HB 1286 Indiana House · 2026 Regular Session

Military protective order.

Summary
Specifies that a party to a protective order proceeding has a duty to inform the court of any military protective orders issued by a military commander in effect between the parties. Allows the court to consider evidence of a military protective order in effect against a respondent for the protection of the petitioner. Amends provisions concerning facially valid foreign protection orders to include certain protection orders issued by a Canadian court.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Signed Mar 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled House Bill (H) House Bill (S) · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill updates Indiana's domestic violence laws to require parties to inform courts of any active military protective orders and allows judges to issue emergency orders based on this evidence. It also expands the definition of valid foreign protection orders to include those issued by Canadian courts, ensuring better recognition and enforcement of safety orders across borders.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of recognized protective orders to include Canadian court orders and adds a new requirement for disclosing military protective orders in domestic violence proceedings.
REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory duty for parties to inform the court of any military protective orders issued by a military commander that are in effect between the parties.

ENFORCEMENT

Authorized courts to consider evidence of military protective orders when deciding whether to issue emergency (ex parte) protection orders.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the list of recognized foreign protection orders to include those issued by Canadian courts.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

460
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican40
38 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 4, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 376: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 251: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 181: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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