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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1422: Free state park admissions for Gold Star families.

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 1422 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Free state park admissions for Gold Star families. Primary sponsor: David Abbott (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2025): Representative Andrade added as coauthor.

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.

Requires the department of natural resources to provide free admission to state parks to a Gold Star family member. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles to update the Gold Star family member license plate form.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David AbbottPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Mike AndradeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Beau BairdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Steve BartelsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74

“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. Representative Andrade added as coauthor
  2. Coauthored by Representatives Baird and Bartels
  3. First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
  4. Authored by Representative Abbott

Sources

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