Indiana / State / 124th General Assembly, 2025 Regular Session

Senate Enrolled Act 433 (P.L.203-2025) Required every county and city veterans service officer to hold state accreditation after June 30, 2026

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Expands benefits Requires every county to employ a veterans service officer, who must be accredited by the department after June 30, 2026.

Amended IC 10-17-1-9 to require each county executive to employ a service officer, allow counties to share one with the Veterans' Affairs Commission's approval, require county officials to cooperate, and provide that "After June 30, 2026, a service officer must be accredited by the department in order to provide service to veterans on behalf of the county or city". Approved May 6, 2025.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Senate
  2. In committee Done, Senate Veterans Affairs and The Military, then House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate, 49-0
  4. Passed both chambers Done, The House passed it amended 92-0 on April 8, 2025, the Senate dissented, and both chambers adopted the conference committee report, House 88-0 and Senate 49-0
  5. Signed by the governor Done, Public Law 203
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Scott BaldwinSponsor, Senate
  • James TomesSponsor, Senate
  • Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsor, Senate
  • Steve BartelsCo-sponsor, House

What it touches

  • IC 10-17-1-9
  • IC 10-17-1-10

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Official record

Read Senate Enrolled Act 433 (P.L.203-2025) on the jurisdiction's own record