republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2024/hb-1194.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "State administration."
description: "Changes the name of the northwest Indiana law enforcement academy and the northwest Indiana law enforcement training center. Removes the research and information consortium from the composition of the Indiana criminal justice institute (institute). Provides that the board of trustees of the institute shall designate four subcommittees. Provides for the continued existence of the institute's division of victim services. Provides that the board of trustees for the criminal justice institute must approve certain official actions. Repeals a provision concerning certain joint applications for a particular federal grant. Allows the institute to refer a matter to the inspector general. Changes requirements for a state entity purchasing or leasing a vehicle. Allows for advances of certain grant funds administered by the institute to be awarded before July 1, 2025. Makes conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1194"
citation: "Indiana HB 1194 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; Generally", "AGENCIES; Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI)", "AGENCIES; Inspector General", "LAW ENFORCEMENT; Academy and Training", "STATE GOVERNMENT; Federal Funding", "TRANSPORTATION; Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Crider", "Wendy McNamara"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e086f1b-fb92-4ade-8013-8ae6503e14a2"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/hb1194"
source_hash: "4e9c81af89bc478ea319bb3f7c352e3d6599003efd0410d9465d470b56e0cc8b"
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 1194 (2024) — State administration.

Changes the name of the northwest Indiana law enforcement academy and the northwest Indiana law enforcement training center. Removes the research and information consortium from the composition of the Indiana criminal justice institute (institute). Provides that the board of trustees of the institute shall designate four subcommittees. Provides for the continued existence of the institute's division of victim services. Provides that the board of trustees for the criminal justice institute must approve certain official actions. Repeals a provision concerning certain joint applications for a particular federal grant. Allows the institute to refer a matter to the inspector general. Changes requirements for a state entity purchasing or leasing a vehicle. Allows for advances of certain grant funds administered by the institute to be awarded before July 1, 2025. Makes conforming changes.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1194/HB1194.06.ENGS.pdf)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1194/HB1194.07.ENRS.pdf)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1194/HB1194.02.COMH.pdf)
4. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1194/HB1194.05.COMS.pdf)
5. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/house/bills/HB1194/HB1194.01.INTR.pdf)

## Votes

- HB 1194 - McNamara - 3rd Reading — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1194 - Crider - 3rd Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1194 - McNamara — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Crider — primary (person)
- Wendy McNamara — primary (person)
- Jim Pressel — coauthor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-09** Authored by Representative McNamara
- **2024-01-09** Coauthored by Representative Pressel
- **2024-01-22** Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
- **2024-01-22** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-30** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-01** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-02-05** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 97, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2024-02-05** Senate sponsor: Senator Crider
- **2024-02-06** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2024-02-12** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- **2024-03-04** Amendment #1 (Crider) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-04** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-03-05** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 279: yeas 48, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2024-03-06** House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 298: yeas 93, nays 0
- **2024-03-05** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2024-03-13** Public Law 144 `became-law`
- **2024-03-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-11** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2024-03-12** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-11** 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/6e086f1b-fb92-4ade-8013-8ae6503e14a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).