IN HB 1251

died on adjournment

Emergency ambulance services.

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

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Did IN HB 1251 pass?

No. IN HB 1251 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

What is IN HB 1251 about?

Specifies that emergency medical services, including emergency ambulance services, are essential services in Indiana. Specifies that the provision of emergency medical services is an essential purpose of political subdivisions. Requires the county commissioners of each county to: (1) identify areas that are unserved by emergency ambulance services; and (2) provide emergency ambulance services to those areas by establishing a county emergency ambulance service, contracting with a public, private, or nonprofit provider of emergency ambulance services, or by any other available means. Allows a governing body to opt out of the requirement to provide emergency ambulance services to unserved areas in certain cases. Provides that a county governing body that opts out of the provision of emergency ambulance services is immune from civil liability for personal injury or death resulting from a lack of emergency ambulance services in an area of the county.

Who sponsors IN HB 1251?

Mike Bohacek, Vaneta Becker, Michael Crider and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1251, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-12 — Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

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2026-02-12
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-12
Senator Becker added as second sponsor
2026-02-12
Senator Bohacek added as third sponsor
2026-02-09
Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
2026-02-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-03
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-02-02
Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
2026-02-02
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 177: yeas 83, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-29
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-27
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-15
Representatives Gore, Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors
2026-01-12
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2026-01-12
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2026-01-12
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-05
Authored by Representative O'Brien
2026-01-05
Coauthored by Representative Bartels
2026-01-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

HB 1251 - O'Brien - 3rd Reading
2026-02-02 · pass · 83-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Porter: yes
- Baird: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Behning: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Cash: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Moed: yes
- Snow: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- King: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Bascom: excused
- Dvorak: excused
- Lopez: excused
- Steuerwald: excused
- Bauer: excused
- Garcia Wilburn: excused
- Meltzer: excused
- Zimmerman: excused
- Burton: excused
- Ireland: excused
- Prescott: excused
- Davis: excused
- Jeter: excused
- Pressel: excused
- Genda: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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