INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House and Senate convened to kick off the 2022 General Assembly session at the Indiana Statehouse this week.

There are plenty of important dates for bills and votes in the session that will affect you and your family. The biggest issues lawmakers will take on this year include COVID-19 and vaccines, taxes and schools.

First up is House Bill 1001, which will eliminate Governor Eric Holcomb's state of emergency. It will also limit COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace.
Lawmakers are expected to make changes to the bill on Thursday. As it is currently written, there has been opposition to the bill from leaders in both the healthcare and business communities.

Both Governor Holcomb and Indiana lawmakers want to cut taxes. The question is, how far will they cut?

There are some bills that focus on certain groups, like businesses, veterans or teachers. House Bill 1027 would cut the income tax rate for everyone, dropping it from 3.23% to a flat 3%.