Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 10 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 488 — Skills training pilot program.

Last action — Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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 the department of workforce development may establish a reemployment skills training pilot program (pilot program) to supplement an individual's receipt of weekly unemployment benefits. If a pilot program is established, would establish a reemployment skills training pilot program fund for the purpose of funding the program. Specifies program requirements for participants and eligible providers.

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Action History

  1. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  3. Representative Cash added as cosponsor

  4. Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor

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

  6. Referred to the House

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 205: yeas 45, nays 2

  8. Senator Buck added as coauthor

  9. House sponsor: Representative Lopez

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  13. Senators Dernulc, Alexander, Doriot, Walker G added as coauthors

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

  15. Senator Rogers added as second author

  16. Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Pensions and Labor

  17. First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

  18. Authored by Senator Brown L

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (139)

139 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 488 - Brown L - 3rd Reading

Passed 45 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 36201
Democrat 8002
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 45203
% of votes cast 90%4%0%6%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Zay — Yea
Andrea Hunley Democrat Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Yea
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Not Voting
J.D. Ford Democrat Not Voting
La Keisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Mark Spencer Democrat Yea
Rodney Pol Democrat Yea
Shelli Yoder Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Nay
Blake Doriot Republican Not Voting
Brett Clark Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Yea
Cyndi Carrasco Republican Nay
Dan Dernulc Republican Yea
Daryl Schmitt Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Gary Byrne Republican Yea
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 Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Yea
Randy Maxwell Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Scott Alexander Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Yea
Spencer Deery Republican Yea
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Tyler Johnson Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 488 do?
Provides that the department of workforce development may establish a reemployment skills training pilot program (pilot program) to supplement an individual's receipt of weekly unemployment benefits. If a pilot program is established, would establish a reemployment skills training pilot program fund for the purpose of funding the program. Specifies program requirements for participants and eligible providers.
Who sponsors SB 488?
SB 488 is sponsored by Becky Cash (Republican), Julie Olthoff (Republican), Danny Lopez (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Greg Walker (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Dan Dernulc (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), and Liz Brown (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 488?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 488?
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