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Indiana House Bill HB1027

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1+*EH1027.1*
2+February 23, 2024
3+ENGROSSED
4+HOUSE BILL No. 1027
5+_____
6+DIGEST OF HB 1027 (Updated February 22, 2024 11:11 am - DI 87)
7+Citations Affected: IC 36-8.
8+Synopsis: Fire department work schedule. Provides that a fire
9+department may deviate from the required maximum work hours for
10+members of the fire department only if authorized by a collective
11+bargaining agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other similar
12+written mutual agreement with an exclusive recognized representative
13+of employees of the fire department.
14+Effective: July 1, 2024.
15+Hostettler, May, Borders,
16+Johnson B
17+(SENATE SPONSORS — TOMES, FORD J.D.)
18+January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government.
19+January 23, 2024, reported — Do Pass.
20+January 25, 2024, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
21+January 31, 2024, read third time, passed. Yeas 93, nays 1.
22+SENATE ACTION
23+February 12, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government.
24+February 22, 2024, reported favorably — Do Pass.
25+EH 1027—LS 6300/DI 116 February 23, 2024
126 Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
227 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
328 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
429 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
530 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
631 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
732 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
833 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
934 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1035 between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1027
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.
36+ENGROSSED
37+HOUSE BILL No. 1027
38+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local
39+government.
1340 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14-SECTION 1. IC 36-8-4-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
15-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in
16-subsection (c), a member of a regularly organized and paid fire
17-department may not be required to work more than an average of
18-fifty-six (56) hours per week. However, if on September 1, 1985, a fire
19-department was using sixty-three (63) hours as the maximum average
20-number of hours a member could work a week, the department may
21-continue to use that figure as the standard. A member may not be on
22-duty more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours and must be off
23-duty at least twenty-four (24) consecutive hours out of any forty-eight
24-(48) hour period. Each member is entitled to an additional twenty-four
25-(24) consecutive hours off duty in every eight (8) day period.
26-(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in case of emergency, or if the
27-personnel of the fire department has been reduced below its regular
28-strength because members are serving in the armed forces of the United
29-States, the chief of the fire department, the assistant chief, or other
30-officer in charge may assign a member of the fire department to
31-continuous duty during the emergency.
32-(c) A fire department may deviate from the required maximum
33-work hours described in subsection (a) only if authorized by a
34-collective bargaining agreement, memorandum of understanding,
35-or other similar written mutual agreement with an exclusive
36-HEA 1027 2
37-recognized representative (as defined in IC 36-8-22-5) of employees
38-of the fire department.
39-HEA 1027 Speaker of the House of Representatives
40-President of the Senate
41-President Pro Tempore
42-Governor of the State of Indiana
43-Date: Time:
44-HEA 1027
41+1 SECTION 1. IC 36-8-4-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
42+2 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in
43+3 subsection (c), a member of a regularly organized and paid fire
44+4 department may not be required to work more than an average of
45+5 fifty-six (56) hours per week. However, if on September 1, 1985, a fire
46+6 department was using sixty-three (63) hours as the maximum average
47+7 number of hours a member could work a week, the department may
48+8 continue to use that figure as the standard. A member may not be on
49+9 duty more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours and must be off
50+10 duty at least twenty-four (24) consecutive hours out of any forty-eight
51+11 (48) hour period. Each member is entitled to an additional twenty-four
52+12 (24) consecutive hours off duty in every eight (8) day period.
53+13 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in case of emergency, or if the
54+14 personnel of the fire department has been reduced below its regular
55+15 strength because members are serving in the armed forces of the United
56+16 States, the chief of the fire department, the assistant chief, or other
57+17 officer in charge may assign a member of the fire department to
58+EH 1027—LS 6300/DI 116 2
59+1 continuous duty during the emergency.
60+2 (c) A fire department may deviate from the required maximum
61+3 work hours described in subsection (a) only if authorized by a
62+4 collective bargaining agreement, memorandum of understanding,
63+5 or other similar written mutual agreement with an exclusive
64+6 recognized representative (as defined in IC 36-8-22-5) of employees
65+7 of the fire department.
66+EH 1027—LS 6300/DI 116 3
67+COMMITTEE REPORT
68+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Local Government, to which was
69+referred House Bill 1027, has had the same under consideration and
70+begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
71+recommendation that said bill do pass.
72+(Reference is to HB 1027 as introduced.)
73+
74+MAY
75+Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0
76+_____
77+COMMITTEE REPORT
78+Madam President: The Senate Committee on Local Government, to
79+which was referred House Bill No. 1027, has had the same under
80+consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
81+the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
82+ (Reference is to HB 1027 as printed January 23, 2024.)
83+
84+BUCK, Chairperson
85+Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0
86+EH 1027—LS 6300/DI 116