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HB 1354 Indiana House · 2026 Regular Session

Employee health plans for county elected officials.

Summary
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.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates counties to extend existing group insurance coverage to elected officials if offered to employees, expanding health insurance access for a covered group.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Feb 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced House Bill (H) → House Bill (S) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill has been updated from its introduced version to a Senate version, primarily involving technical formatting updates and a revision to the digest summary. The digest now reflects a broader citation scope and includes a new status update indicating the bill was reported to pass on January 20, 2026. No substantive policy changes regarding funding, eligibility, or specific requirements were identified in the provided text.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on requiring counties to offer group insurance to elected officials; however, the digest citation was broadened from a specific code section to the entire chapter.
TECHNICAL

The bill title and header were updated to reflect the Senate version (HB 1354) and the current date of January 20, 2026.

The digest summary was updated to cite 'IC 5-10' instead of the specific 'IC 5-10-8', broadening the referenced legal section.

The introductory label 'Introduced Version' was removed and replaced with the updated Senate version header.

TIMELINE

A new line was added stating the bill was 'reported - Do Pass' on January 20, 2026, indicating a procedural advancement in the legislative process.

Floor votes · House Jan 28, 2026

How they voted

94–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 99
Jan 28, 2026
D Democratic29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican69
65 Yea 2 Nay 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 95, nays 2
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Chris May
Chris May
RRepublican
IN
65
P
Photo of Mike Bohacek
Mike Bohacek
RRepublican
IN
8
Co
Photo of Blake Johnson
Blake Johnson
DDemocratic
IN
100
Co
Photo of Dave Hall
Dave Hall
RRepublican
IN
62