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Bill	School and public safety matters.	Expands the eligibility requirements for admission to the Indiana Veterans' Home. Provides that the department of natural resources shall provide staff support for the Indiana semiquincentennial commission (commission). (Current law provides that the Indiana department of veterans' affairs provides staff support for the commission.) Adds a definition of an "eligible person" for purposes of administering grants for veteran services (GVS). Provides that a qualified entity may receive a GVS to provide certain services to support an eligible person. Makes changes to the qualifications to receive a veteran's burial allowance. Establishes the Medal of Honor license plate. Restores a provision of current law concerning certain disability ratings, as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and educational cost exemptions. Updates references throughout the Indiana Code relating to the armed forces of the United States or uniformed services to include the United States Space Force. Changes references relating to military discharges. Makes technical changes to various references relating to the components of the armed forces of the United States. Provides that Hamilton County is not subject to the political party membership requirements for a board of aviation commissioners or an airport authority. Establishes the office of school safety within the department of homeland security (department) for the purpose of coordinating and administering school security and safety resources. Changes the composition of the secured school safety board. Requires a school corporation or charter school to comply with certain safety related requests by the office of school safety. Authorizes the department to issue enforcement orders in accordance with rules adopted by the board of firefighting personnel standards and education. Removes emergency medical services enforcement authority from the state fire marshal's management authority. Provides that the department, a fire department, an airport fire department, or a volunteer fire department may open burn for fire training purposes if certain conditions are met. Makes various changes to provisions relating to the department's enforcement authority pertaining to the administrative adjudication of building fire and safety laws. Amends the definition of "law enforcement officer" to include the state fire marshal and the executive director or fire investigator of the department. Provides that the fire prevention and building safety commission, with certain exceptions, may not adopt a final rule for more than three building codes during any 12 month period. Defines "correctional services provider" and adds correctional services providers to the definition of "covered person" for purposes of restricting access to a covered person's address on a public property data base website. Provides that a school resource officer who has completed Tier I or Tier II basic training has statewide jurisdiction. Provides that a school resource officer may pursue a person who flees from a school resource officer after the school resource officer has, by visible or audible means, including the operation of the school resource officer's siren or emergency lights, identified themself and ordered the person to stop. Increases the penalty for criminal recklessness from a Class B to a Class A misdemeanor. Specifies that the immunities and limitations on liability that apply to a law enforcement officer (and the officer's employing agency) acting within the officer's jurisdictional area also apply to an officer (and employing agency) acting outside the jurisdictional area under certain circumstances. Makes pointing a firearm by a passenger in a vehicle whose driver is committing criminal recklessness a Level 6 felony under certain circumstances. Adds a hospital police department to the definition of police departments required to provide police officers with certain rights. Repeals the provision establishing the department of education's division of school building physical security and safety. Makes conforming amendments.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2025	HB 1637	Indiana HB 1637 (2025)	bill	BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS FIREFIGHTERS; Fire Marshals Department of Fire and Building Services HEALTH; Emergency Medical Services (EMS) LAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally SCHOOLS; Buildings and Grounds	enacted	Fady Qaddoura Scott Baldwin Steve Bartels	5	45	4	2025-01-21	2025-05-06	openstates	ocd-bill/3f2e6a26-cfa6-4a99-8326-c486757bda53	https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/hb1637	dc9fab5a5a1f766d99b54978f2a88d4dd480906bc97389ebe119c0d885c7fe7f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1637 (2025) — School and public safety matters.

Expands the eligibility requirements for admission to the Indiana Veterans' Home. Provides that the department of natural resources shall provide staff support for the Indiana semiquincentennial commission (commission). (Current law provides that the Indiana department of veterans' affairs provides staff support for the commission.) Adds a definition of an "eligible person" for purposes of administering grants for veteran services (GVS). Provides that a qualified entity may receive a GVS to provide certain services to support an eligible person. Makes changes to the qualifications to receive a veteran's burial allowance. Establishes the Medal of Honor license plate. Restores a provision of current law concerning certain disability ratings, as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and educational cost exemptions. Updates references throughout the Indiana Code relating to the armed forces of the United States or uniformed services to include the United States Space Force. Changes references relating to military discharges. Makes technical changes to various references relating to the components of the armed forces of the United States. Provides that Hamilton County is not subject to the political party membership requirements for a board of aviation commissioners or an airport authority. Establishes the office of school safety within the department of homeland security (department) for the purpose of coordinating and administering school security and safety resources. Changes the composition of the secured school safety board. Requires a school corporation or charter school to comply with certain safety related requests by the office of school safety. Authorizes the department to issue enforcement orders in accordance with rules adopted by the board of firefighting personnel standards and education. Removes emergency medical services enforcement authority from the state fire marshal's management authority. Provides that the department, a fire department, an airport fire department, or a volunteer fire department may open burn for fire training purposes if certain conditions are met. Makes various changes to provisions relating to the department's enforcement authority pertaining to the administrative adjudication of building fire and safety laws. Amends the definition of "law enforcement officer" to include the state fire marshal and the executive director or fire investigator of the department. Provides that the fire prevention and building safety commission, with certain exceptions, may not adopt a final rule for more than three building codes during any 12 month period. Defines "correctional services provider" and adds correctional services providers to the definition of "covered person" for purposes of restricting access to a covered person's address on a public property data base website. Provides that a school resource officer who has completed Tier I or Tier II basic training has statewide jurisdiction. Provides that a school resource officer may pursue a person who flees from a school resource officer after the school resource officer has, by visible or audible means, including the operation of the school resource officer's siren or emergency lights, identified themself and ordered the person to stop. Increases the penalty for criminal recklessness from a Class B to a Class A misdemeanor. Specifies that the immunities and limitations on liability that apply to a law enforcement officer (and the officer's employing agency) acting within the officer's jurisdictional area also apply to an officer (and employing agency) acting outside the jurisdictional area under certain circumstances. Makes pointing a firearm by a passenger in a vehicle whose driver is committing criminal recklessness a Level 6 felony under certain circumstances. Adds a hospital police department to the definition of police departments required to provide police officers with certain rights. Repeals the provision establishing the department of education's division of school building physical security and safety. Makes conforming amendments.

Version chain

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

1. Engrossed House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
2. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
3. House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
4. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
5. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 1637 - Baldwin — 50–0 (pass) · upper
• HB 1637 - Bartels — 93–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 1637 - Bartels - 3rd Reading — 94–0 (pass) · lower
• HB 1637 - Baldwin - 3rd Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Fady Qaddoura — primary (person)
• Scott Baldwin — primary (person)
• Steve Bartels — primary (person)
• Cory Criswell — coauthor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
• Matt Commons — coauthor (person)
• Michelle Davis — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-21 First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-01-21 Authored by Representative Bartels
• 2025-01-27 Representatives Davis, Commons, Criswell added as coauthors
• 2025-02-06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-02-06 Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
• 2025-02-13 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-02-17 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-02-18 Senate sponsor: Senator Baldwin
• 2025-02-18 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 191: yeas 94, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-02-19 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2025-03-03 First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-03-11 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2025-03-20 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
• 2025-03-20 Senator Qaddoura added as second sponsor
• 2025-03-20 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-04-01 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-04-01 Amendment #1 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2025-04-01 Amendment #3 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2025-04-03 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 336: yeas 48, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-04-04 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2025-04-14 Senate conferees appointed: Baldwin and Ford J.D.
• 2025-04-14 House dissented from Senate amendments
• 2025-04-14 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2025-04-14 Senate advisors appointed: Spencer and Maxwell
• 2025-04-15 House advisors appointed: Davis, Criswell, Commons, Gore and Klinker
• 2025-04-15 House conferees appointed: Bartels and Moseley
• 2025-04-16 Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee
• 2025-04-16 Senator Ford J.D. added as advisor
• 2025-04-16 Senator Spencer removed as advisor
• 2025-04-16 Senator Pol added as conferee
• 2025-04-23 Representative Moseley removed as conferee
• 2025-04-23 Representative Commons removed as advisor
• 2025-04-23 Representative Commons added as conferee
• 2025-04-24 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 568: yeas 93, nays 0
• 2025-04-24 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2025-05-06 Public Law 238 became-law
• 2025-04-24 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2025-04-24 Senator Maxwell added as conferee
• 2025-04-29 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2025-04-24 Senator Pol removed as conferee
• 2025-04-24 Senator Maxwell removed as advisor
• 2025-05-06 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2025-04-28 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2025-04-25 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2025-04-24 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 529: yeas 50, nays 0

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3f2e6a26-cfa6-4a99-8326-c486757bda53. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).