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2023 Legislative Session

2023 Legislative Priorities

In 2022, our agenda was themed, Ready to Rise with a strong focus on the pandemic response and racial equity. 2023 promises to build on those priorities with a focus on regional competitiveness.

See where our priorities lie during the 2023 session.

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2023 Wrap Up

We’ll wrap up the 2023 session at the end of April! Check back then for a summary of what happened at the statehouse.

2022 Legislative Session

2022 Legislative Priorities

The Indy Chamber’s 2022 agenda continues the fight for a number of familiar priorities where progress is unfinished. But to pick up the pace from reopening to recovery to rising as a region, several issues demand more urgent attention.

See where our priorities lie during the 2022 session.

Read Our 2022 Priorities

2022 Wrap Up

Stay tuned for our 2022 wrap up at the end of session.

2021 Legislative Session

2021 Legislative Priorities

The past year has tested Central Indiana businesses like never before – struggling with the economic consequences of a global pandemic, shouldering the burden of operating safely for their employees and customers, and serving a community working to heal its divisions.

The Indy Chamber’s 2021 Legislative Agenda includes proposals for helping employers reopen safely, with the resiliency to succeed in the post-COVID recovery. Our agenda acknowledges that this recovery will be fueled by a skilled and diverse workforce, participating in a more equitable economy.

Read the 2021 Wrap-up

2021 Wrap Up

Against the backdrop of a global pandemic and its economic fallout, and a period of racial reckoning, the 2021 session of the Indiana General Assembly was unlike any on record. Yet, despite a challenging climate of physical distancing and partisan divides, the Indy Chamber Business Advocacy Team was pleased to log several significant victories for its legislative priorities—thanks to the strong support from members – as the legislature found common ground on some key issues and benefitted from some unexpected fiscal gains.

This Wrap Up will report the wins, losses, and a few “ties” where we believe more could be done—all while delivering insight into the discussions and debates along the way.

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2020 Legislative Session

2020 Legislative Priorities

Virgil once said, “The greatest wealth is health.” To paraphrase this philosophy, we believe a prosperous region starts with healthy citizens, and healthy regions make a thriving state.  The Indy Chamber’s 2020 Legislative Agenda – “Healthy State. Healthy Economy.” – focuses on improved health, a productive workforce and the power of regionalism as prescriptions for economic growth.

Read the 2020 Wrap-Up

2020 Wrap Up

The Indy Chamber’s 2020 legislative agenda was an ambitious yet practical set of priorities for the ‘short’ (non-budget) session of the Indiana General Assembly. It was a ten-week sprint that started with the optimism of a heady revenue forecast and ended with governments at all levels grappling with a global pandemic and the growing threat of recession. In between, we made progress on each of our top issues.

Read Our 2020 Priorities

2019 Legislative Session

2019 Legislative Priorities

We’re keeping our sights high. But lofty goals are built on strong foundations.

Review Our Priorities

2019 Wrap Up

Take a look at where the 2019 legislative session shook out.

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2018 Legislative Session

2018 Legislative Priorities

Across these priorities, our message to the General Assembly was clear and consistent: the Indy region will continue to be Indiana’s economic engine – keep our region open for business, and open up new opportunities for our people, employers and communities.

Review the 2018 Agenda

2018 Wrap Up

The 2018 short session was just a little too short for several bills. We’ll consider these temporary setbacks; bills may die but the issues they represent have plenty of life.

2018 Legislative Wrap Up

Advocacy News & Updates

May 8, 2023 7:30 am

Legislative Update: Famous Last Words Edition

Friends, applaud. The comedy is over. Legend has it these were the final words of the incomparable German composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, uttered as he lay dying—in the middle of a thunderstorm, no less—on the night of March 26, 1827. It’s unlikely that anyone on the Indy Chamber will summon…

May 1, 2023 5:20 pm

Legislative Update: The Greatest Spectacle in Racing

The Greatest Spectacle in Racing…to Get the Budget Done If you’re the type of person who held on to see the end of the 2004 Indy 500, you likely enjoyed last Thursday’s marathon session at the Indiana General Assembly (IGA). Or maybe you’re just the kind of person who likes…

April 21, 2023 5:05 pm

Legislative Update: One Day More! The Broadway Edition

One Day More! The Broadway Edition  As the end of April comes into view and the deadlines for final reading of bills in the Indiana General Assembly having passed this week, legislators have a little over “One Day More!” to ensure their priority bills make the cut. Happily, like members of…

Our 2017 Successes

The 2017 session of the Indiana General Assembly featured significant advances on many issues of interest to employers across the Indianapolis metro.  Comparing the final outcomes to the Indy Chamber legislative agenda, there are certainly differences to be found on policy details and spending priorities; in a few places, progress stalled.  But overall, lawmakers made smart investments in a more competitive business climate and a healthy economy.

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Our 2017 Successes

The 2017 session of the Indiana General Assembly featured significant advances on many issues of interest to employers across the Indianapolis metro.  Comparing the final outcomes to the Indy Chamber legislative agenda, there are certainly differences to be found on policy details and spending priorities; in a few places, progress stalled.  But overall, lawmakers made smart investments in a more competitive business climate and a healthy economy.

Download Agenda Outcomes