# Indiana HB 1384: Public defender benefits.

Indiana HB 1384, Public defender benefits., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Garrett Bascom (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-11 (Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1384
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Public defender benefits.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-02-11, Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- Sponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: insurance
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows an attorney who: (1) performs court appointed legal services on a full-time or full-time equivalent basis; (2) regularly performs court appointed legal services in more than one county that receives reimbursement from the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys; and (3) is not eligible to join an employee health plan in any state or local unit; to participate in the state employee health plan. Establishes eligibility, enrollment, and coverage requirements. Provides that the cost of coverage shall be shared between the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys and the eligible attorney. Establishes the public defender health benefit fund. Makes conforming changes.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-11: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-02-11: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-13: Coauthored by Representatives Zimmerman, Steuerwald, Gore (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Bascom (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1384/versions/HB1384.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1384/versions/HB1384.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1384/versions/HB1384.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1384/versions/HB1384.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1384-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).