# Indiana HB 1454: Emergency ambulance services.

Indiana HB 1454, Emergency ambulance services., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Timothy O'Brien (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (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 1454
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Emergency ambulance services.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- Sponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: veterans affairs and public safety
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Specifies that emergency medical services, including emergency ambulance services, are essential services in Indiana. Specifies that the provision of emergency medical services is an essential purpose of political subdivisions. Requires the county commissioners of each county to: (1) identify areas that are unserved by emergency ambulance services; and (2) provide emergency ambulance services to the areas by establishing a county emergency ambulance service, contracting with a public, private, or nonprofit provider of emergency ambulance services, or by any other available means.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-01-30: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representatives Barrett, Miller D, Bartels (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative O'Brien (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1454/versions/HB1454.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1454/versions/HB1454.01.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/HB1454/versions/HB1454.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1454/versions/HB1454.01.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-HB1454-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).