# Indiana HB 1268: Indiana defense matters. Indiana HB 1268, Indiana defense matters., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Steve Bartels (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-04 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1268-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1268 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Indiana defense matters. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-03-04, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican) - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: veterans affairs and public safety, the senate, veterans affairs and the military - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (274 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Adds one voting member to the Indiana defense task force (task force) appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and one voting member to the task force appointed by the speaker of the house. Adds the adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard or the adjutant general's designee as a nonvoting member of the task force. Provides that, on or before May 1, 2026, and each May 1 thereafter, the task force shall submit a report to the Indiana economic development corporation's office of defense development and the budget committee. Provides that the report shall identify the task force's identified priorities for expenditures for the following state fiscal year. Provides that on or before August 1, 2027, and each August 1 thereafter, the corporation's office of defense development shall submit a report to the task force and the budget committee that details expenditures from amounts appropriated to the corporation's office of defense development for priorities identified by the task force for the previous state fiscal year. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 state fiscal year, and each state fiscal year thereafter, the corporation's office of defense development shall consider and incorporate, to the extent practicable, the task force's identified priorities for expenditures when the corporation's office of defense development formulates its annual budget. Provides that the IEDC and an operating partner shall administer the federal Unmanned Aircraft System Test Site program Indiana. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Judy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Edward DeLaney (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shane Lindauer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 94 | 1 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 85 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-03-04: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-03-04: Public Law 87 (House) - 2026-02-27: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-27: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 408: yeas 94, nays 1 (House) - 2026-02-27: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 317: yeas 48, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Motion to dissent filed (House) - 2026-02-25: House dissented from Senate amendments (House) - 2026-02-25: House conferees appointed: Bartels, DeLaney (House) - 2026-02-25: Senate conferees appointed: Goode, Spencer (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate advisors appointed: Schmitt, Ford J.D. (Senate) - 2026-02-25: House advisors appointed: Lindauer, Judy, Lopez, Pack (House) - 2026-02-24: Senators Becker, Koch, Donato added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 247: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senators Tomes, Crider, Buck, Byrne added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #1 (Goode) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senators Charbonneau, Doriot, Maxwell added as cosponsors (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-02-02: Senate sponsors: Senators Goode, Schmitt (House) - 2026-02-02: Representative Judy added as coauthor (House) - 2026-02-02: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 178: yeas 85, nays 0 (House) - 2026-01-29: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-27: Representative DeLaney added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-12: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House) - 2026-01-12: Representative Lindauer added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-06: Authored by Representative Bartels (House) - 2026-01-06: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.05.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.06.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.02.COMH?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.04.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed) - HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed) - HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed) - HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles. (signed) - HB 1115: Homeowners association governance. (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.05.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.06.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.03.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.04.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1268/versions/HB1268.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026) - [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026) - [HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1200-2026) - [HB 1115: Homeowners association governance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1115-2026) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1268-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).