Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 1145 — Thirteenth check.

Last action — Public Law 79

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on February 27, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Public Law 79

  2. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  3. Signed by the Governor

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Motion to concur filed

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

  8. Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor

  9. Senator Koch added as cosponsor

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

  11. Returned to the House with amendments

  12. Senator Alting added as cosponsor

  13. Senator Yoder added as cosponsor

  14. Senator Raatz added as cosponsor

  15. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  16. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  17. Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor

  18. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  19. Senator Goode added as third sponsor

  20. Senator Rogers added as second sponsor

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

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

  23. Referred to the Senate

  24. Senate sponsor: Senator Buchanan

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

  26. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  27. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  28. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  30. Representatives Porter, Olthoff added as coauthors

  31. Coauthored by Representative VanNatter

  32. Authored by Representative Karickhoff

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

HB 1145 - Karickhoff

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 66004
Democrat 29001
Total 95005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Alex Burton Democrat Yea
Blake Johnson Democrat Yea
Carey Hamilton Democrat Yea
Carolyn Jackson Democrat Yea
Cherrish Pryor Democrat Yea
Chris Campbell Democrat Yea
Chuck Moseley Democrat Yea
Earl Harris Democrat Yea
Edward DeLaney Democrat Yea
Gregory Porter Democrat Yea
John Bartlett Democrat Yea
Justin Moed Democrat Yea
Kyle Miller Democrat Yea
Matt Pierce Democrat Yea
Maureen Bauer Democrat Yea
Mike Andrade Democrat Yea
Mitch Gore Democrat Yea
Philip GiaQuinta Democrat Yea
Ragen Hatcher Democrat Not Voting
Randy Novak Democrat Yea
Renee Pack Democrat Yea
Robin Shackleford Democrat Yea
Ryan Dvorak Democrat Yea
Sheila Klinker Democrat Yea
Sue Errington Democrat Yea
Tonya Pfaff Democrat Yea
Vanessa Summers Democrat Yea
Vernon Smith Democrat Yea
Victoria Garcia Wilburn Democrat Yea
Wendy Dant Chesser Democrat Yea
Alaina Shonkwiler Republican Yea
Alex Zimmerman Republican Yea
Andrew Ireland Republican Yea
Beau Baird Republican Yea
Becky Cash Republican Not Voting
Ben Smaltz Republican Yea
Brad Barrett Republican Yea
Bruce Borders Republican Yea
Chris Jeter Republican Yea
Chris Judy Republican Yea
Chris May Republican Not Voting
Cindy Ledbetter Republican Yea
Cory Criswell Republican Yea
Craig Haggard Republican Yea
Craig Snow Republican Yea
Dale DeVon Republican Yea
Danny Lopez Republican Yea
Dave Hall Republican Yea
Dave Heine Republican Yea
David Abbott Republican Yea
Doug Miller Republican Yea
Edmond Soliday Republican Yea
Edward Clere Republican Yea
Elizabeth Rowray Republican Yea
Ethan Lawson Republican Yea
Ethan Manning Republican Yea
Garrett Bascom Republican Yea
Gregory Steuerwald Republican Yea
Harold Slager Republican Yea
Heath VanNatter Republican Yea
Hunter Smith Republican Yea
J.D. Prescott Republican Yea
Jack Jordan Republican Yea
Jake Teshka Republican Yea
Jeffrey Thompson Republican Yea
Jennifer Meltzer Republican Not Voting
Jim Lucas Republican Yea
Jim Pressel Republican Yea
Joanna King Republican Yea
Julie McGuire Republican Yea
Julie Olthoff Republican Yea
Karen Engleman Republican Yea
Kendell Culp Republican Yea
Kyle Pierce Republican Yea
Lindsay Patterson Republican Yea
Lori Goss-Reaves Republican Yea
Lorissa Sweet Republican Yea
Mark Genda Republican Yea
Martin Carbaugh Republican Yea
Matt Commons Republican Yea
Matt Hostettler Republican Yea
Matt Lehman Republican Yea
Michael Karickhoff Republican Yea
Michelle Davis Republican Yea
Mike Aylesworth Republican Yea
Peggy Mayfield Republican Yea
Robb Greene Republican Yea
Robert Behning Republican Yea
Robert Heaton Republican Yea
Robert Morris Republican Yea
Ryan Lauer Republican Yea
Shane Lindauer Republican Yea
Steve Bartels Republican Yea
Tim Yocum Republican Yea
Timothy O'Brien Republican Yea
Timothy Wesco Republican Yea
Todd Huston Republican Not Voting
Tony Isa Republican Yea
Wendy McNamara Republican Yea
Zach Payne Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 39 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 30901
Democrat 9001
Total 39902
% of votes cast 78%18%0%4%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Andrea Hunley Democrat Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Yea
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
J.D. Ford Democrat Yea
La Keisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Mark Spencer Democrat Yea
Rodney Pol Democrat Not Voting
Shelli Yoder Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Nay
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brett Clark Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Nay
Cyndi Carrasco Republican Yea
Dan Dernulc Republican Yea
Daryl Schmitt Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Nay
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Gary Byrne Republican Nay
Greg Goode Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Yea
Kyle Walker Republican Yea
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Yea
Michael Young Republican Not Voting
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Nay
Nick McKinley Republican Yea
Randy Maxwell Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Nay
Scott Alexander Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Nay
Spencer Deery Republican Yea
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Nay
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Tyler Johnson Republican Nay
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 68002
Democrat 29001
Total 97003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Alex Burton Democrat Yea
Blake Johnson Democrat Yea
Carey Hamilton Democrat Yea
Carolyn Jackson Democrat Yea
Cherrish Pryor Democrat Yea
Chris Campbell Democrat Yea
Chuck Moseley Democrat Yea
Earl Harris Democrat Yea
Edward DeLaney Democrat Yea
Gregory Porter Democrat Yea
John Bartlett Democrat Yea
Justin Moed Democrat Yea
Kyle Miller Democrat Yea
Matt Pierce Democrat Yea
Maureen Bauer Democrat Yea
Mike Andrade Democrat Yea
Mitch Gore Democrat Yea
Philip GiaQuinta Democrat Yea
Ragen Hatcher Democrat Yea
Randy Novak Democrat Yea
Renee Pack Democrat Yea
Robin Shackleford Democrat Yea
Ryan Dvorak Democrat Yea
Sheila Klinker Democrat Yea
Sue Errington Democrat Yea
Tonya Pfaff Democrat Yea
Vanessa Summers Democrat Yea
Vernon Smith Democrat Yea
Victoria Garcia Wilburn Democrat Not Voting
Wendy Dant Chesser Democrat Yea
Alaina Shonkwiler Republican Yea
Alex Zimmerman Republican Yea
Andrew Ireland Republican Yea
Beau Baird Republican Yea
Becky Cash Republican Yea
Ben Smaltz Republican Yea
Brad Barrett Republican Yea
Bruce Borders Republican Yea
Chris Jeter Republican Yea
Chris Judy Republican Yea
Chris May Republican Yea
Cindy Ledbetter Republican Yea
Cory Criswell Republican Yea
Craig Haggard Republican Yea
Craig Snow Republican Yea
Dale DeVon Republican Yea
Danny Lopez Republican Yea
Dave Hall Republican Yea
Dave Heine Republican Yea
David Abbott Republican Yea
Doug Miller Republican Yea
Edmond Soliday Republican Yea
Edward Clere Republican Yea
Elizabeth Rowray Republican Yea
Ethan Lawson Republican Yea
Ethan Manning Republican Yea
Garrett Bascom Republican Yea
Gregory Steuerwald Republican Yea
Harold Slager Republican Not Voting
Heath VanNatter Republican Yea
Hunter Smith Republican Yea
J.D. Prescott Republican Yea
Jack Jordan Republican Yea
Jake Teshka Republican Yea
Jeffrey Thompson Republican Yea
Jennifer Meltzer Republican Yea
Jim Lucas Republican Yea
Jim Pressel Republican Yea
Joanna King Republican Yea
Julie McGuire Republican Yea
Julie Olthoff Republican Yea
Karen Engleman Republican Yea
Kendell Culp Republican Yea
Kyle Pierce Republican Yea
Lindsay Patterson Republican Yea
Lori Goss-Reaves Republican Yea
Lorissa Sweet Republican Yea
Mark Genda Republican Yea
Martin Carbaugh Republican Yea
Matt Commons Republican Yea
Matt Hostettler Republican Yea
Matt Lehman Republican Yea
Michael Karickhoff Republican Yea
Michelle Davis Republican Yea
Mike Aylesworth Republican Yea
Peggy Mayfield Republican Yea
Robb Greene Republican Yea
Robert Behning Republican Yea
Robert Heaton Republican Yea
Robert Morris Republican Yea
Ryan Lauer Republican Yea
Shane Lindauer Republican Yea
Steve Bartels Republican Yea
Tim Yocum Republican Yea
Timothy O'Brien Republican Yea
Timothy Wesco Republican Yea
Todd Huston Republican Not Voting
Tony Isa Republican Yea
Wendy McNamara Republican Yea
Zach Payne Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37000
Democrat 20001
Unaffiliated 42000
Total 99001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Austin — Yea
Eberhart — Yea
Saunders — Yea
Ellington — Yea
Lehe — Yea
Schaibley — Yea
Bacon — Yea
Leonard — Yea
Sherman — Yea
Fleming — Yea
Forestal — Yea
Smith, V — Yea
Frye — Yea
Lyness — Yea
Beck — Yea
Macer — Yea
Speedy — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Goodrich — Yea
Stutzman — Yea
Boy — Yea
Gutwein — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Miller — Yea
Torr — Yea
Candelaria Reardon — Yea
Hatfield — Yea
Morrison — Yea
Vermilion — Yea
Cherry — Yea
Chyung — Yea
Negele — Yea
Wolkins — Yea
Nisly — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davisson — Yea
Zent — Yea
Deal — Yea
Ziemke — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Kirchhofer — Yea
Alex Burton Democrat Yea
Carey Hamilton Democrat Yea
Carolyn Jackson Democrat Yea
Cherrish Pryor Democrat Yea
Chris Campbell Democrat Yea
Chuck Moseley Democrat Yea
Earl Harris Democrat Yea
Edward DeLaney Democrat Yea
Gregory Porter Democrat Yea
John Bartlett Democrat Not Voting
Justin Moed Democrat Yea
Matt Pierce Democrat Yea
Maureen Bauer Democrat Yea
Philip GiaQuinta Democrat Yea
Ragen Hatcher Democrat Yea
Robin Shackleford Democrat Yea
Ryan Dvorak Democrat Yea
Sheila Klinker Democrat Yea
Sue Errington Democrat Yea
Tonya Pfaff Democrat Yea
Vanessa Summers Democrat Yea
Beau Baird Republican Yea
Ben Smaltz Republican Yea
Brad Barrett Republican Yea
Bruce Borders Republican Yea
Chris Judy Republican Yea
Chris May Republican Yea
Dale DeVon Republican Yea
Dave Heine Republican Yea
David Abbott Republican Yea
Edmond Soliday Republican Yea
Edward Clere Republican Yea
Ethan Manning Republican Yea
Gregory Steuerwald Republican Yea
Heath VanNatter Republican Yea
J.D. Prescott Republican Yea
Jack Jordan Republican Yea
Jeffrey Thompson Republican Yea
Jim Lucas Republican Yea
Jim Pressel Republican Yea
Karen Engleman Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Martin Carbaugh Republican Yea
Matt Hostettler Republican Yea
Matt Lehman Republican Yea
Michael Karickhoff Republican Yea
Michael Young Republican Yea
Mike Aylesworth Republican Yea
Peggy Mayfield Republican Yea
Robert Behning Republican Yea
Robert Heaton Republican Yea
Robert Morris Republican Yea
Ryan Lauer Republican Yea
Shane Lindauer Republican Yea
Steve Bartels Republican Yea
Timothy Wesco Republican Yea
Todd Huston Republican Yea
Wendy McNamara Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23002
Republican 21000
Democrat 4000
Total 48002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Kruse — Yea
Lanane — Yea
Melton — Yea
Perfect — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Tallian — Not Voting
Smith — Yea
Crane — Yea
Delph — Yea
Eckerty — Yea
Grooms — Yea
Head — Yea
Hershman — Yea
Houchin — Yea
Kenley — Yea
Long — Yea
Merritt — Yea
Messmer — Yea
Mrvan — Yea
Ruckelshaus — Yea
Stoops — Not Voting
Zakas — Yea
Zay — Yea
Boots — Yea
Breaux — Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
J.D. Ford Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Yea
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Yea
Michael Young Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

Official roll call →

HB 1145 - Zent - 3rd Reading

Passed 94 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46003
Republican 30003
Democrat 18000
Total 94006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Forestal — Yea
Frye — Yea
Kirchhofer — Yea
Hamm — Yea
Lyness — Yea
Morrison — Yea
Pelath — Yea
Saunders — Yea
Siegrist — Yea
Torr — Yea
Washburne — Yea
Wolkins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Arnold — Yea
Smith, V — Yea
Miller — Yea
Braun — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Candelaria Reardon — Yea
Cherry — Yea
Ellington — Yea
Friend — Yea
Frizzell — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Gutwein — Yea
Hatfield — Yea
Lehe — Yea
Leonard — Yea
Macer — Yea
Negele — Yea
Nisly — Yea
Ober — Yea
Schaibley — Yea
Speedy — Yea
Stemler — Yea
Smith, M — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Cook — Yea
Culver — Yea
Davisson — Yea
Eberhart — Yea
Kersey — Yea
Mahan — Not Voting
Richardson — Yea
Zent — Yea
Ziemke — Yea
Austin — Yea
Bacon — Yea
Beumer — Yea
Alex Burton Democrat Yea
Carey Hamilton Democrat Yea
Cherrish Pryor Democrat Yea
Chuck Moseley Democrat Yea
Earl Harris Democrat Yea
Edward DeLaney Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
Gregory Porter Democrat Yea
John Bartlett Democrat Yea
Justin Moed Democrat Yea
Matt Pierce Democrat Yea
Maureen Bauer Democrat Yea
Philip GiaQuinta Democrat Yea
Robin Shackleford Democrat Yea
Ryan Dvorak Democrat Yea
Sheila Klinker Democrat Yea
Sue Errington Democrat Yea
Vanessa Summers Democrat Yea
Beau Baird Republican Yea
Ben Smaltz Republican Yea
Bruce Borders Republican Yea
Chris Judy Republican Yea
Chris May Republican Not Voting
Dale DeVon Republican Yea
Dave Heine Republican Yea
Edmond Soliday Republican Yea
Edward Clere Republican Yea
Ethan Lawson Republican Yea
Gregory Steuerwald Republican Yea
Harold Slager Republican Yea
Heath VanNatter Republican Yea
Jack Jordan Republican Yea
Jeffrey Thompson Republican Yea
Jim Lucas Republican Yea
Jim Pressel Republican Yea
Julie Olthoff Republican Yea
Karen Engleman Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Martin Carbaugh Republican Yea
Matt Lehman Republican Yea
Michael Karickhoff Republican Yea
Michael Young Republican Not Voting
Mike Aylesworth Republican Not Voting
Peggy Mayfield Republican Yea
Robert Behning Republican Yea
Robert Heaton Republican Yea
Robert Morris Republican Yea
Timothy Wesco Republican Yea
Todd Huston Republican Yea
Wendy McNamara Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1145 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 1145?
HB 1145 is sponsored by Michael Karickhoff (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1145?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2026. Enacted.
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