IN HB 1044

enacted

Insurance coverage for public safety employees.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

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Did IN HB 1044 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1044 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): Public Law 38

What is IN HB 1044 about?

Provides that a public safety employee who: (1) becomes disabled on or after January 1, 2020; (2) receives a Class 1 or a Class 2 impairment benefit; and (3) is eligible for group health insurance coverage for the public safety employee and the public safety employee's spouse or dependents; must pay no more than the amount that the public safety employee would have been required to pay if still serving as a current active public safety employee employed by the local unit public employer. Specifies that the public safety employee must file a written request for insurance coverage with the employer before June 1, 2026, or within 90 days after the public safety employee begins receiving disability benefits, whichever is later. Specifies that if a public safety agency closes, merges, or otherwise ceases to exist, the local unit public employer that caused the public safety agency to cease to exist, shall continue to provide certain insurance coverage. Provides that a surviving spouse or dependent of a public safety employee who dies in the line of duty must pay the same amount that the public safety employee would have been required to pay if still serving as a current active public safety employee employed by the local unit public employer for coverage selected by the surviving spouse or dependent under the group health insurance program.

Who sponsors IN HB 1044?

Jim Pressel, Fady Qaddoura, Michael Crider and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1044, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-26 — Public Law 38
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-26
Public Law 38
became-law
2026-02-26
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-25
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-24
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-23
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-19
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 295: yeas 93, nays 0
2026-02-19
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-18
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-17
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 176: yeas 45, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-16
Amendment #1 (Walker K) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-16
Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
2026-02-16
Senator Hunley added as cosponsor
2026-02-16
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-12
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2026-02-12
Senator Qaddoura added as third sponsor
2026-02-12
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-26
First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-21
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-01-20
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 54: yeas 92, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-20
Senate sponsors: Senators Walker K, Crider
2026-01-15
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-13
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-08
Representative Davis added as coauthor
2026-01-05
Representatives Lawson, Goss-Reaves added as coauthors
2025-12-02
First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-12-02
Authored by Representative Pressel

Versions

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Engrossed House Bill (H)Compare
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Documents

Votes

HB 1044 - Pressel - 3rd Reading
2026-01-20 · pass · 92-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Errington: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Porter: yes
- Baird: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Snow: yes
- Cash: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moed: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Summers: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Novak: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Judy: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- King: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Campbell: excused
- Heine: excused
- Meltzer: excused
- Rowray: excused
- Dvorak: excused
- Manning: excused
- Pack: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1044 - Walker K - 3rd Reading
2026-02-17 · pass · 45-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Buck: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Glick: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Goode: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Doriot: excused
- Bassler: not voting
- Garten: not voting
- Hunley: not voting
- Pol: not voting
HB 1044 - Pressel
2026-02-19 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Porter: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Baird: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Snow: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Summers: yes
- Cash: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Morris: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Clere: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Commons: yes
- Isa: yes
- Novak: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Pack: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Payne: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Jeter: excused
- Miller, D: excused
- Moed: excused
- Soliday: excused
- Garcia Wilburn: not voting
- Smith, V: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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