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HB1121 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative John Bartlett
Last action
2026-01-05
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the enforcement mechanisms or consequences of positive test results, leaving these aspects uncertain.

Law Enforcement Officer Testing After Shootings

This bill requires Indiana law enforcement agencies to test officers for drugs and alcohol if they are involved in a shooting while on duty.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires police departments to test their officers for drugs and alcohol if the officer is involved in an officer-involved shooting.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Law enforcement agencies that employ officers who are involved in shootings.
  • Police officers who are involved in shootings while on duty.

Terms To Know

Officer-involved shooting
A situation where a police officer uses their firearm during an incident, resulting in shots being fired.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the test results are positive.
  • It is unclear how this will be enforced or what consequences might follow from failing such tests.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Bartlett

  2. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.
Drug and alcohol testing.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

Drug and alcohol testing.

Provides that a law enforcement agency that employs a law enforcement officer involved in an officer-involved shooting must administer alcohol and drug testing to the applicable law enforcement officer.