republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2021/sb-396.md

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Bill	1977 pension and disability fund.	Amends the definition of "salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter" for the purpose of benefits paid from and contributions made to the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund (fund). Establishes certain requirements if an employer certifies a new salary under IC 36-8-8-6.5. Changes the maximum age for an applicant to a police department from 35 to 39 years of age. Requires an employer that participates in the fund and provides longevity increases to pay an amount greater than or equal to the longevity increase paid in the previous year. Requires employers to provide reports or records requested by the system board, and permits the system board to fine the employer for each day that reports or records are late. Provides that an alleged failure of an employer to make required payments to the 1977 fund may be examined by the state board of accounts or by the Indiana public retirement system. Requires employers to submit, both annually and at the request of the system board, the salary of a first class patrolman or firefighter.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2021	SB 396	Indiana SB 396 (2021)	bill	FIREFIGHTERS; FIREFIGHTERS' PENSIONS AND BENEFITS LAW ENFORCEMENT Police Pensions and Benefits PENSIONS	enacted	Karen Tallian Liz Brown Philip Boots Randall Frye	4	27	1	2021-01-14	2021-04-22	openstates	ocd-bill/a8e5972f-cc17-464a-8c58-67a126345241	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/396	7a03273191fff1c22699e2d278eded723655089faf540c2da219f04cdeaf5a8f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 396 (2021) — 1977 pension and disability fund.

Amends the definition of "salary of a first class patrolman or first class firefighter" for the purpose of benefits paid from and contributions made to the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund (fund). Establishes certain requirements if an employer certifies a new salary under IC 36-8-8-6.5. Changes the maximum age for an applicant to a police department from 35 to 39 years of age. Requires an employer that participates in the fund and provides longevity increases to pay an amount greater than or equal to the longevity increase paid in the previous year. Requires employers to provide reports or records requested by the system board, and permits the system board to fine the employer for each day that reports or records are late. Provides that an alleged failure of an employer to make required payments to the 1977 fund may be examined by the state board of accounts or by the Indiana public retirement system. Requires employers to submit, both annually and at the request of the system board, the salary of a first class patrolman or firefighter.

Version chain

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

1. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
2. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
3. Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SB 396 - Frye - 3rd Reading — 93–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Karen Tallian — primary (person)
• Liz Brown — primary (person)
• Philip Boots — primary (person)
• Randall Frye — primary (person)
• James Buck — coauthor (person)
• Jeff Ellington — cosponsor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
• Mike Andrade — cosponsor (person)
• Steve Bartels — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-14 Authored by Senator Boots
• 2021-01-14 First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor reading-1, referral-committee
• 2021-02-11 Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
• 2021-02-18 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2021-02-22 Senator Brown L added as second author
• 2021-02-22 Senator Tallian added as third author
• 2021-02-22 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2021-02-23 Senator Buck added as coauthor
• 2021-02-23 House sponsor: Representative Frye R
• 2021-02-23 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
• 2021-02-23 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 201: yeas 46, nays 0 passage, reading-3
• 2021-02-24 Referred to the House
• 2021-03-04 First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions reading-1, referral-committee
• 2021-03-25 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2021-03-29 Representative Bartels added as cosponsor
• 2021-03-29 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2021-03-29 Representative Andrade M added as cosponsor
• 2021-03-30 Representative Ellington added as cosponsor
• 2021-03-30 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 337: yeas 93, nays 0 passage, reading-3
• 2021-03-31 Returned to the Senate with amendments amendment-failure
• 2021-04-01 Motion to concur filed
• 2021-04-05 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 345: yeas 47, nays 0 amendment-failure
• 2021-04-12 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
• 2021-04-13 Signed by the Speaker
• 2021-04-21 Signed by the President of the Senate
• 2021-04-22 Public Law 103
• 2021-04-22 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a8e5972f-cc17-464a-8c58-67a126345241. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).