# Indiana HB 1392: State comptroller matters.

Indiana HB 1392, State comptroller matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Edward Clere (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-30 (Public Law 120) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1392
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: State comptroller matters.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Public Law 120
- Sponsor: Edward Clere (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: government and regulatory reform, the senate, tax and fiscal policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (216 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Specifies the timing of annual salary increases for state elected officials. Provides that the state comptroller calculates distributions of financial institutions tax revenue to taxing units. Provides that a taxing unit may deposit a distribution of financial institutions tax revenue in any fund, and the revenue may be used for any purpose allowed by law. Requires the state comptroller to calculate and provide the distribution amounts of commercial vehicle excise tax revenue for each taxing unit in a county to the county auditor. Provides that the county auditor may deposit a distribution of commercial vehicle excise tax revenue in any fund, and the revenue be may used for any purpose allowed by law. Removes a requirement that a prosecuting attorney notify the state comptroller of the prosecuting attorney's election to devote full professional time to the duties of the office. Provides that an individual is not required to file any notification with the state comptroller that the individual has been elected or appointed to a judgeship. Requires the state comptroller and Indiana public retirement system to develop and present to the interim study committee on pension management oversight a proposed plan for a transition from the use of, and contribution of state revenue to, retirement medical benefits accounts to an increased focus on the use of, and additional contributions of state revenue to, the state employees' deferred compensation plan.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Local Governments Get More Spending Flexibility: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, local taxing units have more freedom to use two sources of shared tax money. They can place financial institutions tax and commercial vehicle excise tax distributions in any fund they maintain. They can spend that money for any lawful purpose; vehicle-tax spending remains su…
- State Officials’ Pay Linked to Judges: mixed, low. Beginning January 13, 2025, Indiana’s governor earns an Indiana Supreme Court justice’s salary, with raises allowed only if similar executive employees received a statewide average raise during the prior four state fiscal years. After 2025, an eligible raise for a new governor starts when that gove…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Edward Clere (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carey Hamilton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Engleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 79 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 46 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 91 | 2 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-30: Public Law 120 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-16: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 471: yeas 79, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-03-25: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 270: yeas 46, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-20: Senate sponsor: Senator Carrasco (House)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 246: yeas 91, nays 2 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-17: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-30: Representatives Engleman, Hamilton, Harris added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-01-28: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Clere (House)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.05.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.01.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
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.05.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1392/versions/HB1392.01.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-HB1392-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).