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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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IBA E-News 2-19-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Governor Signs Two Major Bills Into Law Yesterday Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law two major pieces of legislation, reflecting an unusually fast pace this early in session. Both are of strong interest to the banking industry. HEA 1056: A fix to 2020 SEA 340. This bill was a key priority to the IBA for the 2021 session. The legislation “fixes” or undoes the second-witness requirement to record instruments that arose from the interpretation of language change from “or” to “and” in SEA 340 from the 2020 session. SEA 340 had created significant disruption in...
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