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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / SB 284

SB 284Session 2026SenateBecame law

Law enforcement civilian oversight boards.

Provides that any type of law enforcement civilian oversight board or commission or any other entity established by a county, municipality, or township to provide civilian oversight over a law enforcement agency, excluding merit boards and commissions, may operate only in an advisory capacity to the applicable law enforcement agency and does not have binding authority over the law enforcement agency.

Latest development · Mar 5, 2026

Public Law 137

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 27, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public Safety

Source subjects

BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; GenerallyLAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorAaron Freeman
Primary sponsorAlex Zimmerman
Primary sponsorBrett Clark
Primary sponsorCyndi Carrasco
cosponsorJulie McGuire
cosponsorRobert Behning

Action timeline

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View full action timeline19 actions⌄
  1. Mar 5, 2026

    Public Law 137

    Became LawSenate
  2. Mar 5, 2026

    Signed by the Governor

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  3. Feb 27, 2026

    Signed by the Speaker

    PassageHouse
  4. Feb 27, 2026

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    PassageSenate
  5. Feb 27, 2026

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    PassageSenate
  6. Feb 25, 2026

    Returned to the Senate without amendments

    ReceiptHouse
  7. Feb 24, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 358: yeas 70, nays 25

    PassageReading 3Reading 3House
  8. Feb 23, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2House
  9. Feb 19, 2026

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageHouse
  10. Jan 28, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse
  11. Jan 27, 2026

    Referred to the House

    ReferralSenate
  12. Jan 26, 2026

    Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire, Behning

    Senate
  13. Jan 26, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 38, nays 6

    PassageReading 3Reading 3Senate
  14. Jan 26, 2026

    House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman

    Senate
  15. Jan 22, 2026

    Senator Clark added as third author

    Senate
  16. Jan 22, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  17. Jan 20, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  18. Jan 12, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  19. Jan 12, 2026

    Authored by Senators Carrasco, Freeman

    Senate

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Source data last updated Apr 30, 2026.