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SB 284 IN
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Law enforcement civilian oversight boards.

IN · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2026

Latest action (Mar 5, 2026) Signed by the Speaker

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)

2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (19)

  1. Jan 12, 2026 Authored by Senators Carrasco, Freeman · upper
  2. Jan 12, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
  3. Jan 20, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  4. Jan 22, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  5. Jan 22, 2026 Senator Clark added as third author · upper
  6. Jan 26, 2026 House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman · upper
  7. Jan 26, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 38, nays 6 · upper
  8. Jan 26, 2026 Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire, Behning · upper
  9. Jan 27, 2026 Referred to the House · upper
  10. Jan 28, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · lower
  11. Feb 19, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  12. Feb 23, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  13. Feb 24, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 358: yeas 70, nays 25 · lower
  14. Feb 25, 2026 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
  15. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
  16. Mar 5, 2026 Public Law 137 · upper
  17. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  18. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  19. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower
Subjects
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS; GenerallyLAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally

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