# Indiana SB 388: 1977 pension and disability fund.

Indiana SB 388, 1977 pension and disability fund., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Linda Rogers (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-24 (Representatives Bartels, Judy, Gore added as cosponsors); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 388
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: 1977 pension and disability fund.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-24, Representatives Bartels, Judy, Gore added as cosponsors
- Sponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: pensions and labor, appropriations, the house, employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (49 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Increases the basic monthly pension benefit payable to a member of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund who retires after June 30, 2025, with 20 years of service. Increases the contribution rate of fund members. Provides that a municipality, a unit, an airport authority, a school corporation, or a charter school may require certain members of the public employees retirement fund to continue as members of that fund instead of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Judy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-03-24: Representatives Bartels, Judy, Gore added as cosponsors (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-20: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions (House)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: House sponsor: Representative VanNatter (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 188: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment #1 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senator Pol added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senator Niezgodski added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Senator Donato added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Senator Goode added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senators Rogers and Baldwin (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.05.COMH?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.03.COMS?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 Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.05.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0388/versions/SB0388.03.COMS?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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB388-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).