Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 116
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 22-4.
Synopsis: Unemployment benefits. Amends the definition of "wage
credits". Specifies the rate for unemployment insurance benefits for
initial claims filed by an individual who is totally unemployed for any
week beginning after June 30, 2025. Specifies, for initial claims filed
for any week beginning after June 30, 2025: (1) the maximum weekly
benefit amount; and (2) an additional weekly benefit for eligible and
qualified individuals with dependents.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Pol Jr.
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 116
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor
and safety.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 22-4-4-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.122-2019,
2 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) For calendar quarters beginning on and after
4 July 1, 1997, and before July 1, 1998, "wage credits" means
5 remuneration paid for employment by an employer to an individual and
6 remuneration received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections
7 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may
8 not exceed five thousand four hundred dollars ($5,400) and may not
9 include payments specified in section 2 of this chapter.
10 (b) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 1998, and
11 before July 1, 1999, "wage credits" means remuneration paid for
12 employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration
13 received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and
14 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not
15 exceed five thousand six hundred dollars ($5,600) and may not include
16 payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under section
17 2 of this chapter.
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1 (c) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 1999, and
2 before July 1, 2000, "wage credits" means remuneration paid for
3 employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration
4 received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and
5 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not
6 exceed five thousand eight hundred dollars ($5,800) and may not
7 include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under
8 section 2 of this chapter.
9 (d) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2000, and
10 before July 1, 2001, "wage credits" means remuneration paid for
11 employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration
12 received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and
13 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not
14 exceed six thousand seven hundred dollars ($6,700) and may not
15 include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under
16 section 2 of this chapter.
17 (e) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2001, and
18 before July 1, 2002, "wage credits" means remuneration paid for
19 employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration
20 received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and
21 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not
22 exceed seven thousand three hundred dollars ($7,300) and may not
23 include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under
24 section 2 of this chapter.
25 (f) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2002, and
26 before July 1, 2003, "wage credits" means remuneration paid for
27 employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration
28 received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and
29 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not
30 exceed seven thousand nine hundred dollars ($7,900) and may not
31 include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under
32 section 2 of this chapter.
33 (g) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2003, and
34 before July 1, 2004, "wage credits" means remuneration paid for
35 employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration
36 received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and
37 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not
38 exceed eight thousand two hundred sixteen dollars ($8,216) and may
39 not include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages
40 under section 2 of this chapter.
41 (h) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2004, and
42 before July 1, 2005, "wage credits" means remuneration paid for
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1 employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration
2 received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and
3 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not
4 exceed eight thousand seven hundred thirty-three dollars ($8,733) and
5 may not include payments that are excluded from the definition of
6 wages under section 2 of this chapter.
7 (i) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2005, and
8 before July 1, 2012, "wage credits" means remuneration paid for
9 employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration
10 received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and
11 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not
12 exceed nine thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($9,250) and may not
13 include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under
14 section 2 of this chapter.
15 (j) For calendar quarters beginning on and after July 1, 2012, and
16 before July 1, 2025, "wage credits" means remuneration paid for
17 employment by an employer to an individual and remuneration
18 received as tips or gratuities in accordance with Sections 3102 and
19 3301 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code. Wage credits may not
20 include payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under
21 section 2 of this chapter.
22 (k) For calendar quarters beginning after June 30, 2025, "wage
23 credits" means remuneration paid for employment by an employer
24 to an individual and remuneration received as tips or gratuities in
25 accordance with Sections 3102 and 3301 et seq. of the Internal
26 Revenue Code. Wage credits may not exceed ten thousand six
27 hundred twenty-five dollars ($10,625) and may not include
28 payments that are excluded from the definition of wages under
29 section 2 of this chapter.
30 SECTION 2. IC 22-4-12-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.2-2011,
31 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
32 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) With respect to initial claims filed for any
33 week beginning on and after July 1, 1997, and before July 1, 2012,
34 each eligible individual who is totally unemployed (as defined in
35 IC 22-4-3-1) in any week in the individual's benefit period shall be paid
36 for the week, if properly claimed, benefits at the rate of:
37 (1) five percent (5%) of the first two thousand dollars ($2,000) of
38 the individual's wage credits in the calendar quarter during the
39 individual's base period in which the wage credits were highest;
40 and
41 (2) four percent (4%) of the individual's remaining wage credits
42 in the calendar quarter during the individual's base period in
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1 which the wage credits were highest.
2 (a) For purposes of this section, "prior average weekly wage"
3 means the result of:
4 (1) the individual's total wage credits during the individual's
5 base period; divided by
6 (2) fifty-two (52).
7 (b) With respect to initial claims filed for any week beginning on
8 and after July 1, 2012, and before July 1, 2025, each eligible
9 individual who is totally unemployed (as defined in IC 22-4-3-1) in any
10 week in the individual's benefit period shall be paid for the week, if
11 properly claimed, an amount equal to forty-seven percent (47%) of the
12 individual's prior average weekly wage, rounded (if not already a
13 multiple of one dollar ($1)) to the next lower dollar. However, the
14 maximum weekly benefit amount may not exceed three hundred ninety
15 dollars ($390).
16 (c) For purposes of this section, "prior average weekly wage" means
17 the result of:
18 (1) the individual's total wage credits during the individual's base
19 period; divided by
20 (2) fifty-two (52).
21 (c) With respect to initial claims filed for any week beginning
22 after June 30, 2025, each eligible individual who is totally
23 unemployed (as defined in IC 22-4-3-1) in any week in the
24 individual's benefit period shall be paid for the week, if properly
25 claimed, benefits at the rate of:
26 (1) five percent (5%) of the first two thousand dollars ($2,000)
27 of the individual's wage credits in the calendar quarter during
28 the individual's base period in which the wage credits were
29 highest; and
30 (2) four percent (4%) of the individual's remaining wage
31 credits in the calendar quarter during the individual's base
32 period in which the wage credits were highest.
33 (d) Except as provided in section 2.2 of this chapter, an
34 individual's weekly benefit amount may not exceed four hundred
35 forty-five dollars ($445).
36 SECTION 3. IC 22-4-12-2.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
37 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
38 1, 2025]: Sec. 2.2. (a) This section applies to initial claims filed for
39 any week beginning after June 30, 2025.
40 (b) For purposes of this section, the term "dependent":
41 (1) means:
42 (A) a lawful husband or wife who is unemployed and
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1 currently ineligible for Indiana benefits because of
2 insufficient base period wages;
3 (B) a natural child;
4 (C) an adopted child;
5 (D) a stepchild of the claimant, if the stepchild is not
6 receiving temporary assistance to needy families; or
7 (E) a child placed in the claimant's home for adoption by
8 an authorized placement agency or a court of law, if the
9 child:
10 (i) is less than eighteen (18) years of age; and
11 (ii) has received more than one-half (1/2) the cost of
12 support from the claimant during the past ninety (90)
13 days (or for the duration of the relationship, if less)
14 immediately preceding the claimant's benefit year
15 beginning date; and
16 (2) includes the following:
17 (A) A person with a disability at least eighteen (18) years
18 of age who is a child of the claimant and who received
19 more than one-half (1/2) the cost of the person's support
20 from the claimant during the ninety (90) day period
21 immediately preceding the claimant's benefit year
22 beginning date.
23 (B) A child for whom the claimant is the court appointed
24 legal guardian.
25 (c) For purposes of subsection (b)(2):
26 (1) "child" includes:
27 (A) a natural child;
28 (B) an adopted child;
29 (C) a stepchild of the claimant, if the stepchild is not
30 receiving temporary assistance to needy families; or
31 (D) a child placed in the claimant's home for adoption by
32 an authorized placement agency or a court of law; and
33 (2) "person with a disability" means an individual who by
34 reason of physical or mental defect or infirmity, whether:
35 (A) congenital; or
36 (B) acquired by accident, injury, or disease;
37 is totally or partially prevented from achieving the fullest
38 attainable physical, social, economic, mental, and vocational
39 participation in the normal process of living.
40 (d) In addition to the weekly benefit amount determined under
41 section 2 of this chapter, an eligible and qualified individual is
42 entitled to an additional benefit amount of fifty dollars ($50) per
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1 week for each dependent claimed by the eligible and qualified
2 individual. However, the total additional weekly benefit provided
3 to an eligible and qualified individual under this subsection may
4 not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
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