# Indiana HB 1585: Cemetery perpetual care fund.

Indiana HB 1585, Cemetery perpetual care fund., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Martin Carbaugh (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1585
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Cemetery perpetual care fund.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
- Sponsor: Martin Carbaugh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: ways and means, the senate, veterans affairs and the military
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (90 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Exempts certain veteran focused nonprofit cemeteries from certain deposit and trustee requirements with respect to a perpetual care fund. Provides that certain nonprofit cemeteries must deposit into the perpetual care fund $30 for every niche in the cemetery.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Martin Carbaugh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Judy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Abbott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 90 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-24: Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-04: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 94: yeas 90, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Representative Abbott added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-04: Representative Judy added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-04: Senate sponsor: Senator Busch (House)
- 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Carbaugh (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1585/versions/HB1585.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1585/versions/HB1585.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1585/versions/HB1585.01.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 (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1585/versions/HB1585.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1585/versions/HB1585.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1585/versions/HB1585.01.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-HB1585-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).