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HB1354 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Chris May
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
House Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest text do not specify the exact conditions under which the requirement applies, but based on the official text excerpt, it is clear that a county must offer group insurance to elected officials only if such plans are offered to regular employees and at least one elected official is included.

Health Insurance for County Elected Officials

This bill requires counties in Indiana to offer health insurance plans to their elected officials if they already provide such plans to regular county employees.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires a county to offer a program of group insurance to each county elected official if the county offers the program of group insurance to county employees and at least one county elected official.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County elected officials
  • Counties that offer health insurance plans to their regular employees

Terms To Know

Group Insurance Program
A type of health insurance plan offered by an employer to a group of people, such as all the employees in a company or county.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a county does not offer health insurance plans to its regular employees.
  • It is unclear how this will affect counties that do not currently provide group insurance to their employees.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  2. 2026-01-29 House

    Referred to the Senate

  3. 2026-01-28 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 95, nays 2

  4. 2026-01-28 House

    Senate sponsor: Senator Bohacek

  5. 2026-01-27 House

    Representatives Hall, Johnson B added as coauthors

  6. 2026-01-22 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  7. 2026-01-20 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  8. 2026-01-08 House

    Authored by Representative May

  9. 2026-01-08 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.
Employee health plans for county elected officials.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

Employee health plans for county elected officials.

Requires a county to offer a program of group insurance to each county elected official if the county offers the program of group insurance to county employees and at least one county elected official.