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IBA E-News 3-26-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS General Assembly Marches Toward Deadline The Indiana General Assembly has moved one week closer to the conclusion of the 2021 session. Lawmakers now have under one month to finalize and pass any remaining legislative proposals by the new end date of April 21. Committee work continued through this past week as lawmakers worked through bills still alive. Of note to IBA members, bills on unclaimed property (SB 188), the state budget (HB 1001), publication of notices (SB 332) and the Department of Financial Institutions (SB 346) all saw committee time. The IBA...
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IBA E-News 3-19-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana General Assembly Work Picks Up This week saw an uptick in legislative work as the Indiana General Assembly pushes through the second half of the 2021 legislative session. Two bills important to the banking industry saw significant action this week with SB 370, Limitation on Actions Concerning Deposit Accounts, and SB 400, Electronic Lien and Title System, both passing their respective chambers on third-reading votes.  Click here for a complete list of bills that the IBA Government Relations Team is tracking in the 2021 Indiana General Assembly...
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IBA E-News 3-12-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Legislators Continue Working Through the Second Half of Session The General Assembly worked through the week holding committee hearings on various topics, including several bills of note to the industry. SB 370, SB 400, and HB 1079 passed their committees of jurisdiction this week. Lawmakers now have little over four weeks of committee work remaining before the legislature enters the final stages of the 2021 session. Click here for a complete list of bills that the IBA Government Relations Team is tracking in the 2021 Indiana General Assembly. Senate...
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IBA E-News 3-5-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Second Half of Session Begins With Committee Work This week officially marked the start of the second half of session. During the second half, the House considers legislation passed by the Senate during the first half and vice versa. The process matches the procedural requirements of the first half of session. Committee work got off to a slow start during this first week back as planning for the remainder of session begins. As the second half of session begins, the IBA Government Relations Team continues to voice industry concerns on many critical...
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