Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 334: Higher education benefits for military service.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 334 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher education benefits for military service. Primary sponsor: Jim Tomes (Republican), Mark Spencer (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2025): Senator Buck added as coauthor.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Provides that a child of a disabled veteran may be eligible for a tuition exemption if the person's mother or father served in the armed forces of the United States. (Current law requires the person's mother or father to serve in the armed forces of the United States during a war or perform duty equally hazardous that was recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the United States.) Repeals a provision that reduces a child of a disabled veteran tuition exemption if the individual's father or mother suffered a disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs with a rating of less than 80%.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tomes | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 49 |
| Mark Spencer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Jim Buck | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 21 |
| Andrea Hunley | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 46 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Senator Buck added as coauthor
- Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- Senator Hunley added as coauthor
- Senator Tomes added as second author
- Authored by Senator Spencer
- First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military