Senate Bill
SB 488
Skills training pilot program.
In plain English
Allows the Department of Workforce Development to set up a pilot program that offers reemployment skills training to people who receive weekly unemployment benefits. If the program is set up, the bill creates a fund to pay for it. It also sets requirements for participants and for training providers.
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
Provides that the department of workforce development may establish a reemployment skills training pilot program (pilot program) to supplement an individual's receipt of weekly unemployment benefits. If a pilot program is established, would establish a reemployment skills training pilot program fund for the purpose of funding the program. Specifies program requirements for participants and eligible providers.
Latest action: Committee report: do pass, adopted, March 20, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Liz Brown, Linda Rogers, Danny Lopez
Co-authors and co-sponsors: Dan Dernulc, Scott Alexander, Blake Doriot, Greg Walker, Lonnie Randolph, Jim Buck, Julie Olthoff, Becky Cash
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 20, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 488 - Brown L - 3rd Reading
Passed
45 yes2 no3 did not vote
Republicans: 36 yes, 2 no, 1 did not voteDemocrats: 8 yes, 0 no, 2 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (45)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Greg Goode (R)
- 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)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Unknown member
- Vaneta Becker (R)
No (2)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
Did not vote (3)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- 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.