republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2020/sb-269.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Worker's compensation."
description: "Provides that for worker's compensation and occupational diseases compensation, not later than 14 days from the date that the first installment of compensation is due, an employer or the employer's insurance carrier must file with the worker's compensation board (board) a report of payment of compensation. (Current law provides that not later than 15 days from the date that the first installment of compensation is due, an employer or the employer's insurance carrier must file with the worker's compensation board a compensation agreement.) Provides that for worker's compensation and occupational diseases compensation, the presentation to the employee or to the employee's dependents of certain payments from the employer or the employer's insurance carrier is sufficient tender of the worker's compensation or occupational diseases compensation. Provides that for worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage, an employer must notify certain employees of the employer's intent to terminate the employee's temporary total disability benefits, and for all instances of termination of benefits, file an electronic notice with the board. (Current law provides that an employer must notify an employee of the employer's intent to terminate temporary total disability benefits in cases not included in statute.) Provides that for worker's compensation and occupational diseases compensation for injuries occurring on or after July 1, 1991, compensation amounts determined for visual impairments shall be: (1) based on the Functional Vision Score; and (2) except in cases of permanent and complete loss of vision by enucleation, be paid as a whole person rating. (Current law provides that for injuries occurring on or after July 1, 1991, compensation amounts determined for: (1) permanent reduction of the sight of an eye less than a total eye loss shall be paid in an amount proportionate to the degree of a permanent reduction without correction or glasses; and (2) 100% loss of vision shall be paid for 50% of the total loss of vision without glasses, plus an additional amount equal to the proportionate amount of the reduction with glasses.) Removes from the compensation schedule for worker's compensation and occupational diseases compensation, for injuries occurring on or after July 1, 1991, that a reduction of vision to 1/10 of normal vision with glasses is 35 degrees of permanent impairment. Provides that the board may dispose of all papers for files when compensation has been awarded either by agreement or upon hearing two years after the termination of the compensation period for files related to worker's compensation and worker's occupational diseases compensation. (Current law provides for one year.) Provides that all records of insurance coverage related to worker's occupational diseases compensation shall be maintained for 35 years. (Current law provides the records be maintained for 45 years.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 269"
citation: "Indiana SB 269 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT", "Worker's Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jon Ford", "Matt Lehman", "Philip Boots", "Ronald Grooms"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-09"
last_action: "2020-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6a4892d-8896-4a7e-91ad-2f927e5e05aa"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/269"
source_hash: "2d47c9b37d603ea7a1555177b8409295a9e297b0bf05068915a4ded01b75f0db"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana SB 269 (2020) — Worker's compensation.

Provides that for worker's compensation and occupational diseases compensation, not later than 14 days from the date that the first installment of compensation is due, an employer or the employer's insurance carrier must file with the worker's compensation board (board) a report of payment of compensation. (Current law provides that not later than 15 days from the date that the first installment of compensation is due, an employer or the employer's insurance carrier must file with the worker's compensation board a compensation agreement.) Provides that for worker's compensation and occupational diseases compensation, the presentation to the employee or to the employee's dependents of certain payments from the employer or the employer's insurance carrier is sufficient tender of the worker's compensation or occupational diseases compensation. Provides that for worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage, an employer must notify certain employees of the employer's intent to terminate the employee's temporary total disability benefits, and for all instances of termination of benefits, file an electronic notice with the board. (Current law provides that an employer must notify an employee of the employer's intent to terminate temporary total disability benefits in cases not included in statute.) Provides that for worker's compensation and occupational diseases compensation for injuries occurring on or after July 1, 1991, compensation amounts determined for visual impairments shall be: (1) based on the Functional Vision Score; and (2) except in cases of permanent and complete loss of vision by enucleation, be paid as a whole person rating. (Current law provides that for injuries occurring on or after July 1, 1991, compensation amounts determined for: (1) permanent reduction of the sight of an eye less than a total eye loss shall be paid in an amount proportionate to the degree of a permanent reduction without correction or glasses; and (2) 100% loss of vision shall be paid for 50% of the total loss of vision without glasses, plus an additional amount equal to the proportionate amount of the reduction with glasses.) Removes from the compensation schedule for worker's compensation and occupational diseases compensation, for injuries occurring on or after July 1, 1991, that a reduction of vision to 1/10 of normal vision with glasses is 35 degrees of permanent impairment. Provides that the board may dispose of all papers for files when compensation has been awarded either by agreement or upon hearing two years after the termination of the compensation period for files related to worker's compensation and worker's occupational diseases compensation. (Current law provides for one year.) Provides that all records of insurance coverage related to worker's occupational diseases compensation shall be maintained for 35 years. (Current law provides the records be maintained for 45 years.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0269/versions/SB0269.04.ENRH)
2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0269/versions/SB0269.01.INTR)
3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0269/versions/SB0269.02.COMS)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0269/versions/SB0269.03.COMH)

## Votes

- SB 269 - Ford Jon - 3rd Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 269 - Lehman - 3rd Reading — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jon Ford — primary (person)
- Matt Lehman — primary (person)
- Philip Boots — primary (person)
- Ronald Grooms — primary (person)
- Heath VanNatter — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Tallian — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-09** Authored by Senator Ford Jon
- **2020-01-09** First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-27** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-01-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 82: yeas 50, nays 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-01-28** House sponsor: Representative Lehman
- **2020-01-28** Cosponsor: Representative VanNatter
- **2020-01-28** Senator Boots added as second author
- **2020-01-28** Senator Grooms added as third author
- **2020-01-28** Senator Tallian added as coauthor
- **2020-01-29** Referred to the House
- **2020-02-10** First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-20** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 199: yeas 95, nays 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-25** Returned to the Senate without amendments
- **2020-03-03** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2020-03-05** Signed by the Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2020-03-21** Public Law 139
- **2020-03-21** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6a4892d-8896-4a7e-91ad-2f927e5e05aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).