republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2021/hb-1201.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Emergency transport of injured operational canine."
description: "Provides that if there is not an individual requiring medical attention or transport, a paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician may use emergency ambulance services to transport an operational canine injured in the line of duty to a veterinary hospital or clinic. Specifies the care that may be provided to the operational canine. Specifies who is responsible for the transportation and treatment cost of an injured operational canine. Provides that a paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician who in the performance of their duties and in good faith renders care or transportation to an injured operational canine is not liable: (1) for any act or omission when rendering the care or transportation; or (2) to the veterinary hospital or clinic for expenses incurred for emergency care provided to the injured operational canine. Requires that a written agreement concerning the transport and care of an operational canine must specify what services are covered under the agreement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1201"
citation: "Indiana HB 1201 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "LAW ENFORCEMENT generally", "VETERINARIANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Crider", "Vaneta Becker", "Wendy McNamara"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2021-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cd6efbc-bcda-427d-8b8d-ba785b1a3ebc"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1201"
source_hash: "224cf3e1644110b8a9198c4cfecbc79e7851a68323d918f918d2d66a87d0e47b"
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 HB 1201 (2021) — Emergency transport of injured operational canine.

Provides that if there is not an individual requiring medical attention or transport, a paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician may use emergency ambulance services to transport an operational canine injured in the line of duty to a veterinary hospital or clinic. Specifies the care that may be provided to the operational canine. Specifies who is responsible for the transportation and treatment cost of an injured operational canine. Provides that a paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, or emergency medical technician who in the performance of their duties and in good faith renders care or transportation to an injured operational canine is not liable: (1) for any act or omission when rendering the care or transportation; or (2) to the veterinary hospital or clinic for expenses incurred for emergency care provided to the injured operational canine. Requires that a written agreement concerning the transport and care of an operational canine must specify what services are covered under the agreement.

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1201/versions/HB1201.04.ENRS)
2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1201/versions/HB1201.02.COMH)
3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1201/versions/HB1201.03.COMS)
4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/HB1201/versions/HB1201.01.INTR)

## Votes

- HB 1201 - McNamara - 3rd Reading — **91–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Crider — primary (person)
- Vaneta Becker — primary (person)
- Wendy McNamara — primary (person)
- Chuck Moseley — coauthor (person)
- Cindy Ledbetter — coauthor (person)
- Steve Bartels — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-07** Authored by Representative McNamara
- **2021-01-07** First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-01** Representatives Bartels and Ledbetter C added as coauthors
- **2021-02-01** Representative Moseley added as coauthor
- **2021-02-02** Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
- **2021-02-02** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 45: yeas 91, nays 3 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to the Senate
- **2021-03-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-22** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22** Senator Becker added as second sponsor
- **2021-03-23** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 260: yeas 49, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Returned to the House without amendments
- **2021-03-29** Signed by the Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2021-04-07** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-04-08** Public Law 37
- **2021-04-08** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cd6efbc-bcda-427d-8b8d-ba785b1a3ebc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).