# Indiana HB 1670: Assistance in obtaining veteran benefits. Indiana HB 1670, Assistance in obtaining veteran benefits., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Chris Judy (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-10 (Senate advisors appointed: Tomes and Ford J.D.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1670-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1670 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Assistance in obtaining veteran benefits. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Senate advisors appointed: Tomes and Ford J.D. - Sponsor: Chris Judy (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: veterans affairs and public safety, the senate, veterans affairs and the military - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (135 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Provides veteran empowerment protections. Provides that a person may not represent a veteran regarding a veterans' benefits matter unless the person meets certain requirements. Provides that a person that advises, assists, or consults with an individual regarding veterans' benefits matters for a fee: (1) may not use international call centers or data centers for processing veterans' personal information; (2) may not use a veteran's personal log-in, username, or password information to access the veteran's medical, financial, or government benefits information; (3) must ensure that before any individual may have access to veterans' medical or financial information the individual must undergo a national criminal history background check; and (4) shall comply with certain federal regulations. Provides that a violation of the act constitutes a prohibited consumer sale. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Judy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ethan Lawson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sheila Klinker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 87 | 1 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-10: Senate advisors appointed: Tomes and Ford J.D. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: House advisors appointed: Bartels, Cash and Moseley (House) - 2025-04-10: Senate conferees appointed: Baldwin and Spencer (Senate) - 2025-04-10: House conferees appointed: Judy and Klinker (House) - 2025-04-08: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Motion to dissent filed (House) - 2025-04-08: House dissented from Senate amendments (House) - 2025-04-07: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 351: yeas 48, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Amendment #1 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-19: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-06: Senate sponsor: Senator Baldwin (House) - 2025-02-06: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 104: yeas 87, nays 1 (House) - 2025-02-06: Cosponsor: Senator Tomes (House) - 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-01-30: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-30: Representative Klinker added as coauthor (House) - 2025-01-27: Representatives Bartels and Lawson E added as coauthors (House) - 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety (House) - 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Judy (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1670/versions/HB1670.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1670/versions/HB1670.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1670/versions/HB1670.03.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1670/versions/HB1670.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed) - SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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 - [Engrossed House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1670/versions/HB1670.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1670/versions/HB1670.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1670/versions/HB1670.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1670/versions/HB1670.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025) - [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025) - [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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1670-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).