Senate Bill
SB 309
Substitute system of worker's compensation.
In plain English
Allows an employer that is a member in good standing of Small Business Aid, Inc. to use that group's substitute system of worker's compensation and occupational disease compensation. The employer does not need approval from the worker's compensation board to use it in place of the compensation and insurance the state's worker's compensation laws provide. The bill also makes corresponding changes.
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Official digest
Provides that an employer who is a member in good standing with the Small Business Aid, Inc., and provides a substitute system of worker's compensation and worker's occupational diseases compensation as established by the Small Business Aid, Inc., is not required to seek the approval of the worker's compensation board in order to provide the substitute system of compensation in lieu of compensation and insurance provided under the worker's compensation and worker's occupational diseases compensation laws. Makes corresponding changes.
Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions, March 3, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Andy Zay, Blake Doriot, Eric Koch, Matt Lehman
Co-authors and co-sponsors: Eric Bassler, Joanna King
Roll-call votes
1 recorded vote, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
Senate · Feb 18, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 309 - Zay - 3rd Reading
Passed
46 yes3 no1 did not vote
Republicans: 36 yes, 3 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (46)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- Greg Walker (R)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Buck (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Justin Busch (R)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Mike Young (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Ron Alting (R)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Unknown member
- Vaneta Becker (R)
No (3)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
Did not vote (1)
- J.D. Ford (D)
Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.