# Indiana SB 127: Battery charged security devices.

Indiana SB 127, Battery charged security devices., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by James Buck (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-09 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 127
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Battery charged security devices.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-09, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: James Buck (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: local government, the house
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (191 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Prohibits a county, city, or town from adopting or enforcing an ordinance or resolution that prohibits or imposes requirements on certain battery charged security devices.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Businesses get security options with limits: mixed, low. Effective upon passage, Indiana bars counties, cities, and towns from banning qualifying battery-charged security devices or imposing conflicting rules. Local governments cannot require extra permits or fees beyond those required for the alarm system. Devices must connect with an alarm system that…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 93 | 2 |   |
| 2025-01-21 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-04-09: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Public Law 39 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 305: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-03-25: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 308: yeas 93, nays 2 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 9: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Taylor G added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Niemeyer added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: House sponsor: Representative Miller D (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Buck (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0127/versions/SB0127.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0127/versions/SB0127.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0127/versions/SB0127.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0127/versions/SB0127.03.COMH?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
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0127/versions/SB0127.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0127/versions/SB0127.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0127/versions/SB0127.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0127/versions/SB0127.03.COMH?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-SB127-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).