Public safety matters.
Summary
Provides that a unit shall provide by ordinance the number of police reserve officers a law enforcement agency may appoint. Provides that the law enforcement training board may revoke, suspend, modify, or restrict a document showing compliance and qualifications for a unit's police reserve officer who has committed misconduct. Provides that a law enforcement agency hiring a police reserve officer must contact every other law enforcement agency that employed (or employs) the applicant and request the applicant's employment file and disciplinary record. Provides that a special law enforcement officer employed by the city of Indianapolis full time after June 30, 2023, to perform park ranger duties (park ranger) is subject to the same training requirements as regular law enforcement officers. Provides that the facilities of the Indiana law enforcement academy must be used to provide a park ranger with the required basic training.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2023
How they voted
48–0
Passed
Total votes 48
Jan 24, 2023
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican38
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 3: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 502: yeas 41, nays 7
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 3: adopted by the House; Roll Call 521: yeas 80, nays 13
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 426: yeas 98, nays 0
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Speedy) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 19: yeas 50, nays 0
upper
Jan 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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