Indiana House Bill 1257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 29 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-29 - Public Law 132
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Military family relief fund. Requires an employee of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs (department) who is otherwise eligible to receive assistance from the military family relief fund (MFRF) to submit the employee's application directly to the Indiana veterans' affairs commission (commission). Requires the commission and the department to give timely responses to applications for assistance from the MFRF. Caps the amount of monetary assistance a qualified service member may receive from the MFRF at $2,500, unless approved by the commission. Establishes the determination and analysis process the commission may use for applications requesting in excess of the $2,500 threshold. Provides that the administrative orders and procedures act procedures do not apply to actions of the department of veterans' affairs and the Indiana veterans' affairs commission. Requires the commission to amend a rule in the Indiana Administrative Code that requires the department of veterans' affairs to give notice of the denial for short term financial assistance in a manner consistent with the notice provisions established in the administrative orders and procedure act. Voids the rule of the Indiana Administrative Code that requires all appeals concerning decisions of the department of veterans' affairs regarding financial assistance from the military family relief fund to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the administrative orders and procedures act.

Military family relief fund. Requires an employee of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs (department) who is otherwise eligible to receive assistance from the military family relief fund (MFRF) to submit the employee's application directly to the Indiana veterans' affairs commission (commission). Requires the commission and the department to give timely responses to applications for assistance from the MFRF. Caps the amount of monetary assistance a qualified service member may receive from the MFRF at $2,500, unless approved by the commission. Establishes the determination and analysis process the commission may use for applications requesting in excess of the $2,500 threshold. Provides that the administrative orders and procedures act procedures do not apply to actions of the department of veterans' affairs and the Indiana veterans' affairs commission. Requires the commission to amend a rule in the Indiana Administrative Code that requires the department of veterans' affairs to give notice of the denial for short term financial assistance in a manner consistent with the notice provisions established in the administrative orders and procedure act. Voids the rule of the Indiana Administrative Code that requires all appeals concerning decisions of the department of veterans' affairs regarding financial assistance from the military family relief fund to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the administrative orders and procedures act.

Rep. Randall Frye [R]	Rep. Dennis Zent [R]	Rep. Daniel Leonard [R]	Rep. Karlee Macer [D]
Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Clyde Perfect [R]	Sen. Andy Zay [R]

2019-04-15 - House - House - House concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 91 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-03-19 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-12 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-25 - House - Third reading (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-29	House	Public Law 132
2019-04-29	House	Signed by the Governor
2019-04-29	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2019-04-18	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2019-04-16	House	Signed by the Speaker
2019-04-15	House	House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 529: yeas 91, nays 1
2019-04-15	House	Motion to concur filed
2019-03-20	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2019-03-19	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 290: yeas 48, nays 0
2019-03-18	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-03-12	Senate	Senator Zay added as cosponsor
2019-03-12	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-03-07	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military
2019-02-26	House	Referred to the Senate
2019-02-25	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Tomes and Perfect
2019-02-25	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 289: yeas 95, nays 0
2019-02-21	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-02-19	House	Representative Macer added as coauthor
2019-02-19	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-02-14	House	Representatives Zent and Leonard added as coauthors
2019-01-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2019-01-10	House	Authored by Representative Frye R

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1257/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/c/d/4/9cd4589f/HB1257.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/9/3/9/4939bcb6/HB1257.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/1/f/c/d1fc92b8/HB1257.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/9/2/c/492c2e55/HB1257.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/e/7/a/ae7aeda6/HB1257.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/7/a/f/17afd6ef/HB1257.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/5/6/b/456bf44a/HB1257.04.ENRS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/8/c/e/e8ce4069/HB1257.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/f/8/6/bf86dacf/HB1257.289.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/e/e/3/eee3fbd8/HB1257.02.COMH.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/6/4/4/464426ef/HB1257.290.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/e/7/8/fe789ec5/HB1257.529.pdf