Military policing, smorgasbord of other bills pass Senate as session nears close

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 1,084

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Legislation creating a “military police force” of Indiana National Guard members — to be deployed around the state at the governor’s behest — overwhelmingly passed the Senate on Tuesday despite bipartisan opposition.

The Senate also approved more than three-dozen other bills — dealing with housing deregulation, commercial truck driving, health care and more — ahead of a key third-reading deadline on Tuesday.

House Bill 1343 would allow the guard’s leader, the adjutant general, to …

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