# Indiana HB 1199: Mental health support for law enforcement officers.

Indiana HB 1199, Mental health support for law enforcement officers., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by John Bartlett (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-08 (Authored by Representative Bartlett) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1199
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Mental health support for law enforcement officers.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-08, Authored by Representative Bartlett
- Sponsor: John Bartlett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: veterans affairs and public safety
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a political subdivision to contract with mental health providers for the purpose of supplementing existing crisis intervention teams with mental health professionals. Specifies certain eligibility requirements for mental health professionals' rapid response assistance. Requires a mental health professional who is appointed to accompany responding law enforcement or police officers to a call or be separately dispatched to an emergency involving a mental health or substance use disorder crisis. Provides that a law enforcement officer or police officer (officer) may not be held liable for damages, including punitive damages, for any act or omission related to a mental health professional's contribution to a crisis intervention team or a crisis intervention team response. Specifies that no other person or entity may be held liable for certain damages by reason of an agency relationship with an officer. Defines certain terms.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Bartlett (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Bartlett (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1199/versions/HB1199.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (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
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1199/versions/HB1199.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [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-HB1199-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).