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HB 1384 IN

Public defender benefits.

IN · session 2025 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2025

Latest action (Feb 11, 2025) Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

Summary

Allows an attorney who: (1) performs court appointed legal services on a full-time or full-time equivalent basis; (2) regularly performs court appointed legal services in more than one county that receives reimbursement from the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys; and (3) is not eligible to join an employee health plan in any state or local unit; to participate in the state employee health plan. Establishes eligibility, enrollment, and coverage requirements. Provides that the cost of coverage shall be shared between the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys and the eligible attorney. Establishes the public defender health benefit fund. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsor (1)
3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (5)
  1. Jan 13, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2025 Authored by Representative Bascom · lower
  3. Jan 13, 2025 Coauthored by Representatives Zimmerman, Steuerwald, Gore · lower
  4. Feb 11, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  5. Feb 11, 2025 Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 · lower
Subjects
AGENCIES; Commission on Court Appointed AttorneysAGENCIES; Indiana Public Defender Council (IPDC)AGENCIES; State Public DefenderCOURTS; AttorneysCOURTS; Employment Benefits (Other than Retirement)INSURANCE; Health InsurancePUBLIC DEFENDER; Generally

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