IN HB 1048

enacted

VFD clothing and automobile allowances.

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

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Quick answers

Did IN HB 1048 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1048 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Signed by the Governor

What is IN HB 1048 about?

Increases, from $100 to $250, the clothing and automobile allowance for an active member of a volunteer fire department (department). Provides that a unit served by a volunteer fire department shall pay the clothing and automobile allowance directly to each active and participating member of the department.

Who sponsors IN HB 1048?

Jean Leising, Rodney Pol, Michael Crider and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1048, joined by 16 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-24 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

FIREFIGHTERS; Fire Departments and Districts

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-24
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-24
Public Law 21
became-law
2026-02-23
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-19
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-19
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-18
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 274: yeas 91, nays 0
2026-02-16
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-13
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-12
Senator Deery added as cosponsor
2026-02-12
Senator Schmitt added as cosponsor
2026-02-12
Senator Koch added as cosponsor
2026-02-12
Senator Becker added as cosponsor
2026-02-12
Senator Alting added as cosponsor
2026-02-12
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 155: yeas 48, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-12
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2026-02-10
Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-10
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-09
Senator Glick added as cosponsor
2026-02-05
Senators Buck, Byrne, Tomes added as cosponsors
2026-02-03
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-02
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-29
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-01-28
Senate sponsors: Senators Crider, Pol, Leising
2026-01-28
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 147: yeas 89, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-28
Cosponsors: Senators Bohacek, Niezgodski, Ford J.D.
2026-01-27
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-22
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-20
Representatives Moseley, Pressel removed as coauthors
2026-01-20
Representatives Pressel, Bartels, Moseley added as coauthors
2026-01-05
Representative Moseley added as coauthor
2026-01-05
Representative Pressel added as coauthor
2025-12-05
Authored by Representative Novak
2025-12-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

HB 1048 - Novak R - 3rd Reading
2026-01-28 · pass · 89-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Genda: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Barrett: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Burton: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Cash: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jeter: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Culp: yes
- Judy: yes
- Patterson: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Davis: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Porter: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Baird: excused
- Bauer: excused
- Hall: excused
- Heine: excused
- Gore: not voting
- Johnson, B: not voting
- Lucas: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
- Hatcher: not voting
- King: not voting
- Pack: not voting
HB 1048 - Crider - 3rd Reading
2026-02-12 · pass · 48-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Pol: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Randolph: excused
- Garten: not voting
HB 1048 - Novak R
2026-02-18 · pass · 91-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Errington: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Porter: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Baird: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Slager: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Snow: yes
- Cash: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Novak: yes
- Summers: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Isa: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Pack: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Davis: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Patterson: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Payne: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Engleman: yes
- King: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Barrett: excused
- Hatcher: excused
- Lucas: excused
- Moed: excused
- Behning: excused
- Lehman: excused
- Miller, D: excused
- Morris: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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