Bill > HB1226

This bill modifies Indiana law to provide price preferences for state agencies when purchasing supplies, aiming to favor Indiana businesses and domestically produced goods. Specifically, it expands the existing price preference program to include businesses that are not Indiana businesses but still offer supplies manufactured, assembled, or produced within Indiana, applying a tiered percentage preference based on the contract value. Additionally, it grants an extra price preference to Indiana businesses that offer supplies manufactured, assembled, or produced in Indiana, removing the previous requirement that this additional preference only applied when bids were equal. The bill also introduces a new provision that mandates a 25% price preference for any governmental body purchasing flags manufactured in the United States, including both the U.S. flag and the Indiana state flag. An "Indiana business" is broadly defined to include companies with their principal place of business in Indiana, those paying a majority of their payroll to Indiana residents, employing a majority of Indiana residents, making significant capital investments in Indiana, or having a substantial positive economic impact on the state, with the Indiana Department of Administration responsible for developing criteria to define these latter categories.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1226/details