SB 284 IN Became Law
Law enforcement civilian oversight boards.
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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.
Sponsors (4)
- Cyndi Carrasco Republican · author
- Aaron Freeman Republican · author
- Brett Clark Republican · author
- Alex Zimmerman Republican · sponsor
2 coauthors / cosponsors
- Julie McGuire Republican · cosponsor
- Robert Behning Republican · cosponsor
Action history (19)
- Jan 12, 2026 Authored by Senators Carrasco, Freeman · upper
- Jan 12, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
- Jan 20, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Jan 22, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Jan 22, 2026 Senator Clark added as third author · upper
- Jan 26, 2026 House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman · upper
- Jan 26, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 38, nays 6 · upper
- Jan 26, 2026 Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire, Behning · upper
- Jan 27, 2026 Referred to the House · upper
- Jan 28, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · lower
- Feb 19, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Feb 23, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Feb 24, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 358: yeas 70, nays 25 · lower
- Feb 25, 2026 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
- Mar 5, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
- Mar 5, 2026 Public Law 137 · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower
Subjects
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; GenerallyLAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally
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