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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1384: Public defender benefits.

In committee 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 1384 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public defender benefits. Primary sponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2025): Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3.

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Official summary

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

Allows an attorney who: (1) performs court appointed legal services on a full-time or full-time equivalent basis; (2) regularly performs court appointed legal services in more than one county that receives reimbursement from the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys; and (3) is not eligible to join an employee health plan in any state or local unit; to participate in the state employee health plan. Establishes eligibility, enrollment, and coverage requirements. Provides that the cost of coverage shall be shared between the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys and the eligible attorney. Establishes the public defender health benefit fund. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Garrett BascomPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Mitch GoreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Greg SteuerwaldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Alex ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67

“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. Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
  2. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  3. Coauthored by Representatives Zimmerman, Steuerwald, Gore
  4. Authored by Representative Bascom
  5. First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance

Sources

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