Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1221: Pension matters.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1221 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pension matters. Primary sponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Mike Karickhoff (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2025): Public Law 226.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amends provisions regarding the surcharge rates established by the Indiana public retirement system to actuarially prefund certain postretirement benefits. Adds provisions requiring the treasurer of state to determine a surcharge amount that is to be paid into the supplemental reserve account for the state police pre-1987 and 1987 benefit systems. Provides for a thirteenth check in calendar year 2025 for certain members, participants, or beneficiaries of the: (1) Indiana state teachers' retirement fund; (2) Indiana public employees' retirement fund; (3) state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan; (4) state police pre-1987 benefit system; and (5) state police 1987 benefit system. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RogersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Brian BuchananPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Mike KarickhoffPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Stacey DonatoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Andrea HunleyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Randy MaxwellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate43
David NiezgodskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Rodney PolCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Gregory PorterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Ben SmaltzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Heath VanNatterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Shelli YoderCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Public Law 226
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  5. Signed by the Speaker
  6. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 514: yeas 39, nays 11
  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 540: yeas 90, nays 0
  8. CCR # 1 filed in the House
  9. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
  10. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
  11. Senate conferees appointed: Buchanan and Niezgodski
  12. Senate advisors appointed: Hunley and Rogers

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source