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HB1145Introduced in the House

Thirteenth check.

Passed

Introduced by Michael Karickhoff, District 30

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Thirteenth check. 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.

Where it stands

Public Law 79

March 4, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House - House concurred with Senate amendments · February 25, 2026

95

Yes

0

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Carolyn Jackson1Yes
Earl Harris2Yes
Ragen Hatcher3Absent
Edmond Soliday4Yes
Dale DeVon5Yes
Maureen Bauer6Yes
Jake Teshka7Yes
Ryan Dvorak8Yes
Randy Novak9Yes
Charles Moseley10Yes

Bill history

  1. Coauthored by Representative VanNatter

  2. Authored by Representative Karickhoff

  3. First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

  4. Representatives Porter, Olthoff added as coauthors

  5. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  6. Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

  7. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Senate sponsor: Senator Buchanan

  10. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 192: yeas 97, nays 0

  11. Referred to the Senate

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor

  13. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  14. Senator Rogers added as second sponsor

  15. Senator Goode added as third sponsor

  16. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  17. Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor

  18. Senator Raatz added as cosponsor

  19. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  20. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  21. Senator Yoder added as cosponsor

  22. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 236: yeas 39, nays 9

  23. Senator Alting added as cosponsor

  24. Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor

  25. Senator Koch added as cosponsor

  26. Returned to the House with amendments

  27. Motion to concur filed

  28. House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 375: yeas 95, nays 0

  29. Signed by the Speaker

  30. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  31. Signed by the President of the Senate

  32. Signed by the Governor

  33. Public Law 79

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