Indiana House Bill 1199

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
Pending: House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Mental health support for law enforcement officers. Requires a political subdivision to contract with mental health providers for the purpose of supplementing existing crisis intervention teams with mental health professionals. Specifies certain eligibility requirements for mental health professionals' rapid response assistance. Requires a mental health professional who is appointed to accompany responding law enforcement or police officers to a call or be separately dispatched to an emergency involving a mental health or substance use disorder crisis. Provides that a law enforcement officer or police officer (officer) may not be held liable for damages, including punitive damages, for any act or omission related to a mental health professional's contribution to a crisis intervention team or a crisis intervention team response. Specifies that no other person or entity may be held liable for certain damages by reason of an agency relationship with an officer. Defines certain terms.

Mental health support for law enforcement officers.

Rep. John Bartlett [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2025-01-08	House	Authored by Representative Bartlett

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1199/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1199/HB1199.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1199/fiscal-notes/HB1199.01.INTR.FN001.pdf