Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1016 — Police and fire merit systems.

Last action — Public Law 207

  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 09, 2023. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    3 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Allows a fire protection district or fire protection territory to establish a merit system. Provides that unless a resolution or ordinance to establish a merit system is rejected not later than December 31, 2024, a merit system is established on January 1, 2025, for eligible: (1) city and town police and fire departments and township fire departments; and (2) fire protection districts and fire protection territories. Provides that the merit system may be dissolved after January 1, 2025. Requires a unit, district, or territory to vote to either retain or dissolve the merit system after January 1, 2029, and before January 31, 2029. Repeals a provision containing definitions and moves the definitions to another location.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 207

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the Speaker

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. Conference Committee Report 2: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 494: yeas 32, nays 18

  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2: adopted by the House; Roll Call 505: yeas 87, nays 1

  8. CCR # 2 filed in the Senate

  9. CCR # 2 filed in the House

  10. Motion to withdraw CCR #1: prevailed

  11. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 460: yeas 90, nays 1

  12. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  13. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  14. Senate advisors appointed: Pol and Rogers

  15. Senate conferees appointed: Sandlin and Niezgodski

  16. House advisors appointed: Frye R, Haggard and Campbell

  17. House conferees appointed: Pressel and Gore

  18. House dissented from Senate amendments

  19. Motion to dissent filed

  20. Returned to the House with amendments

  21. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 302: yeas 48, nays 0

  22. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  23. Amendment #1 (Sandlin) prevailed; voice vote

  24. Senator Rogers added as second sponsor

  25. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  27. Referred to the Senate

  28. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 25: yeas 96, nays 0

  29. Senate sponsor: Senator Sandlin

  30. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  31. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  33. Authored by Representative Pressel

  34. Coauthored by Representatives Frye R, Bartels, Campbell

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1016 do?
Allows a fire protection district or fire protection territory to establish a merit system. Provides that unless a resolution or ordinance to establish a merit system is rejected not later than December 31, 2024, a merit system is established on January 1, 2025, for eligible: (1) city and town police and fire departments and township fire departments; and (2) fire protection districts and fire protection territories. Provides that the merit system may be dissolved after January 1, 2025. Requires a unit, district, or territory to vote to either retain or dissolve the merit system after January 1, 2029, and before January 31, 2029. Repeals a provision containing definitions and moves the definitions to another location.
Who sponsors HB 1016?
HB 1016 is sponsored by Linda Rogers (Republican), Jack Sandlin, Chris Campbell (Democrat), Steve Bartels (Republican), Randall Frye, and Jim Pressel (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1016?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.
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