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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1454: Emergency ambulance services.

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 1454 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Emergency ambulance services. Primary sponsor: Tim O'Brien (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 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.

Specifies that emergency medical services, including emergency ambulance services, are essential services in Indiana. Specifies that the provision of emergency medical services is an essential purpose of political subdivisions. Requires the county commissioners of each county to: (1) identify areas that are unserved by emergency ambulance services; and (2) provide emergency ambulance services to the areas by establishing a county emergency ambulance service, contracting with a public, private, or nonprofit provider of emergency ambulance services, or by any other available means.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim O'BrienPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Brad BarrettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Steve BartelsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Doug MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse48

“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: do pass, adopted
  3. Coauthored by Representatives Barrett, Miller D, Bartels
  4. First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
  5. Authored by Representative O'Brien

Sources

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