# Indiana HC 18: Recognizing and honoring volunteer firefighters with 50 years or more of service.

Indiana HC 18, Recognizing and honoring volunteer firefighters with 50 years or more of service., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Bartels (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-02-12 (Returned to the House) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HC 18
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Recognizing and honoring volunteer firefighters with 50 years or more of service.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-02-12, Returned to the House
- Sponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: the senate
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring volunteer firefighters with 50 years or more of service.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-12: Returned to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: First reading: adopted voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-06: First reading: adopted (House)
- 2025-02-06: Authored by Representative Bartels (House)
- 2025-02-06: Senate sponsor: Senator Crider (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HC0018/versions/HC0018.01.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 Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HC0018/versions/HC0018.01.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-HC18-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).