2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1221: Pension matters.

Legislative Summary

Pension matters. Amends provisions regarding the surcharge rates established by the Indiana public retirement system to actuarially prefund certain postretirement benefits. Adds provisions requiring the treasurer of state to determine a surcharge amount that is to be paid into the supplemental reserve account for the state police pre-1987 and 1987 benefit systems. Provides for a thirteenth check in calendar year 2025 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. Makes conforming changes.

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Bill History

1/9/2025
Coauthored by Representative Smaltz
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
Authored by Representative Karickhoff
House of Representatives
1/9/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
House of Representatives
1/13/2025
Reassigned to Committee on Ways and Means
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Representative VanNatter added as coauthor
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Representative Porter added as coauthor
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 86: yeas 89, nays 0
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Senate sponsor: Senator Buchanan
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Referred to the Senate
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
Senate
3/18/2025
Senator Hunley added as cosponsor
Senate
3/20/2025
Senator Rogers added as second sponsor
Senate
3/20/2025
Senators Pol and Donato added as cosponsors
Senate
3/20/2025
Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor
Senate
3/27/2025
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Senate
3/31/2025
Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
Senate
4/1/2025
Senator Maxwell added as cosponsor
Senate
4/10/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
4/10/2025
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
Senate
4/14/2025
Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 413: yeas 18, nays 31
Senate
4/14/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
4/15/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 434: yeas 46, nays 3
Senate
4/16/2025
Returned to the House with amendments
Senate
4/16/2025
Motion to dissent filed
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
House dissented from Senate amendments
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
House conferees appointed: Karickhoff and Porter
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
House advisors appointed: VanNatter, Genda, Harris and Moseley
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Senate conferees appointed: Buchanan and Niezgodski
Senate
4/17/2025
Senate advisors appointed: Hunley and Rogers
Senate
4/23/2025
CCR # 1 filed in the House
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Senate
4/23/2025
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 540: yeas 90, nays 0
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/24/2025
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 514: yeas 39, nays 11
Senate

Amendments

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

4/14/2025Not Adopted

Senate Appropriations Amendment #10

Senate Appropriations Amendment #10

4/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Appropriations Amendment #10

Senate Appropriations Amendment #10

4/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Pensions and Labor Amendment #9

Senate Pensions and Labor Amendment #9

3/26/2025Not Adopted

Senate Pensions and Labor Amendment #9

Senate Pensions and Labor Amendment #9

3/26/2025Not Adopted

House Ways and Means Amendment #6

House Ways and Means Amendment #6

1/29/2025Not Adopted

House Ways and Means Amendment #4

House Ways and Means Amendment #4

1/29/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1
4/24/2025
39
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1
4/23/2025
90
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
4/15/2025
46
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed
4/14/2025
18
Yea
31
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
House - Third reading
2/4/2025
89
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/16/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/24/2025136.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/10/2025246.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/27/2025375.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/2025240.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/2025152.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/24/202580.8 KB
Misc
Misc4/23/202585.7 KB
Misc
Misc4/23/202585.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/15/202567.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/14/202567.7 KB
Misc
Misc4/10/202548.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/10/202567.8 KB
Misc
Misc4/10/202522.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/28/202582.6 KB
Misc
Misc3/26/202523.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/26/202574.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/4/202576.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/3/202577.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/30/202577.0 KB
Misc
Misc1/30/202573.6 KB
Misc
Misc1/29/202523.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/17/202591.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/8/202560.5 KB