---
type: "Bill"
title: "Counter action against unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)."
description: "Provides that the state police department is the statewide coordinating agency for counter-UAS activities authorized under federal law. Provides that the bill's provisions apply: (1) if a federal law is enacted that authorizes state or local law enforcement personnel to detect, track, identify, or mitigate a UAS under federal approval, certification, or oversight; and (2) after the governor publishes a notice in the Indiana Register that includes a description of the authorization and identifies the federal statute or program that provides the authorization. Provides that the state police department may designate a law enforcement agency of a political subdivision as a participating agency if the agency satisfies federal requirements for personnel training and operational readiness. Provides that the state police department may designate Indianapolis as a pilot project location due to the concentration of high-risk sites and special event assessment rating events. Provides that mitigation activities may not be performed unless expressly authorized under federal law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 227"
citation: "Indiana SB 227 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGENCIES; Indiana State Police (ISP)", "CITIES; Indianapolis", "FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; Generally", "HOMELAND SECURITY; Generally", "LAW ENFORCEMENT; Academy and Training", "LAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally", "STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Governor", "STATE GOVERNMENT; Administrative Code", "TECHNOLOGY; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics", "TRANSPORTATION; Aircraft"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Freeman", "Cyndi Carrasco", "Scott Baldwin", "Steve Bartels"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-03-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/062cb99d-64b1-4d94-970a-5e17752dbe88"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0227"
source_hash: "cbabaac813634296569183ffc1da296d544c3c58f44ce5e8886090248cbdae1c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana SB 227 (2026) — Counter action against unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Provides that the state police department is the statewide coordinating agency for counter-UAS activities authorized under federal law. Provides that the bill's provisions apply: (1) if a federal law is enacted that authorizes state or local law enforcement personnel to detect, track, identify, or mitigate a UAS under federal approval, certification, or oversight; and (2) after the governor publishes a notice in the Indiana Register that includes a description of the authorization and identifies the federal statute or program that provides the authorization. Provides that the state police department may designate a law enforcement agency of a political subdivision as a participating agency if the agency satisfies federal requirements for personnel training and operational readiness. Provides that the state police department may designate Indianapolis as a pilot project location due to the concentration of high-risk sites and special event assessment rating events. Provides that mitigation activities may not be performed unless expressly authorized under federal law.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0227/SB0227.04.ENRH.pdf)
2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0227/SB0227.01.INTR.pdf)
3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0227/SB0227.02.COMS.pdf)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0227/SB0227.03.COMH.pdf)

## Votes

- SB 227 - Baldwin - 3rd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 227 - Bartels - 3rd Reading — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
- Cyndi Carrasco — primary (person)
- Scott Baldwin — primary (person)
- Steve Bartels — primary (person)
- Daryl Schmitt — coauthor (person)
- Ed Charbonneau — coauthor (person)
- Eric Koch — coauthor (person)
- Kendell Culp — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan Lauer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-08** Authored by Senators Baldwin, Freeman, Carrasco
- **2026-01-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20** Senator Charbonneau added as coauthor
- **2026-01-20** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-22** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-01-26** Senator Koch added as coauthor
- **2026-01-26** House sponsor: Representative Bartels
- **2026-01-26** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 78: yeas 44, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-01-26** Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
- **2026-01-27** Referred to the House `referral`
- **2026-01-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Representative Culp added as cosponsor
- **2026-02-12** Representative Lauer added as cosponsor
- **2026-02-19** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-23** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 349: yeas 97, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Returned to the Senate without amendments `receipt`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Public Law 72 `became-law`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/062cb99d-64b1-4d94-970a-5e17752dbe88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).