IndianaCounties could not require covered workers to live locally
If passed, counties could not require covered court, legal office, and emergency medical services workers to live in the county, except chief public defenders.
What it does
If passed, counties could not require public defenders, workers at public defender offices or agencies, court officers and staff, prosecutors' office workers, emergency medical services providers, or employees of agencies or departments that employ those providers to live locally. Chief public defenders are excluded.
Argument forCovered offices could hire people who live in nearby counties, which may give them more applicants.
Argument againstCounties may lose a way to ensure covered workers live among the residents they serve.
More detail
Counties could not make covered workers live in the county as a job requirement. This covers public defenders, workers at public defender offices or agencies, court officers and staff, deputy prosecutors, prosecutors' office staff, emergency medical services providers, and workers at agencies or departments that employ those providers. Chief public defenders are excluded. If passed, this rule would take effect upon passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 25House dissented from Senate amendmentsLatest
- Feb 25Motion to dissent filedMinor
- Feb 25Senate advisors appointed: Carrasco, Randolph Lonnie M
- Feb 25Senate conferees appointed: Glick, Taylor G
- Feb 25House conferees appointed: Zimmerman, Gore
- Feb 25House advisors appointed: McNamara, Ireland, Pierce M
- Feb 24Third reading: passed; Roll Call 226: yeas 48, nays 0Passed Senate
- Vote recorded HB 1025 - Glick - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Returned to the House with amendmentsMinor
- Feb 23Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 19Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Feb 19Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- Feb 12Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Feb 12Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 9Senator Pol added as second sponsor
- Feb 9Senator Carrasco added as cosponsor
- Feb 9Senator Taylor G added as third sponsor
- Jan 27First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal LawMinor
- Jan 14Referred to the SenateMinor
- Jan 13Third reading: passed; Roll Call 42: yeas 92, nays 0Passed House
- Vote recorded HB 1025 - Zimmerman - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 13Senate sponsor: Senator Glick
- Jan 12Representative Bartels added as coauthor
- Jan 12Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Jan 8Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 5Representative Gore added as coauthor
- 2025
- Dec 1Authored by Representative Zimmerman
- Dec 1First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal CodeMinor
- Dec 1Coauthored by Representative McNamaraIntroduced
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