# Indiana HB 1549: State payment of municipal police training.

Indiana HB 1549, State payment of municipal police training., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Jim Lucas (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (Authored by Representative Lucas) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1549
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: State payment of municipal police training.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-01-21, Authored by Representative Lucas
- Sponsor: Jim Lucas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: veterans affairs and public safety
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the law enforcement training board to pay the cost of an individual's basic training (Tier 1) course, if the individual has been hired by a city or town police department. Requires an individual to reimburse the law enforcement training board for the cost of the basic training course if the individual voluntarily resigns from the police department less than five years after being certified as a law enforcement officer.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Lucas (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Lucas (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1549/versions/HB1549.01.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
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1549/versions/HB1549.01.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-HB1549-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).