# Indiana HB 1048: VFD clothing and automobile allowances. Indiana HB 1048, VFD clothing and automobile allowances., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Randy Novak (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-02-24 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1048-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1048 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: VFD clothing and automobile allowances. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-05 - Last action: 2026-02-24, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Randy Novak (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 19 - Subjects: veterans affairs and public safety, the senate, homeland security and transportation - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (228 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Increases, from $100 to $250, the clothing and automobile allowance for an active member of a volunteer fire department (department). Provides that a unit served by a volunteer fire department shall pay the clothing and automobile allowance directly to each active and participating member of the department. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher annual allowances for volunteer firefighters: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, active, participating Indiana volunteer firefighters receive at least $250 yearly for clothing. Members using their own cars in the line of duty also receive at least $250 yearly for that use. The local government unit served by the department must pay members directly, and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Randy Novak (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chuck Moseley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-18 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 91 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 89 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-02-24: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-02-24: Public Law 21 (House) - 2026-02-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-19: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-18: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 274: yeas 91, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-16: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2026-02-13: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Deery added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Schmitt added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Koch added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Becker added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Alting added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 155: yeas 48, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senator Glick added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senators Buck, Byrne, Tomes added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-01-28: Senate sponsors: Senators Crider, Pol, Leising (House) - 2026-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 147: yeas 89, nays 0 (House) - 2026-01-28: Cosponsors: Senators Bohacek, Niezgodski, Ford J.D. (House) - 2026-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-22: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-20: Representatives Moseley, Pressel removed as coauthors (House) - 2026-01-20: Representatives Pressel, Bartels, Moseley added as coauthors (House) - 2026-01-05: Representative Moseley added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-05: Representative Pressel added as coauthor (House) - 2025-12-05: Authored by Representative Novak (House) - 2025-12-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1048/versions/HB1048.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1048/versions/HB1048.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1048/versions/HB1048.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1048/versions/HB1048.03.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1048/versions/HB1048.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed) - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed) - HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed) - HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles. (signed) - HB 1115: Homeowners association governance. (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1048/versions/HB1048.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1048/versions/HB1048.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1048/versions/HB1048.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1048/versions/HB1048.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1048/versions/HB1048.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026) - [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026) - [HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1200-2026) - [HB 1115: Homeowners association governance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1115-2026) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1048-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).