Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1343: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning public safety.
Status: Signed into law, February 27, 2026
Public safety matters.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections. SUMMARY: Department of correction immunity. Provides immunity under the tort claims act for a governmental entity or employee for civil liability based on injury to or the death of an inmate, if the injury or death was the result of the voluntary possession or use of fentanyl illegally brought into a correctional facility.
From the introduced text, May 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections. SUMMARY: Department of correction immunity. Provides immunity under the tort claims act for a governmental entity or employee for civil liability based on injury to or the death of an inmate, if the injury or death was the result of the voluntary possession or use of fentanyl illegally brought into a correctional facility.
Sponsors
- Steve Bartels (R, HD-074) · primary sponsor
- Judy, Chris (R)
- Commons, Matt (R)
- Ethan Lawson (R, HD-053)
Latest actions
- : Public Law 94
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 318: yeas 37, nays 11
- : Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 409: yeas 65, nays 29
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- : CCR # 1 filed in the House
- : Senator Clark added as conferee
- : Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee
Votes
- HB1343.06.COMS.CCS001 (February 27, 2026): 37 yea, 11 nay, passed
- HB1343.06.COMS.CCH001 (February 27, 2026): 65 yea, 29 nay, passed
- HB1343.06.COMS (February 24, 2026): 38 yea, 10 nay, passed
- HB1343.06.COMS.AMS007 (February 23, 2026): 11 yea, 36 nay, failed
- HB1343.06.COMS.AMS006 (February 23, 2026): 9 yea, 38 nay, failed
- HB1343.06.COMS.AMS005 (February 23, 2026): 10 yea, 39 nay, failed
Subjects: AGENCIES; Department of Veteran's Affairs (DVA), AGENCIES; Adjutant General's Office (TAG), VETERANS, TECHNOLOGY; Cyber Security, Data Privacy, and Identity Theft, TRANSPORTATION; Watercraft, ARMED FORCES; Generally
Common questions
- What is HB1343?
- HB1343 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning public safety.
- What does HB1343 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections. SUMMARY: Department of correction immunity. Provides immunity under the tort claims act for a governmental entity or employee for civil liability based on injury to or the death of an inmate, if the injury or death was the result of the voluntary possession or use of fentanyl illegally brought into a correctional facility.
- What is the status of HB1343?
- Signed into law as of February 27, 2026. Latest action: Public Law 94 (March 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1343?
- Steve Bartels (R, HD-074), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1343?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: /2026/bills/hb1343
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