# Indiana SB 334: Higher education benefits for military service.

Indiana SB 334, Higher education benefits for military service., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mark Spencer (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-03 (Senator Buck added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 334
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Higher education benefits for military service.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-02-03, Senator Buck added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: veterans affairs and the military, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that a child of a disabled veteran may be eligible for a tuition exemption if the person's mother or father served in the armed forces of the United States. (Current law requires the person's mother or father to serve in the armed forces of the United States during a war or perform duty equally hazardous that was recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the United States.) Repeals a provision that reduces a child of a disabled veteran tuition exemption if the individual's father or mother suffered a disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs with a rating of less than 80%.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-03: Senator Buck added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Senator Hunley added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Senator Tomes added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Spencer (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.02.COMS?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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.02.COMS?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-SB334-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).