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IN HB1363

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2026

Primary Sponsor

Steve Bartels

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Law enforcement training board executive director will serve at the pleasure of the board rather than under a 4-year protected contract, and the "correctional professional" definition for line of duty death benefits is expanded to include all Department of Correction employees, not just correctional officers

  • County jail medical copayments increased from $15 to $30 maximum, with the timeframe for indigency exemption extended from 60 to 180 days after service is provided

  • Integrated Public Safety Commission is abolished and replaced by the new Indiana Department of Emergency Communications, with an executive director appointed by the governor; the "integrated public safety communications fund" is renamed to "emergency communications fund"

  • Sex and violent offenders must register for the longer of either Indiana's required period or the period required by another jurisdiction where they were previously registered, and offenders may submit evidence to challenge out-of-state registration requirements

  • Possessing an imitation firearm on school property or a school bus becomes a Class B misdemeanor, and Department of Correction wardship ends when a child under 18 is released from custody

Legislative Description

Various public safety matters.

Last Action

Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

1/22/2026

Committee Referrals

Veterans Affairs and Public Safety1/8/2026

Full Bill Text

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