# Indiana SB 433: Veteran service officers.

Indiana SB 433, Veteran service officers., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Scott Baldwin (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Public Law 203) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 433
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Veteran service officers.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Public Law 203
- Sponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: veterans affairs and the military, the house, veterans affairs and public safety
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (278 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Makes changes to the duties of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs commission (commission). Makes changes to the duties of the director of the department of veterans' affairs (department). Requires, before January 1, 2026, the commission to establish and maintain certain standards for the state accreditation program. Requires, after June 30, 2026, each service officer employed by a county or city to maintain the accreditation standards to provide service on behalf of the county or city. Provides that a county executive shall employ a service officer and may employ service officer assistants. Provides, that with the approval of the commission, two or more counties may enter into an agreement to employ a service officer if each county demonstrates to the commission that the workload does not justify each county employing a separate county service officer. Requires every county or city official and department of the county or city to cooperate with the service officer and provide the service officer with information necessary in connection with the performance of the service officer's duties.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 88 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-05-06: Public Law 203 (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 510: yeas 88, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 483: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House)
- 2025-04-17: Senator Tomes added as conferee (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Senator Tomes removed as advisor (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House conferees appointed: Bartels and Pack (House)
- 2025-04-14: House advisors appointed: Haggard, Lauer and Moseley (House)
- 2025-04-10: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate conferees appointed: Baldwin and Ford J.D. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate advisors appointed: Spencer and Tomes (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-04-09: Motion to dissent filed (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 403: yeas 92, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Amendment #1 (Pack) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-04-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: House sponsor: Representative Bartels (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 195: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Amendment #1 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Tomes added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Baldwin (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.06.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.07.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.05.COMH?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.03.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
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.06.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.07.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.05.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0433/versions/SB0433.03.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-SB433-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).