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
Stay tuned for our 2022 wrap up at the end of session.
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
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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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
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
We’re keeping our sights high. But lofty goals are built on strong foundations.
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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
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
By flunking HB1134 out of the Senate, Indiana’s General Assembly bucked a trend of state legislatures rushing to (over)react to misinformed controversies over “Critical Race Theory” lurking in local schools. At least sixteen states have enacted laws aimed at curtailing classroom discussions about race, and CNN featured…
The Long Goodbye We said ‘sine bye’ to the 2022 session of the Indiana General Assembly last week, but we can’t close the curtains on legislative business quite yet. Bills have slowly migrated from the second floor of the statehouse to the Governor’s desk, starting the countdown for executive action.
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 OutcomesThe 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