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SB63 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning pensions.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning pensions.

Education Labor
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator David Niezgodski
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify which exact groups within 'public workers' receive this benefit, but it lists specific funds that include these categories.

Law for Extra Pension Payment in 2026

This law adds an extra payment, called a thirteenth check, to certain pension funds in Indiana for the year 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds one more payment, or 'thirteenth check,' to pensions for some people in Indiana in 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Teachers and other school workers in Indiana who get pensions.
  • Public workers like police, gaming agents, conservation enforcement officers, excise police, and those from the state police pre-1987 benefit system or 1987 benefit system who receive pensions.

Terms To Know

Thirteenth check
An extra payment given to pension members for one year.
Pension fund
A special account that holds money to pay retired workers.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law only gives an extra check in the year 2026.
  • It does not say what happens after 2026.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0063.01.INTR.AMS01

Committee Introduced Senate Bill (S) • Senator Linda Rogers

Filed

Plain English: This amendment proposes changes to the Indiana Code regarding pensions, but does not specify what those changes are.

  • The amendment aims to modify parts of the Indiana Code related to pensions.
  • The official text provided does not give details about the specific changes to be made to the Indiana Code concerning pensions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor

  2. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  3. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Senator Buchanan added as third author

  4. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Senator Pol added as coauthor

  5. 2025-12-10 Senate

    Senator Rogers added as second author

  6. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Niezgodski

  7. 2025-12-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning pensions.
Thirteenth check.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning pensions.

Thirteenth check.

Provides for a thirteenth check in calendar year 2026 for certain members, participants, or beneficiaries of the: (1) Indiana state teachers' retirement fund; (2) Indiana public employees' retirement fund; (3) state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan; (4) state police pre-1987 benefit system; and (5) state police 1987 benefit system.