HB 1145 IN

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Allows a participant in the state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan to elect a joint and survivor option for the payment of the participant's retirement allowance. Provides for a thirteenth check in calendar year 2026 for certain members, participants, or beneficiaries of the: (1) Indiana state teachers' retirement fund; (2) Indiana public employees' retirement fund; (3) state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan; (4) state police pre-1987 benefit system; and (5) state police 1987 benefit system.

• Michael Karickhoff Republican · author
• Brian Buchanan Republican · sponsor
• Linda Rogers Republican · sponsor
• Greg Goode Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 5, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions · lower
2. Jan 5, 2026 Authored by Representative Karickhoff · lower
3. Jan 5, 2026 Coauthored by Representative VanNatter · lower
4. Jan 8, 2026 Representatives Porter, Olthoff added as coauthors · lower
5. Jan 15, 2026 Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 · lower
6. Jan 15, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
9. Feb 2, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 192: yeas 97, nays 0 · lower
10. Feb 2, 2026 Senate sponsor: Senator Buchanan · lower
11. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to the Senate · lower
12. Feb 5, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
14. Feb 12, 2026 Senator Rogers added as second sponsor · upper
15. Feb 12, 2026 Senator Goode added as third sponsor · upper
16. Feb 19, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
17. Feb 19, 2026 Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor · upper
18. Feb 23, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
19. Feb 23, 2026 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
20. Feb 23, 2026 Senator Raatz added as cosponsor · upper
21. Feb 23, 2026 Senator Yoder added as cosponsor · upper
22. Feb 24, 2026 Senator Alting added as cosponsor · upper
23. Feb 24, 2026 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
24. Feb 24, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 236: yeas 39, nays 9 · upper
25. Feb 24, 2026 Senator Koch added as cosponsor · upper
26. Feb 24, 2026 Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor · upper
27. Feb 25, 2026 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 375: yeas 95, nays 0 · lower
28. Feb 25, 2026 Motion to concur filed · lower
29. Feb 26, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower
30. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
31. Mar 4, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
32. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
33. Mar 4, 2026 Public Law 79 · lower