# Indiana HB 1145: Thirteenth check. Indiana HB 1145, Thirteenth check., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Michael Karickhoff (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-04 (Public Law 79); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1145-2026 - 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 1145 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Thirteenth check. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-03-04, Public Law 79 - Sponsor: Michael Karickhoff (Republican) - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: employment, the senate, pensions and labor, appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (231 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary 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. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - One-time checks for state police retirees: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana’s State Police 1987 Benefit System provides a one-time payment from its trust. Eligible employee beneficiaries must have retired or become disabled after June 30, 1987, and before July 2, 2025. They must also be entitled to a monthly benefit on September 1, 2026. The… - State pension election limits other survivor benefits: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, choosing the affected Indiana pension plan’s joint-and-survivor option generally rules out its existing survivor allowances. An exception applies when the participant dies before retirement. In that case, the named beneficiary can receive existing survivor benefits only if o… - State retirees gain options with lower checks: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, participants in the affected Indiana state pension plan can choose a new survivor payment option. It applies to those retiring after June 30, 2026. Retirees accept lower lifetime checks so a named beneficiary receives lifetime payments after their death. They choose survivor… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael Karickhoff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian Buchanan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gregory Porter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 39 | 9 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 97 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-04: Public Law 79 (House) - 2026-03-04: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-25: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2026-02-25: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 375: yeas 95, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-24: Senator Niezgodski added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senator Koch added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 236: yeas 39, nays 9 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senator Alting added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senator Yoder added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senator Raatz added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Goode added as third sponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Rogers added as second sponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-02-02: Senate sponsor: Senator Buchanan (House) - 2026-02-02: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 192: yeas 97, nays 0 (House) - 2026-01-29: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-15: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-15: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House) - 2026-01-08: Representatives Porter, Olthoff added as coauthors (House) - 2026-01-05: Coauthored by Representative VanNatter (House) - 2026-01-05: Authored by Representative Karickhoff (House) - 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.06.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.05.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.04.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.01.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 - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.06.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.05.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.03.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.04.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1145/versions/HB1145.01.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-HB1145-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).