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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "1977 pension and disability fund."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 396"
citation: "Indiana SB 396 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIREFIGHTERS; FIREFIGHTERS' PENSIONS AND BENEFITS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "Police Pensions and Benefits", "PENSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karen Tallian", "Liz Brown", "Philip Boots", "Randall Frye"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8e5972f-cc17-464a-8c58-67a126345241"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/396"
source_hash: "7a03273191fff1c22699e2d278eded723655089faf540c2da219f04cdeaf5a8f"
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 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](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0396/versions/SB0396.04.ENRH)
2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0396/versions/SB0396.01.INTR)
3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0396/versions/SB0396.03.COMH)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0396/versions/SB0396.02.COMS)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8e5972f-cc17-464a-8c58-67a126345241`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).