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type: "Bill"
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title: "Department of workforce development."
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description: "Removes vacation pay and sick pay from the definition of \"deductible income\". Amends the definition of \"suitable work\" to apply solely to extended benefit claims. Amends the definition of \"employment\" with respect to certain religious, charitable, or educational organizations. Provides that the department of workforce development may make certain direct deposit disbursements under limited circumstances. Provides that the date a determination of eligibility is sent is prima facie evidence of proper service. Codifies certain administrative rules with respect to benefit payments, the filing of claims, and notice. Removes outdated or expired provisions. Removes references to dependents' allowances for purposes of calculating extended benefits. Provides that an individual who files a disaster unemployment assistance claim may be eligible for additional benefits under certain circumstances. Makes conforming changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 162"
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citation: "Indiana SB 162 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGENCIES; Department of Workforce Development (DWD)", "LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; Collective Bargaining", "Benefits", "and Wages", "LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; Unemployment", "TAXES; Credits", "TAXES; Deductions"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blake Doriot", "Jake Teshka", "Linda Rogers"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-05"
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last_action: "2026-03-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4227f38-659f-4f1f-8c95-a863dec3b8d1"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0162"
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source_hash: "806c1bdb4fd1e25f049aed839f61d17ac1952479fc081de9e0a7b6e01d764c73"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 162 (2026) — Department of workforce development.
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Removes vacation pay and sick pay from the definition of "deductible income". Amends the definition of "suitable work" to apply solely to extended benefit claims. Amends the definition of "employment" with respect to certain religious, charitable, or educational organizations. Provides that the department of workforce development may make certain direct deposit disbursements under limited circumstances. Provides that the date a determination of eligibility is sent is prima facie evidence of proper service. Codifies certain administrative rules with respect to benefit payments, the filing of claims, and notice. Removes outdated or expired provisions. Removes references to dependents' allowances for purposes of calculating extended benefits. Provides that an individual who files a disaster unemployment assistance claim may be eligible for additional benefits under certain circumstances. Makes conforming changes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0162/SB0162.03.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0162/SB0162.06.ENRH.pdf)
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3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0162/SB0162.01.INTR.pdf)
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4. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0162/SB0162.04.COMH.pdf)
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5. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0162/SB0162.05.COMH.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SB 162 - Rogers - 3rd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 162 - Rogers — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 162 - Teshka - 3rd Reading — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Blake Doriot — primary (person)
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- Jake Teshka — primary (person)
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- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
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- Becky Cash — cosponsor (person)
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- David Niezgodski — coauthor (person)
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- Heath VanNatter — cosponsor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
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- Rodney Pol — coauthor (person)
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- Victoria Garcia Wilburn — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-05** Authored by Senator Rogers
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- **2026-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-05** Senator Doriot added as second author
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- **2026-01-08** Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor
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- **2026-01-08** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-15** Amendment #1 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-01-15** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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- **2026-01-15** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-20** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 38: yeas 46, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-20** Senator Pol added as coauthor
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- **2026-01-20** House sponsor: Representative Teshka
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- **2026-01-20** Cosponsors: Representatives VanNatter, Garcia Wilburn
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- **2026-01-22** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2026-01-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-12** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Representative Cash added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-12** Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
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- **2026-02-18** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 343: yeas 97, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2026-02-25** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 294: yeas 48, nays 0
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- **2026-03-05** Public Law 113 `became-law`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4227f38-659f-4f1f-8c95-a863dec3b8d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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