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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana bill allows police and firefighters to re-enter deferred retirement option plan twice in a lifetime
Last action · January 6, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and PensionsSponsor: Vernon Smith
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What This Bill Proposed
Eligible police officers and firefighters in Indiana can withdraw from the and re-enter it a second time, provided at least three years have passed since their withdrawal, effective July 1, 2026.
Changes career planning and retirement timelines for members of specific municipal and state pension funds by allowing a second DROP participation window.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Police officers and firefighters in covered pension funds
Members of the 1925, 1937, 1953, and 1977 funds gain the option to withdraw from DROP and re-enter a second time during their career.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to enter the DROP for a second time under this bill?
How soon after withdrawing from DROP can a member re-enter?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 6, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
- Jan 6, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Smith V
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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