IN SB 284

enacted

Law enforcement civilian oversight boards.

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

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Quick answers

Did IN SB 284 pass?

Yes. IN SB 284 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Public Law 137

What is IN SB 284 about?

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.

Who sponsors IN SB 284?

Alex Zimmerman, Brett Clark, Aaron Freeman and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 284, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Public Law 137
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Public Law 137
became-law
2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-25
Returned to the Senate without amendments
receipt
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 358: yeas 70, nays 25
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-19
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-28
First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-27
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-26
Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire, Behning
2026-01-26
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 38, nays 6
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-26
House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman
2026-01-22
Senator Clark added as third author
2026-01-22
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-20
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-12
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-12
Authored by Senators Carrasco, Freeman

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SB 284 - Carrasco - 3rd Reading
2026-01-26 · pass · 38-6
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Glick: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Goode: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Crider: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Hunley: no
- Qaddoura: no
- Spencer: no
- Taylor: no
- Pol: no
- Yoder: no
- Bassler: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Jackson, L: excused
- Randolph: excused
- Becker: excused
SB 284 - Zimmerman - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 70-25
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Baird: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Hall: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Manning: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Behning: yes
- Heine: yes
- May: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Ireland: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Isa: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Judy: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Culp: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Novak: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- King: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Payne: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Andrade: no
- Dvorak: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pryor: no
- Bartlett: no
- Errington: no
- Miller, K: no
- Shackleford: no
- Bauer: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Moed: no
- Smith, V: no
- Burton: no
- Hamilton: no
- Pack: no
- Summers: no
- Campbell: no
- Harris: no
- Pfaff: no
- Dant Chesser: no
- Hatcher: no
- Pierce, M: no
- DeLaney: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Porter: no
- Morris: excused
- Barrett: not voting
- Gore: not voting
- Olthoff: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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