Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 1111 — Indiana National Guard.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  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 08, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on May 01, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    3 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Increases, from $8,800 to $20,000, the amount that shall be paid by the state if a member of the Indiana National Guard dies in the active service of the state. Provides that a spouse or dependent of a member of the Indiana National Guard is eligible for a state employee death benefit if the member dies while serving on state active duty. Provides that the adjutant general may procure a medical insurance plan for members of the Indiana National Guard who are ordered to state active duty. Adds awards and decorations that may be awarded by the Indiana National Guard. Provides that members of the Indiana National Guard, while serving on state active duty, shall be considered state employees for purposes of receiving worker's compensation. Provides that a scholarship applicant of the National Guard tuition supplement program may use the scholarship for a credential-certifying program, licensing program, trade certification program, or apprenticeship program for an in-demand occupation as identified by the adjutant general and the department of workforce development, in consultation with the commission for higher education. Provides that if a scholarship applicant of the National Guard tuition supplement program receives a twenty-first century scholars program scholarship, the scholarship applicant may use a National Guard tuition supplement program scholarship awarded to pay for qualified program and educational expenses approved by the commission for higher education and room and board for two years. Makes technical corrections.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 155

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Returned to the House without amendments

  7. Senator Jackson L added as cosponsor

  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 429: yeas 49, nays 0

  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  11. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  12. Senator Raatz added as cosponsor

  13. Senator Bassler added as cosponsor

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

  15. Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor

  16. Senator Goode added as cosponsor

  17. Senator Tomes added as second sponsor

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

  19. Referred to the Senate

  20. Senate sponsor: Senator Baldwin

  21. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 25: yeas 90, nays 0

  22. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

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

  24. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  25. Authored by Representative Bartels

  26. First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

  27. Coauthored by Representatives Lawson, O'Brien, Moseley

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

veterans labor education health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1111 do?
Increases, from $8,800 to $20,000, the amount that shall be paid by the state if a member of the Indiana National Guard dies in the active service of the state. Provides that a spouse or dependent of a member of the Indiana National Guard is eligible for a state employee death benefit if the member dies while serving on state active duty. Provides that the adjutant general may procure a medical insurance plan for members of the Indiana National Guard who are ordered to state active duty. Adds awards and decorations that may be awarded by the Indiana National Guard. Provides that members of the Indiana National Guard, while serving on state active duty, shall be considered state employees for purposes of receiving worker's compensation. Provides that a scholarship applicant of the National Guard tuition supplement program may use the scholarship for a credential-certifying program, licensing program, trade certification program, or apprenticeship program for an in-demand occupation as identified by the adjutant general and the department of workforce development, in consultation with the commission for higher education. Provides that if a scholarship applicant of the National Guard tuition supplement program receives a twenty-first century scholars program scholarship, the scholarship applicant may use a National Guard tuition supplement program scholarship awarded to pay for qualified program and educational expenses approved by the commission for higher education and room and board for two years. Makes technical corrections.
Who sponsors HB 1111?
HB 1111 is sponsored by La Keisha Jackson (Democrat), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Eric Bassler (Republican), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Greg Goode (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Chuck Moseley (Democrat), Timothy O'Brien (Republican), Ethan Lawson (Republican), and Steve Bartels (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1111?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
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