Indiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB 1048
VFD clothing and automobile allowances.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jean Leising (Republican)
- Rodney Pol (Democratic)
- Michael Crider (Republican)
- Randy Novak (Democratic)
Cosponsors (16)
- Daryl Schmitt (Republican)
- Lonnie Randolph (Democratic)
- Eric Koch (Republican)
- Spencer Deery (Republican)
- Vaneta Becker (Republican)
- Ron Alting (Republican)
- Susan Glick (Republican)
- James Tomes (Republican)
- Gary Byrne (Republican)
- James Buck (Republican)
- J.D. Ford (Democratic)
- David Niezgodski (Democratic)
- Mike Bohacek (Republican)
- Chuck Moseley (Democratic)
- Steve Bartels (Republican)
- Jim Pressel (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Indiana legislature· Digest
Increases, from $100 to $250, the clothing and automobile allowance for an active member of a volunteer fire department (department). Provides that a unit served by a volunteer fire department shall pay the clothing and automobile allowance directly to each active and participating member of the department.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2026 House | HB 1048 - Novak R | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 Senate | HB 1048 - Crider - 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
| Jan 28, 2026 House | HB 1048 - Novak R - 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 24, 2026
Signed by the Governor - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Public Law 21 - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore - Feb 18, 2026 · House
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 274: yeas 91, nays 0 - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Motion to concur filed - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Senator Deery added as cosponsor - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Returned to the House with amendments - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Senator Schmitt added as cosponsor - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Senator Koch added as cosponsor - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Senator Becker added as cosponsor - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Senator Alting added as cosponsor - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 155: yeas 48, nays 0 - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Amendment #1 (Koch) prevailed; voice vote - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Senator Glick added as cosponsor - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Senators Buck, Byrne, Tomes added as cosponsors - Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
Committee report: do pass, adopted - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Referred to the Senate - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Senate sponsors: Senators Crider, Pol, Leising - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 147: yeas 89, nays 0 - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Cosponsors: Senators Bohacek, Niezgodski, Ford J.D. - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Second reading: ordered engrossed - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Committee report: do pass, adopted - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Representatives Moseley, Pressel removed as coauthors - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Representatives Pressel, Bartels, Moseley added as coauthors - Jan 5, 2026 · House
Representative Moseley added as coauthor - Jan 5, 2026 · House
Representative Pressel added as coauthor - Dec 5, 2025 · House
Authored by Representative Novak - Dec 5, 2025 · House
First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety