# Indiana SB 520: Perpetual care fund deposits for columbariums.

Indiana SB 520, Perpetual care fund deposits for columbariums., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Justin Busch (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-16 (Public Law 82) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 520
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Perpetual care fund deposits for columbariums.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-04-16, Public Law 82
- Sponsor: Justin Busch (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: veterans affairs and the military, the house, veterans affairs and public safety
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (189 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Exempts certain veteran focused nonprofit cemeteries from certain deposit and trustee requirements with respect to a perpetual care fund.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Cemetery care deposits and veterans’ nonprofit exemption: mixed, low. Effective upon passage, the law sets cemetery care-fund rules and an exemption for certain facilities that hold cremated remains. Newly organized cemeteries and those whose first burial occurred after June 30, 1997, must deposit $100,000 in cash. This deposit must come before selling a burial lot o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Judy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Abbott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martin Carbaugh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Renee Pack (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-04-16: Public Law 82 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-08: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 338: yeas 48, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-03-27: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 322: yeas 92, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Representatives Judy and Pack R added as cosponsors (House)
- 2025-03-25: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-25: Amendment #1 (Carbaugh) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-03-17: Representative Abbott added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 37: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: House sponsor: Representative Carbaugh (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Senator Tomes added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Authored by Senator Busch (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0520/versions/SB0520.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0520/versions/SB0520.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0520/versions/SB0520.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0520/versions/SB0520.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0520/versions/SB0520.03.COMH?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 (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0520/versions/SB0520.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0520/versions/SB0520.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0520/versions/SB0520.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0520/versions/SB0520.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0520/versions/SB0520.03.COMH?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-SB520-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).