Bill Sponsor
Indiana House Bill 1044
Session 2026
Insurance coverage for public safety employees.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Feb 26, 2026
First Action
Dec 2, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1044
State
Indiana
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Sponsor
Republican
Author
Republican
Sponsor
Republican
Sponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Republican
Coauthor
Democrat
Cosponsor
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (1)
Motion Text
HB 1044 - Pressel
House Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Johnson, B
Yes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Summary
Provides that a public safety employee who: (1) becomes disabled on or after January 1, 2020; (2) receives a Class 1 or a Class 2 impairment benefit; and (3) is eligible for group health insurance coverage for the public safety employee and the public safety employee's spouse or dependents; must pay no more than the amount that the public safety employee would have been required to pay if still serving as a current active public safety employee employed by the local unit public employer. Specifies that the public safety employee must file a written request for insurance coverage with the employer before June 1, 2026, or within 90 days after the public safety employee begins receiving disability benefits, whichever is later. Specifies that if a public safety agency closes, merges, or otherwise ceases to exist, the local unit public employer that caused the public safety agency to cease to exist, shall continue to provide certain insurance coverage. Provides that a surviving spouse or dependent of a public safety employee who dies in the line of duty must pay the same amount that the public safety employee would have been required to pay if still serving as a current active public safety employee employed by the local unit public employer for coverage selected by the surviving spouse or dependent under the group health insurance program.
02/26/2026
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
02/25/2026
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
02/24/2026
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
02/23/2026
House
Signed by the Speaker
02/19/2026
House
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 295: yeas 93, nays 0
02/19/2026
House
Motion to concur filed
02/18/2026
Senate
Returned to the House with amendments
02/17/2026
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 176: yeas 45, nays 0
02/16/2026
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
02/16/2026
Senate
Amendment #1 (Walker K) prevailed; voice vote
02/16/2026
Senate
Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
02/16/2026
Senate
Senator Hunley added as cosponsor
02/12/2026
Senate
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
02/12/2026
Senate
Senator Qaddoura added as third sponsor
02/12/2026
Senate
Committee report: do pass, adopted
01/26/2026
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
01/21/2026
House
Referred to the Senate
01/20/2026
House
Senate sponsors: Senators Walker K, Crider
01/20/2026
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 54: yeas 92, nays 0
01/15/2026
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
01/13/2026
House
Committee report: do pass, adopted
01/08/2026
House
Representative Davis added as coauthor
01/05/2026
House
Representatives Lawson, Goss-Reaves added as coauthors
12/02/2025
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance
12/02/2025
House
Authored by Representative Pressel
Sources
Record Created
Dec 2, 2025 8:23:32 PM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 9:09:44 PM