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HB1167 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning public safety.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning public safety.

Healthcare Technology
Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about the amount of funding or the exact start date of the pilot program.

Digital Alert Pilot Program

This bill establishes a digital alert technology pilot program run by the Department of Homeland Security to provide grants for emergency services to notify drivers about emergency vehicle locations.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes a digital alert technology pilot program administered by the Department of Homeland Security.
  • Provides grants to fire, medical, and police services for using digital alert technology to notify motorists about emergency vehicles.
  • Sets up a special fund called the Digital Alert Pilot Program Grant Fund.
  • Requires officials to provide a plan by September 1, 2026, to use federal funds to support the program.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who work in fire, medical, and police services
  • Drivers on the road

Terms To Know

Digital alert technology
Technology that sends alerts to people's phones or other devices.
Grant fund
Money set aside by a government agency to give out as grants.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be in the grant fund.
  • It is unclear when the pilot program will start after the plan for federal funding is made.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Bauer

  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 public safety.
Digital alert technology pilot program.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning public safety.

Digital alert technology pilot program.

Establishes the digital alert pilot program (pilot program) administered by the department of homeland security (department) to provide grants to providers of fire, emergency medical, and law enforcement services for the use of digital alert technology to notify motorists regarding the location of providers' emergency vehicles. Establishes the digital alert pilot program grant fund. Requires the secretary of public safety and the executive director of the Indiana criminal justice institute to provide a plan to the department not later than September 1, 2026, for leveraging available federal funds to fund the pilot program.