2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0409: Employee absence for certain meetings.

Legislative Summary

Employee absence for certain meetings. Prohibits an employer from taking an adverse employment action against an employee as a result of the employee's absence from work to attend an attendance conference or a case conference committee meeting with respect to the employee's child, except under certain circumstances. Provides that an employer is not required to pay an employee for travel or attendance time with respect to a conference or meeting. Requires certain persons to provide documentation related to a conference or meeting under certain circumstances.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Authored by Senator Pol
Senate
1/13/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
Senate
1/29/2025
Senator Rogers added as second author
Senate
1/30/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
1/30/2025
Senators Niezgodski, Doriot, Walker G, Hunley, Donato added as coauthors
Senate
2/4/2025
Amendment #1 (Pol) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
2/4/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
2/4/2025
Senator Yoder added as coauthor
Senate
2/6/2025
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senate
2/11/2025
Placed back on second reading
Senate
2/19/2025
Amendment #4 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
2/19/2025
Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
2/20/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 191: yeas 30, nays 19
Senate
2/20/2025
House sponsor: Representative Cash
Senate
2/20/2025
Cosponsors: Representatives Olthoff, Moseley, Garcia Wilburn
Senate
2/20/2025
Senator Jackson added as coauthor
Senate
2/21/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 415: yeas 96, nays 0
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Returned to the Senate without amendments
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/14/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate

Amendments

Senate Amendment #4

Senate Amendment #4

2/19/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #3

Senate Amendment #3

2/18/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

2/13/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

2/3/2025Not Adopted

Senate Pensions and Labor Amendment #1

Senate Pensions and Labor Amendment #1

1/29/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Third reading
4/9/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/20/2025
30
Yea
19
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/10/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/10/202584.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/2025140.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/19/2025138.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/4/2025105.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/2025104.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202583.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/11/202545.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/9/202545.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/8/202545.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/3/202545.5 KB
Misc
Misc4/3/202574.6 KB
Misc
Misc4/2/202521.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/202545.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/19/202545.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/4/202545.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/30/202545.2 KB
Misc
Misc1/29/202545.8 KB
Misc
Misc1/29/202523.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/10/202543.8 KB