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HB1237 • 2026

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

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

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Mark Genda
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 specific details on how much money can be spent on radio equipment or what qualifies as best practices for treatment programs.

Using Opioid Settlement Money for Radio Equipment

This bill allows cities, counties, and towns to use opioid settlement money for buying radio equipment for first responders in addition to treatment programs.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows cities, counties, and towns to spend opioid settlement funds on mobile radio equipment for first responders.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Cities, counties, and towns in Indiana
  • First responders who need radio equipment

Terms To Know

Opioid Settlement Funds
Money given to local governments as part of legal settlements related to the opioid crisis.
Local Abatement Opioid Settlement Account
A special account where cities, counties, and towns keep money from opioid settlements for specific uses.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money can be spent on radio equipment.
  • It is unclear if there are limits to the types of treatment programs that qualify as best practices.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Genda

  2. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state offices and administration.
Use of opioid settlement funds.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state offices and administration.

Use of opioid settlement funds.

Provides that distributions to the local abatement opioid settlement account to cities, counties, and towns may be used for the procurement of mobile radio equipment by a city, county, or town for use by first responders, in addition to programs of treatment, prevention, and care that are best practices as defined or required by a settlement document or court order under current law.