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Indiana Senate Bill 10 establishes state employee retirement matching contributions and alters medical benefit accounts

Original title: State employee retirement benefits.

Last action · February 12, 2026: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3Sponsors: Linda Rogers and 9 others

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill requires the state to provide dollar-for-dollar matching contributions of up to $28 per paycheck toward state employees' s starting January 1, 2027. It also terminates default memberships in the retirement medical benefits account after December 31, 2026, transfers subaccount balances to participants' s, and establishes the 2027 retiree health benefit trust fund.

Why it matters

State employees will receive state matching funds for their deferred compensation contributions up to $28 per paycheck, while existing retirement medical benefits accounts for most current participants will be terminated and transferred to s.

Who It Would Affect

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Directly affected

state employees

State employees become eligible for state-matched deferred compensation contributions up to $28 per paycheck and experience a transition in their retirement medical benefits accounts.

Directly affected

INPRS

INPRS is required to administer the new retiree health trust funds, manage investments, and handle terminations and notifications.

Directly affected

state comptroller

The state comptroller administers the defined contribution plans and executes required fund transfers from the state general fund.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

When does the state start matching employee deferred compensation contributions?
The state begins making dollar-for-dollar matching contributions for state employees after December 31, 2026, up to $28 per payroll warrant.
What happens to existing retirement medical benefits accounts?
As a default rule after December 31, 2026, memberships in the retirement medical benefits account are terminated, subaccounts are forfeited to the state general fund, and equivalent amounts are transferred to each participant's , unless the participant makes a one-time irrevocable election to join a successor account by December 1, 2026.

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Where This Stands

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Procedural history

17 actions
  1. Feb 12, 2026House
    Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
  2. Feb 12, 2026House
    Representatives VanNatter, Moseley added as cosponsors
  3. Feb 12, 2026HouseFloor
    Committee report: do pass, adopted
  4. Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroduced
    First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
  5. Jan 29, 2026Senate
    Referred to the House
  6. Jan 28, 2026Senate
    Cosponsor: Representative Jordan
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  1. Jan 28, 2026Senate
    House sponsor: Representative Lopez
  2. Jan 28, 2026SenateFloor
    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 117: yeas 47, nays 0
  3. Jan 27, 2026Senate
    Amendment #1 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
  4. Jan 27, 2026SenateFloor
    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  5. Jan 22, 2026Senate
    Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  6. Jan 22, 2026SenateFloor
    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  7. Dec 10, 2025Senate
    Senator Doriot added as coauthor
  8. Dec 10, 2025SenateFloor
    Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
  9. Dec 9, 2025Senate
    Senator Hunley added as coauthor
  10. Dec 8, 2025SenateIntroduced
    First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
  11. Dec 8, 2025Senate
    Authored by Senators Rogers, Buchanan, Niezgodski

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policy shift95% confidence

Transition from Legacy Medical Benefit Accounts

The legislation shifts state policy away from the traditional retirement medical benefits account by terminating default memberships after December 31, 2026, and moving balances into defined contribution plans.

Connected Entities

budget agency, state board of finance, INPRS and 2 more
Organizationbudget agency“Determines availability of biennial appropriations and administers suspensions”Map →
Organizationstate board of finance“Extends plans to political subdivisions”Map →
OrganizationINPRS“Indiana Public Retirement System, administrator of trust funds”Map →
Organizationstate comptroller“Administers plans and transfers funds”Map →
OrganizationIndiana General Assembly“Body enacting the legislation”Map →

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