end the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency. Senators voted 34-11 in favor of the bill Thursday.  Indiana Jobless Rate at Historic Low According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Indiana's unemployment rate fell from 3.0% in November to 2.7% in December—the lowest rate since 1976. Bill Would Tighten Limits on Indiana Mail-in Voting Democrats are...
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E-News 1-21-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS House Bill 1409 - Government Contracts Author: Rep. Jake Teshka (R-District 7) Bill Summary: Government contracts. Provides that a governmental body may not enter into a contract with a person for the purchase of supplies or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the person that the person: (1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or a firearm trade association; and (2) will not discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or a firearm...
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E-News 1-14-22 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS House Bill 1002 - Various Tax Matters Author: Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) Bill Summary: The bill repeals a provision that would require the budget agency to transfer the amount of combined excess reserves that exceed $2.5 billion in calendar year 2022 to the pre-1996 account of the Indiana state teachers’ retirement fund. Amends provisions that provide for an automatic taxpayer refund if sufficient excess reserves are available to: (1) clarify the tax return filing requirement for a refund; (2) require that refunds be distributed before May 1 of the...
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