SB 284 Indiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Law enforcement civilian oversight boards.

Summary

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.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Mar 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

Senate Bill (H) → Senate Bill (S) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill has been formally engrossed and advanced through the legislative process, moving from the Senate to the House of Representatives. The document includes updated dates reflecting the bill's journey, new sponsors for the House version, and a fresh committee report recommending the bill pass.

TIMELINE

Added dates and actions showing the bill was read a second time, ordered engrossed, read a third time, and passed by the Senate.

Added dates and actions showing the bill was referred to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety and subsequently reported back with a recommendation to pass.

ELIGIBILITY

Added House sponsors (Zimmerman, McGuire, Behning) to the list of bill sponsors.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill identifier from SB0284.1 to ES0284.1 to reflect its engrossed status and updated the digest timestamp.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 26, 2026 · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

38–6

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 48

Jan 26, 2026

D Democratic9

1 Yea 6 Nay 2

66% Nay

R Republican39

37 Yea 2

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 5, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Feb 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

upper

4 primary · 2 co-sponsors