IndianaIndiana Guard may send military police on state active duty
Starting July 1, 2026, the adjutant general runs a civilian cyber corps that can train eligible organizations and may send volunteers to help with cyber threats.
What it does
The adjutant general runs a civilian cyber corps that can train public agencies and other listed clients, and may send volunteers to help with cyber threats.
During state active duty, the governor may authorize trained Guard military police to make arrests, search, carry firearms, and enforce Indiana laws.
The department uses income, assets, and hardship to review relief grant applications from eligible Indiana service members and their dependents. Applicants may appeal a denial.
Argument forPublic agencies and other listed clients could get training or volunteer help with cyber threats, if the adjutant general approves a deployment.
Argument againstPeople harmed by a corps volunteer’s work might have limited ways to seek damages because the state and volunteers have specified immunity from liability.
More detail
The adjutant general administers a civilian cyber corps that can provide training and rapid response help. Clients may include state or local agencies, state educational institutions, critical infrastructure facilities, and critical infrastructure utilities that request the program’s assistance. The adjutant general may invite people with cybersecurity expertise to serve and must require criminal history checks. A client must notify state police about a cybersecurity incident before requesting response help. The adjutant general decides whether to deploy volunteers or advisers, and the client must accept help in writing. Volunteers and advisers are not state employees or agents. The text provides specified immunity from liability for the state and corps members. These provisions take effect July 1, 2026.
The governor may authorize the Indiana National Guard’s military police force to use police powers during state active duty. The governor may specify that the force’s police powers apply throughout Indiana or in a particular part of the state. Before a member receives police powers, the adjutant general must verify a current security clearance and no felony conviction. The member must complete military police training and instruction on Indiana law. The governor must authorize the powers and give reasonable notice to affected local agencies, coordinating with them as circumstances permit. The force must follow the National Incident Management System and coordinate with state police. These provisions take effect July 1, 2026.
The department assesses applicants’ finances and hardship when deciding whether to award Military Family Relief Fund grants. The grants are for eligible Indiana service members and their dependents who need short-term help with essential expenses. Applicants must be Indiana residents who serve or have served in the armed forces or National Guard, or are their dependents. Some discharges and misconduct make an applicant ineligible. Income generally cannot exceed twice the federal poverty guideline unless the commission approves a written waiver; the department also sets asset limits. Applicants must show a genuine hardship affecting basic needs that was not caused by their own choices. Grants cannot cover luxury or other nonessential expenses. The department or commission may impose conditions on applicants. An applicant may appeal a denial within 30 days of the postmark on the decision letter. These provisions take effect July 1, 2026. Applicants have 30 days from the date of the decision letter’s postmark to appeal.
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History
- 2026
- Mar 4Public Law 94Latest
- Mar 4Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- Feb 27Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Bartels. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Baldwin. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 318: yeas 37, nays 11
- Feb 27Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 409: yeas 65, nays 29
- Feb 27Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Feb 27CCR # 1 filed in the SenateMinor
- Feb 27CCR # 1 filed in the HouseMinor
- Feb 27Senator Clark added as conferee
- Feb 27Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee
- Feb 27Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Feb 26Representative Pack removed as conferee
- Feb 26Representative Lawson removed as advisor
- Feb 26Representative Lawson added as conferee
- Feb 25House conferees appointed: Bartels, Pack
- Feb 25Senate advisors appointed: Garten, Spencer
- Feb 25Senate conferees appointed: Baldwin, Ford J.D.
- Feb 25Motion to dissent filedMinor
- Feb 25House dissented from Senate amendments
- Feb 25Returned to the House with amendmentsMinor
- Feb 25House advisors appointed: Commons, Lawson, Gore
- Feb 24Third reading: passed; Roll Call 255: yeas 38, nays 10Passed Senate
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Baldwin - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Baldwin - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Baldwin - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Baldwin - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Baldwin - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Baldwin - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 23Amendment #7 (Yoder) failed; Roll Call 216: yeas 11, nays 36Major
- Feb 23Amendment #6 (Yoder) failed; Roll Call 215: yeas 9, nays 38Major
- Feb 23Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; voice voteMajor
- Feb 23Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 214: yeas 9, nays 39Major
- Feb 23Amendment #5 (Yoder) failed; Roll Call 213: yeas 10, nays 39Major
- Feb 23Amendment #4 (Yoder) failed; Roll Call 212: yeas 10, nays 38Major
- Feb 23Senator Brown L added as cosponsor
- Feb 23Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; voice voteMajor
- Feb 19Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Feb 16Senator Maxwell added as cosponsor
- Feb 10Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 2First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and TransportationMinor
- Jan 29Referred to the SenateMinor
- Jan 28Third reading: passed; Roll Call 121: yeas 67, nays 29Passed House
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Bartels - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Senate sponsors: Senators Baldwin, Garten, Clark
- Jan 27Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Bartels - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded HB 1343 - Bartels - 2nd Reading. Result: fail.Lower
- Jan 27Amendment #4 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 105: yeas 32, nays 57Major
- Jan 27Amendment #2 (Bartels) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Jan 27Representative Lawson added as coauthor
- Jan 27Amendment #6 (Pierce M) failed; Roll Call 104: yeas 31, nays 61Major
- Jan 22Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 13Representative Commons added as coauthor
- Jan 12Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- Jan 12Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 8Representative Judy added as coauthor
- Jan 6Authored by Representative Bartels
- Jan 6First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public SafetyIntroduced
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