STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Legislative session at halfway point
The Indiana General Assembly has reached the halfway point of session. The Indiana Senate reached their third reading deadline this past Thursday and the Indiana House’s third reading deadline will be this Monday, Feb. 2. All introduced bills must receive a third reading vote to continue through the legislative process. The Indiana session is on schedule to conclude at the end of February.
Below is a shortened list of legislation the IBA Government Relations team has been actively monitoring this week:
- Senate Bill 197 - Garnishment
- House Bill 1001 - Housing matters
- House Bill 1184 - Towing matters
- House Bill 1217 - Regulation of stablecoin
- House Bill 1429 - Appraiser statute of limitations
As always, members are encouraged to contact Dax Denton and Connor Wong with any questions or to provide feedback.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Senators, president reach deal on government funding
Policymakers have reached a deal on government funding for several agencies that is set to expire on Jan. 30, but with the House in recess until Monday, it is possible that affected government agencies could experience a brief and temporary government shutdown over the weekend.
Reports: Sen. Marshall to drop credit card routing mandate amendment to crypto bill
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., no longer plans to offer an amendment to add credit card routing mandates to an unrelated bill on cryptocurrency regulation, Politico and Punchbowl News reported.
House committee advances three industry-backed bills
The House Financial Services Committee advanced three bills supported by the industry, covering regulatory tailoring for community banks, reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program and raising Bank Secrecy Act reporting thresholds.
Senate introduces bill to close ILC loophole
The Senate introduced bipartisan legislation to close the industrial loan company loophole, which allows commercial companies to own full-service banks without full regulatory oversight. A loophole in the Bank Holding Company Act allows commercial and fintech companies to own or acquire ILCs chartered in a handful of states without being subject to federal consolidated supervision. Introduced by Senate Banking Committee members John Kennedy, R-La., and Andy Kim, D-N.J., the Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act would close the ILC loophole to mitigate risks to consumer privacy, the financial system and the economy.
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Senate panel advances digital assets bill without credit card routing amendment
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 12-11 to advance the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act without bipartisan support or the inclusion of the industry-opposed Credit Card Competition Act. This bill is the Senate Agriculture Committee's piece of digital assets market structure legislation and would provide new authority to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to regulate digital commodities. The bill must eventually be merged with the Senate Banking Committee's proposal and will need 60 votes to pass the full Senate. The Senate Banking Committee has yet to mark up its proposal establishing the Securities and Exchange Commission's oversight role over crypto assets.
The committee advanced the bill without the inclusion of industry-opposed legislation to implement credit card routing restrictions. Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., filed a modified version of the Credit Card Competition Act as a proposed amendment last week, but they decided not to offer it during the markup after facing opposition by the banking industry and leadership.