IN HB 1268

enacted

Indiana defense matters.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

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Did IN HB 1268 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1268 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Signed by the Governor

What is IN HB 1268 about?

Adds one voting member to the Indiana defense task force (task force) appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and one voting member to the task force appointed by the speaker of the house. Adds the adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard or the adjutant general's designee as a nonvoting member of the task force. Provides that, on or before May 1, 2026, and each May 1 thereafter, the task force shall submit a report to the Indiana economic development corporation's office of defense development and the budget committee. Provides that the report shall identify the task force's identified priorities for expenditures for the following state fiscal year. Provides that on or before August 1, 2027, and each August 1 thereafter, the corporation's office of defense development shall submit a report to the task force and the budget committee that details expenditures from amounts appropriated to the corporation's office of defense development for priorities identified by the task force for the previous state fiscal year. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 state fiscal year, and each state fiscal year thereafter, the corporation's office of defense development shall consider and incorporate, to the extent practicable, the task force's identified priorities for expenditures when the corporation's office of defense development formulates its annual budget. Provides that the IEDC and an operating partner shall administer the federal Unmanned Aircraft System Test Site program Indiana.

Who sponsors IN HB 1268?

Greg Goode, Daryl Schmitt, Steve Bartels are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1268, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-04
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-04
Public Law 87
became-law
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 408: yeas 94, nays 1
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 317: yeas 48, nays 0
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing
2026-02-25
Motion to dissent filed
filing
2026-02-25
House dissented from Senate amendments
2026-02-25
House conferees appointed: Bartels, DeLaney
2026-02-25
Senate conferees appointed: Goode, Spencer
2026-02-25
Senate advisors appointed: Schmitt, Ford J.D.
2026-02-25
House advisors appointed: Lindauer, Judy, Lopez, Pack
2026-02-24
Senators Becker, Koch, Donato added as cosponsors
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 247: yeas 47, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-24
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-17
Senators Tomes, Crider, Buck, Byrne added as cosponsors
2026-02-16
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-16
Amendment #1 (Goode) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-12
Senators Charbonneau, Doriot, Maxwell added as cosponsors
2026-02-10
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-03
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-02-02
Senate sponsors: Senators Goode, Schmitt
2026-02-02
Representative Judy added as coauthor
2026-02-02
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 178: yeas 85, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-29
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-27
Representative DeLaney added as coauthor
2026-01-27
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-12
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2026-01-12
Representative Lindauer added as coauthor
2026-01-12
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-06
Authored by Representative Bartels
2026-01-06
First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

HB 1268 - Bartels - 3rd Reading
2026-02-02 · pass · 85-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Baird: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heine: yes
- Moed: yes
- Snow: yes
- Cash: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Morris: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Bascom: excused
- Dvorak: excused
- Lopez: excused
- Zimmerman: excused
- Bauer: excused
- Garcia Wilburn: excused
- Meltzer: excused
- Burton: excused
- Ireland: excused
- Prescott: excused
- Davis: excused
- Jeter: excused
- Steuerwald: excused
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1268 - Goode - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Busch: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Pol: excused
- Young: excused
- Taylor: not voting
HB 1268 - Goode
2026-02-27 · pass · 48-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Koch: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Leising: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buck: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Busch: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Goode: yes
- Pol: yes
- Young: yes
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Freeman: not voting
HB 1268 - Bartels
2026-02-27 · pass · 94-1
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Andrade: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Dvorak: no
- Baird: excused
- Davis: excused
- Hatcher: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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