Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 334 — Higher education benefits for military service.

Last action — Senator Buck added as coauthor

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

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Provides that a child of a disabled veteran may be eligible for a tuition exemption if the person's mother or father served in the armed forces of the United States. (Current law requires the person's mother or father to serve in the armed forces of the United States during a war or perform duty equally hazardous that was recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the United States.) Repeals a provision that reduces a child of a disabled veteran tuition exemption if the individual's father or mother suffered a disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs with a rating of less than 80%.

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Action History

  1. Senator Buck added as coauthor

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

  3. Senator Hunley added as coauthor

  4. Senator Tomes added as second author

  5. Authored by Senator Spencer

  6. First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (146)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 334 do?
Provides that a child of a disabled veteran may be eligible for a tuition exemption if the person's mother or father served in the armed forces of the United States. (Current law requires the person's mother or father to serve in the armed forces of the United States during a war or perform duty equally hazardous that was recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the United States.) Repeals a provision that reduces a child of a disabled veteran tuition exemption if the individual's father or mother suffered a disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs with a rating of less than 80%.
Who sponsors SB 334?
SB 334 is sponsored by James Buck (Republican), Andrea Hunley (Democrat), James Tomes (Republican), and Mark Spencer (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 334?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 334?
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