Senate Bill
SB 409
Employee absence for certain meetings.
In plain English
Prohibits an employer from punishing an employee for missing work to attend an attendance conference or case conference committee meeting about the employee's child, except in certain situations. Does not require employers to pay for travel or attendance time. Requires certain people to provide documentation about the conference or meeting under certain circumstances.
Written by AI from the official digest below, and checked only by automated rules. If they differ, the official digest and bill text control.
Official digest
Prohibits an employer from taking an adverse employment action against an employee as a result of the employee's absence from work to attend an attendance conference or a case conference committee meeting with respect to the employee's child, except under certain circumstances. Provides that an employer is not required to pay an employee for travel or attendance time with respect to a conference or meeting. Requires certain persons to provide documentation related to a conference or meeting under certain circumstances.
Latest action: Signed by the Governor, April 24, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Rodney Pol, Linda Rogers, Becky Cash
Co-authors and co-sponsors: David Niezgodski, Blake Doriot, Greg Walker, Andrea Hunley, Stacey Donato, Shelli Yoder, Lonnie Randolph, La Keisha Jackson, Julie Olthoff, Chuck Moseley, Victoria Garcia Wilburn
Roll-call votes
2 recorded votes, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
Senate · Feb 20, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 409 - Pol - 3rd Reading
Passed
30 yes19 no1 did not vote
Republicans: 20 yes, 19 noDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (30)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- Greg Walker (R)
- Jim Buck (R)
- Justin Busch (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Young (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Ron Alting (R)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Unknown member
No (19)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Vaneta Becker (R)
Did not vote (1)
- J.D. Ford (D)
House · Apr 9, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 409 - Cash - 3rd Reading
Passed
96 yes0 no4 did not vote
Republicans: 67 yes, 0 no, 3 did not voteDemocrats: 27 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (96)
- Alex Burton (D)
- Alex Zimmerman (R)
- Andrew Ireland (R)
- Beau Baird (R)
- Becky Cash (R)
- Ben Smaltz (R)
- Bob Behning (R)
- Bob Heaton (R)
- Bob Morris (R)
- Brad Barrett (R)
- Bruce Borders (R)
- Carolyn Jackson (D)
- Cherrish Pryor (D)
- Chris Campbell (D)
- Chris Jeter (R)
- Chris Judy (R)
- Chris May (R)
- Chuck Moseley (D)
- Cindy Ledbetter (R)
- Cory Criswell (R)
- Craig Haggard (R)
- Craig Snow (R)
- Dale DeVon (R)
- Danny Lopez (R)
- Dave Hall (R)
- Dave Heine (R)
- David Abbott (R)
- Doug Miller (R)
- Earl Harris (D)
- Ed Clere (I)
- Ed DeLaney (D)
- Ed Soliday (R)
- Elizabeth Rowray (R)
- Ethan Lawson (R)
- Ethan Manning (R)
- Garrett Bascom (R)
- Greg Steuerwald (R)
- Gregory Porter (D)
- Hal Slager (R)
- Heath VanNatter (R)
- Hunter Smith (R)
- J.D. Prescott (R)
- Jack Jordan (R)
- Jake Teshka (R)
- Jeff Thompson (R)
- Jenny Meltzer (R)
- Jim Lucas (R)
- Jim Pressel (R)
- Joanna King (R)
- John Bartlett (D)
- Julie McGuire (R)
- Julie Olthoff (R)
- Justin Moed (D)
- Karen Engleman (R)
- Kendell Culp (R)
- Kyle Miller (D)
- Kyle Pierce (R)
- Lindsay Patterson (R)
- Lori Goss-Reaves (R)
- Lorissa Sweet (R)
- Mark Genda (R)
- Martin Carbaugh (R)
- Matt Commons (R)
- Matt Hostettler (R)
- Matt Lehman (R)
- Matt Pierce (D)
- Maureen Bauer (D)
- Michelle Davis (R)
- Mike Andrade (D)
- Mike Aylesworth (R)
- Mike Karickhoff (R)
- Mitch Gore (D)
- Peggy Mayfield (R)
- Phil GiaQuinta (D)
- Ragen Hatcher (D)
- Reneé Pack (D)
- Robb Greene (R)
- Robin Shackleford (D)
- Ryan Dvorak (D)
- Ryan Lauer (R)
- Shane Lindauer (R)
- Sheila Klinker (D)
- Steve Bartels (R)
- Sue Errington (D)
- Tim O'Brien (R)
- Tim Wesco (R)
- Tim Yocum (R)
- Tony Isa (R)
- Tonya Pfaff (D)
- Unknown member
- Vanessa Summers (D)
- Vernon Smith (D)
- Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D)
- Wendy Dant Chesser (D)
- Wendy McNamara (R)
- Zach Payne (R)
Did not vote (4)
- Alaina Shonkwiler (R)
- Carey Hamilton (D)
- Todd Huston (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
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.