2024 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0264: Religious exemption from worker's compensation.

Legislative Summary

Religious exemption from worker's compensation. Provides an exemption from worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for a member of certain religious sects or a division of a religious sect who meets certain requirements and obtains a certificate of exemption (certificate) from the worker's compensation board (board). Provides that if certain information about an individual who holds a certificate is no longer true: (1) the individual and the individual's employer must take certain steps; and (2) the certificate is no longer effective. Makes conforming changes.

Bill History

1/16/2024
Authored by Senator Bassler
Senate
1/16/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
Senate
1/25/2024
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
1/29/2024
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
1/30/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 69: yeas 49, nays 0
Senate
1/30/2024
House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
Senate
1/30/2024
Cosponsor: Representative Lehman
Senate
1/30/2024
Senator Messmer added as second author
Senate
1/30/2024
Senator Rogers added as third author
Senate
1/30/2024
Senators Walker G, Crane, Doriot, Zay added as coauthors
Senate
1/30/2024
Senator Becker added as coauthor
Senate
1/31/2024
Referred to the House
Senate
2/6/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Pensions and Labor Amendment #1

Senate Pensions and Labor Amendment #1

1/24/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Third reading
1/30/2024
49
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(1/31/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Employment, Labor and Pensions(House of Representatives)
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/25/2024335.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/11/2024313.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/30/202465.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/29/202465.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/26/202465.1 KB
Misc
Misc1/25/202449.6 KB
Misc
Misc1/24/202422.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/11/202465.2 KB