# Indiana SB 284: Law enforcement civilian oversight boards.

Indiana SB 284, Law enforcement civilian oversight boards., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Cyndi Carrasco (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Public Law 137) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 284
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Law enforcement civilian oversight boards.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Public Law 137
- Sponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, veterans affairs and public safety
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (108 yes, 31 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that any type of law enforcement civilian oversight board or commission or any other entity established by a county, municipality, or township to provide civilian oversight over a law enforcement agency, excluding merit boards and commissions, may operate only in an advisory capacity to the applicable law enforcement agency and does not have binding authority over the law enforcement agency.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Behning (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 70 | 25 |   |
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 38 | 6 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-03-05: Public Law 137 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House)
- 2026-02-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 358: yeas 70, nays 25 (House)
- 2026-02-23: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety (House)
- 2026-01-27: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire, Behning (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 38, nays 6 (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senator Clark added as third author (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Authored by Senators Carrasco, Freeman (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0284/versions/SB0284.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0284/versions/SB0284.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0284/versions/SB0284.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0284/versions/SB0284.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 239: Various education matters. (signed)
- SB 204: Various education matters. (signed)
- SB 179: Indiana department of transportation. (signed)
- SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0284/versions/SB0284.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0284/versions/SB0284.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0284/versions/SB0284.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0284/versions/SB0284.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 239: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB239-2026)
- [SB 204: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB204-2026)
- [SB 179: Indiana department of transportation.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB179-2026)
- [SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB185-2026)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2026)
- [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB284-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).