# Indiana HB 1186: Law enforcement matters.

Indiana HB 1186, Law enforcement matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Bartels (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1186
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Law enforcement matters.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
- Sponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: veterans affairs and public safety, the senate, corrections and criminal law
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (87 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that a correctional professional is considered a public safety officer for purposes of determining eligibility for line of duty death benefits. (Current law provides that a correctional officer is considered a public safety officer for determining eligibility line of death benefits.) Provides, with certain exceptions, that a law enforcement officer, including a constable, school resource officer, special deputy, or reserve officer, who has completed a pre-basic course but who has not completed Tier I or Tier II basic training requirements may not exercise police powers outside the jurisdiction of the appointing law enforcement agency. Provides that a school resource officer who has completed Tier I or Tier II basic training has statewide jurisdiction. Provides that all deputies, excluding reserve deputies and jail deputies, employed by the Marion County sheriff's office on July 1, 2025, shall be certified by the law enforcement training board (board) as Tier II law enforcement officers. Requires the Marion County sheriff's office to submit to the board a list of deputies who have successfully completed at least the minimum basic training requirements at the Marion County Sheriff's Office Academy. Makes changes to the definition of a "law enforcement officer" for purposes of mandatory training for law enforcement officers. Increases the penalty for criminal recklessness from a Class B to a Class A misdemeanor. Specifies that the immunities and limitations on liability that apply to a law enforcement officer (and the officer's employing agency) acting within the officer's jurisdictional area also apply to an officer (and employing agency) acting outside the jurisdictional area under certain circumstances. Makes pointing a firearm by a passenger in a vehicle whose driver is committing criminal recklessness a Level 6 felony under certain circumstances. Provides that a school resource officer may pursue a person who flees from a school resource officer after the school resource officer has, by visible or audible means, including the operation of the school resource officer's siren or emergency lights, identified themself and ordered the person to stop. Adds a hospital police department to the definition of police departments required to provide police officers with certain rights.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Garten (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Commons (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 87 | 9 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 207: yeas 87, nays 9 (House)
- 2025-02-18: Senate sponsors: Senators Baldwin, Crider, Garten (House)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-17: Representative Gore added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment #1 (Bartels) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-30: Recommitted to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Commons added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Bartels (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1186/versions/HB1186.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1186/versions/HB1186.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1186/versions/HB1186.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1186/versions/HB1186.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1186/versions/HB1186.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1186/versions/HB1186.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1186/versions/HB1186.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1186/versions/HB1186.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1186-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).