Bill Sponsor
Indiana Senate Bill 10
Session 2026
State employee retirement benefits.
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Jan 28, 2026
First Action
Dec 8, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
10
State
Indiana
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Author
Republican
Sponsor
Democrat
Author
Republican
Author
Republican
Coauthor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Republican
Cosponsor
Summary
Requires the state to make contributions after December 31, 2026, that match, dollar for dollar, each state employee's deferred compensation contributions, not to exceed $28 per paycheck. Specifies limitations on state contributions, including the availability of biennial appropriations. Allows in certain circumstances the budget agency to suspend contributions, resume contributions, and make contributions that were missed due to suspension. Specifies a process by which portions of the funding sources for the retirement medical benefits account must be transferred to the state comptroller for the purpose of making matching contributions. Provides as a default rule that after December 31, 2026, each participant's membership in the retirement medical benefits account is terminated, participant subaccounts are forfeited, and subaccount amounts must be transferred to the state general fund. Specifies exceptions. Requires the state comptroller to transfer certain amounts from the state general fund to each participant's defined contribution plan. Specifies a time frame within which a participant in the retirement medical benefits account may elect to remain a participant. Establishes the 2027 retiree health benefit trust. Provides that the retiree health benefit trust fund will be terminated when certain conditions are met. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on pension management oversight.)
Actions (17)
02/12/2026
House
Representatives VanNatter, Moseley added as cosponsors
02/12/2026
House
Committee report: do pass, adopted
02/12/2026
House
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
02/02/2026
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
01/29/2026
Senate
Referred to the House
01/28/2026
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 117: yeas 47, nays 0
01/28/2026
Senate
Cosponsor: Representative Jordan
01/28/2026
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Lopez
01/27/2026
Senate
Amendment #1 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
01/27/2026
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
01/22/2026
Senate
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
01/22/2026
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
12/10/2025
Senate
Senator Doriot added as coauthor
12/10/2025
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
12/09/2025
Senate
Senator Hunley added as coauthor
12/08/2025
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
12/08/2025
Senate
Authored by Senators Rogers, Buchanan, Niezgodski
Sources
Record Created
Dec 4, 2025 12:26:57 AM
Record Updated
Feb 13, 2026 1:04:42 AM