IN HB 1145

enacted

Thirteenth check.

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

Description

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.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Public Law 79
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-05
Authored by Representative Karickhoff
2026-01-05
Coauthored by Representative VanNatter
2026-01-08
Representatives Porter, Olthoff added as coauthors
2026-01-15
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2026-01-15
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-27
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-29
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-02
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 192: yeas 97, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-02
Senate sponsor: Senator Buchanan
2026-02-03
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-02-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-12
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-12
Senator Rogers added as second sponsor
2026-02-12
Senator Goode added as third sponsor
2026-02-19
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-19
Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor
2026-02-23
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-23
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
2026-02-23
Senator Raatz added as cosponsor
2026-02-23
Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
2026-02-24
Senator Alting added as cosponsor
2026-02-24
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 236: yeas 39, nays 9
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-24
Senator Koch added as cosponsor
2026-02-24
Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor
2026-02-25
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 375: yeas 95, nays 0
2026-02-25
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-26
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-04
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-03-04
Public Law 79
became-law

Versions

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Documents

Votes

HB 1145 - Karickhoff - 3rd Reading
2026-02-02 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Porter: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Baird: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Behning: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Burton: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Snow: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moed: yes
- Summers: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Novak: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: not voting
- Slager: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1145 - Buchanan - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 39-9
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Becker: yes
- Crider: yes
- Koch: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Deery: yes
- Leising: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bray: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Brown: yes
- Donato: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buck: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Busch: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: no
- Freeman: no
- Gaskill: no
- Johnson: no
- Bassler: no
- Garten: no
- Glick: no
- Mishler: no
- Byrne: no
- Pol: excused
- Young: excused
HB 1145 - Karickhoff
2026-02-25 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: 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
- Mayfield: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jeter: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Judy: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- King: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Cash: excused
- Hatcher: excused
- May: excused
- Meltzer: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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