Advocacy News

IBA E-News 2-5-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Legislative Committee Work Presses On With the first week of February coming to an end, committees have little more than one week remaining to conclude their work hearing bills introduced in their chambers of origin. Any House bills to pass this session must first pass their committees of origin, and the same for Senate bills in Senate committees. With that deadline looming, the next week and a half will be critical for policy discussions. Indiana’s biennial budget still needs to pass out of the House Committee on Ways and Means and will garner much attention...
MORE

 
IBA E-News 1-29-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Lawmakers Back in Session After Pause The Indiana General Assembly was back to work after proactively halting all work last week due anticipated protests at state capitols around the country. All committee work originally scheduled for last week was pushed into this week. Lawmakers now have just under three weeks to hold initial hearings and move bills out of committee. All the bill lists have been released, bringing a total of bills filed this year to 1,025. This number is less than in previous long sessions. The IBA Government Relation Teams continues to...
MORE

 
IBA E-News 1-22-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Indiana General Assembly Hits Pause on Legislative Session The second week of the 2021 legislative session ended with an announcement from Gov. Eric Holcomb that, out of an abundance of caution, the state government complex would be closed to the public Tuesday and Wednesday this week due to recent national events, threats to other state capitols and COVID-19 restrictions. The closure meant that there were no committee hearings or session this week.  Over 1,000 bills have been introduced this session. The IBA Government Relations Team is still...
MORE

 
IBA E-News 1-15-21 STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS General Assembly Picks up Pace in Second Week The 2021 General Assembly officially commenced last week and has increased its pace of policy work through this second week of session. A significant number of committees met this week to hear, amend and vote on various bills ranging in subject matter. To date, over 1,000 bills have been introduced this session, and that number is expected to grow. Below is a sample of bills the IBA Government Relations Team is monitoring. Senate Bill 49 - Unlawful Viewpoint Discrimination Author: Sen. James Tomes (R)...
MORE

 

Pages