Tribal law enforcement.
Summary
Authorizes police officers appointed by a tribe to exercise police powers in Indiana if the tribal police officer meets the standards of the Indiana law enforcement academy. Provides that a tribe may authorize a tribal police officer to exercise police powers in the entire state, or in any part of the state, if certain conditions are met. Requires a tribe seeking to employ an individual as a tribal police officer who will exercise police powers in Indiana to request the individual's employment history, if the individual was previously employed by a law enforcement agency. Makes conforming amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Mar 1, 2022
Signed Mar 10, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 21, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Mar 10, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 324: yeas 41, nays 5
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 212: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 176: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Mishler) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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