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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 388: 1977 pension and disability fund.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 388 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 1977 pension and disability fund. Primary sponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican), David Niezgodski (Democratic), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Representatives Bartels, Judy, Gore added as cosponsors.

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Official summary

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

Increases the basic monthly pension benefit payable to a member of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund who retires after June 30, 2025, with 20 years of service. Increases the contribution rate of fund members. Provides that a municipality, a unit, an airport authority, a school corporation, or a charter school may require certain members of the public employees retirement fund to continue as members of that fund instead of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Heath VanNatterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
David NiezgodskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Scott BaldwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Linda RogersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Steve BartelsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Stacey DonatoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Greg GoodeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Mitch GoreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Chris JudyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Rodney PolCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2

“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. Representatives Bartels, Judy, Gore added as cosponsors
  2. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  3. Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
  4. First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
  5. Referred to the House
  6. House sponsor: Representative VanNatter
  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 188: yeas 49, nays 0
  8. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  9. Amendment #1 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
  10. Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  11. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  12. Senator Pol added as coauthor

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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