# Indiana SB 488: Skills training pilot program.

Indiana SB 488, Skills training pilot program., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Liz Brown (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-20 (Committee report: do pass, adopted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 488
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Skills training pilot program.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Sponsor: Liz Brown (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: education and career development, pensions and labor, appropriations, the house, employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (45 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that the department of workforce development may establish a reemployment skills training pilot program (pilot program) to supplement an individual's receipt of weekly unemployment benefits. If a pilot program is established, would establish a reemployment skills training pilot program fund for the purpose of funding the program. Specifies program requirements for participants and eligible providers.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Becky Cash (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Danny Lopez (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 2 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 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)
- 2025-03-20: Representative Cash added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-17: Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor (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: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 205: yeas 45, nays 2 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senator Buck added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: House sponsor: Representative Lopez (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senators Dernulc, Alexander, Doriot, Walker G added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Senator Rogers added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Pensions and Labor (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Brown L (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0488/versions/SB0488.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0488/versions/SB0488.03.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0488/versions/SB0488.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0488/versions/SB0488.02.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
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0488/versions/SB0488.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0488/versions/SB0488.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0488/versions/SB0488.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0488/versions/SB0488.02.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-SB488-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).