republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2024/hb-1142.md

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Bill	Hoosier first responder medal of honor.	Establishes the Hoosier first responder medal of honor (medal). Provides that the department of homeland security (department) may determine an Indiana first responder is eligible for the Hoosier first responder medal of honor if the Indiana first responder distinguishes themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of the Indiana first responder's life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an act of public service. Provides that, upon approval of a nomination by the department, the department shall notify the entity employing the Indiana first responder or for which the Indiana first responder volunteers of the nomination. Provides that the entity shall notify a member of the general assembly who represents the district in which the entity is located of the Indiana first responder's nomination. Provides that the member of the general assembly shall recommend the Indiana first responder for the medal to the governor. Provides that, if the department determines that an Indiana first responder nominated to the department does not meet the eligibility requirements to receive the medal, the department may make recommendations to the entity that employs the Indiana first responder or for which the Indiana first responder volunteers of other forms of recognition for the Indiana first responder. Provides that the governor may award the medal to the Indiana first responder or the Indiana first responder's next of kin at a public ceremony.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2024	HB 1142	Indiana HB 1142 (2024)	bill	AGENCIES; Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) FIREFIGHTERS; Generally HEALTH; Emergency Medical Services (EMS) LAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Governor	enacted	Chris Garten Greg Goode Jim Lucas Scott Baldwin	4	21	2	2024-01-08	2024-03-11	openstates	ocd-bill/6d7c3f62-6fa5-43cd-b7fc-b41e2e95e295	https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/hb1142	36dd94a78486b50b352a68fbed88c9a0b7a9d3852d3d75d890b23a2b90692da3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1142 (2024) — Hoosier first responder medal of honor.

Establishes the Hoosier first responder medal of honor (medal). Provides that the department of homeland security (department) may determine an Indiana first responder is eligible for the Hoosier first responder medal of honor if the Indiana first responder distinguishes themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of the Indiana first responder's life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an act of public service. Provides that, upon approval of a nomination by the department, the department shall notify the entity employing the Indiana first responder or for which the Indiana first responder volunteers of the nomination. Provides that the entity shall notify a member of the general assembly who represents the district in which the entity is located of the Indiana first responder's nomination. Provides that the member of the general assembly shall recommend the Indiana first responder for the medal to the governor. Provides that, if the department determines that an Indiana first responder nominated to the department does not meet the eligibility requirements to receive the medal, the department may make recommendations to the entity that employs the Indiana first responder or for which the Indiana first responder volunteers of other forms of recognition for the Indiana first responder. Provides that the governor may award the medal to the Indiana first responder or the Indiana first responder's next of kin at a public ceremony.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

• HB 1142 - Goode - 3rd Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper
• HB 1142 - Lucas - 3rd Reading — 96–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Chris Garten — primary (person)
• Greg Goode — primary (person)
• Jim Lucas — primary (person)
• Scott Baldwin — primary (person)
• Blake Doriot — cosponsor (person)
• Chris Judy — coauthor (person)
• John Crane — cosponsor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
• Steve Bartels — coauthor (person)
• Zach Payne — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-08 Authored by Representative Lucas
• 2024-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-01-22 Representative Payne Z added as coauthor
• 2024-01-29 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-01-29 Representatives Bartels and Judy added as coauthors
• 2024-01-31 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-02-05 Senate sponsors: Senators Goode, Garten, Baldwin
• 2024-02-05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 133: yeas 96, nays 1 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-02-06 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2024-02-12 First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-02-27 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-02-29 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-03-04 Senators Crane and Doriot added as cosponsors
• 2024-03-04 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 48, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-03-04 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
• 2024-03-05 Returned to the House without amendments receipt
• 2024-03-07 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2024-03-07 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2024-03-11 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2024-03-08 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2024-03-11 Public Law 55 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6d7c3f62-6fa5-43cd-b7fc-b41e2e95e295. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).