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HB1286 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Ryan Lauer
Last action
2026-03-04
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details on when or how often parties must inform the court about military protective orders, nor does it specify which Canadian court orders are included.

Military Protective Orders Law

This law requires people involved in protective order cases to inform the court about military protective orders and allows courts to consider these orders as evidence.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires parties in a protective order case to tell the court if there are any military protective orders between them.
  • Allows judges to use military protective orders as evidence when deciding on protection for someone.
  • Updates rules about foreign protection orders to include certain Canadian court orders.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People involved in protective order cases
  • Courts handling these cases

Terms To Know

Military Protective Order
An order issued by a military commander to protect someone from harm.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify when or how often people must inform the court about military protective orders.
  • Only includes certain Canadian court orders, not all foreign orders.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1286.01.INTR.AMH03

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Alex Zimmerman

Filed

Plain English: This amendment adds a new section to the Indiana Code that deals with how foreign protection orders are treated in Indiana.

  • Adds a new section to the Indiana Code about recognizing and enforcing foreign protection orders, which are court orders from other countries or states.
  • The amendment does not specify all the details of how these foreign protection orders will be recognized or enforced in Indiana.
  • It is unclear what specific criteria must be met for a foreign protection order to be valid under this new section.
HB1286.01.INTR.AMH04

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Chris Jeter

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes the Indiana Code to add new rules about evidence in civil procedure cases.

  • Adds new sections to the Indiana Code that deal with how evidence is handled in civil court cases.
  • The specific details of the new evidence rules are not provided, so it's unclear exactly what changes will be made.
HB1286.03.COMS.AMS001

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Aaron Freeman

Passed

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to allow for certain court procedures in civil cases.

  • The amendment modifies the Indiana Code to adjust specific rules related to civil procedure, but the exact details of these adjustments are not provided in the given text.
  • The official amendment text does not provide enough information to specify exactly what changes will be made to the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-04 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-04 House

    Public Law 90

  3. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  4. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. 2026-02-26 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  6. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Returned to the House with amendments

  7. 2026-02-25 House

    House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 376: yeas 95, nays 0

  8. 2026-02-25 House

    Motion to concur filed

  9. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 251: yeas 47, nays 0

  10. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

  12. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  13. 2026-02-05 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  14. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to the Senate

  15. 2026-02-02 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 181: yeas 93, nays 0

  16. 2026-02-02 House

    Senate sponsor: Senator Carrasco

  17. 2026-01-29 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  18. 2026-01-27 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  19. 2026-01-27 House

    Representative Bauer added as coauthor

  20. 2026-01-27 House

    Representative Zimmerman added as coauthor

  21. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative Lauer

  22. 2026-01-06 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.
Military protective order.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning civil procedure.

Military protective order.

Specifies that a party to a protective order proceeding has a duty to inform the court of any military protective orders issued by a military commander in effect between the parties. Allows the court to consider evidence of a military protective order in effect against a respondent for the protection of the petitioner. Amends provisions concerning facially valid foreign protection orders to include certain protection orders issued by a Canadian court.