Legislative record

HB 1145STATE · IndianaIntroduced

Thirteenth check.

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.

Voted 3/4/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

134 yea·9 nay·5 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/4/2026Signed by the Governor
  2. 3/4/2026Public Law 79
  3. 2/27/2026Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. 2/27/2026Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  5. 2/26/2026Signed by the Speaker
  6. 2/25/2026House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 375: yeas 95, nays 0
  7. 2/25/2026Motion to concur filed
  8. 2/24/2026Senator Alting added as cosponsor
  9. 2/24/2026Returned to the House with amendments
  10. 2/24/2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 236: yeas 39, nays 9