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IN · Housing & public space

Indiana homelessness bills

Punitive and protective bills are counted separately. Default view is punitive / coercive.

2 punitive0 review0 protective

What to watch

  • 2 tracked bills in Indiana this snapshot.
  • 2 classified punitive/coercive; 0 protective; 0 flagged for review.
  • 32 bills classified as punitive or coercive, kept separate from 9 protective/housing bills.
  • 42 bills flagged for review (diversion, sanctioned camping, or commitment without a clear homelessness nexus).
IN

IN SB0285

Housing matters.

PunitivePassed

Housing matters. Requires the Indiana housing and community development authority (authority) to establish eligibility criteria for a potential recipient to be included in the authority's application for funding under the federal continuum of care program (program). Requires a recipient of program funding to submit an annual report to the authority. Defines "gravely disabled" for purposes of involuntary commitment…

Encampments & public campingCriminal / civil enforcementInvoluntary mental-health interventionExpanded commitment standards

Key points

  • Official title: Housing matters.
  • Current status: Passed.
  • Review the official text before acting.
House

Yea 53 / Nay 44 — Passed

Senate

Yea 28 / Nay 22 — Passed

IN

IN HB1431

Street camping.

PunitiveIntroduced

Street camping. Prohibits an individual from camping, sleeping, or using for long term shelter land owned by the state or a political subdivision, unless the land has been authorized for that use by law. Provides, if certain elements are met, that a person who knowingly or intentionally uses land owned by the state or a political subdivision for unauthorized camping, sleeping, or long term shelter commits a Class …

Encampments & public campingCriminal / civil enforcement

Key points

  • Official title: Street camping.
  • Current status: Introduced.
  • Review the official text before acting.

Source: LegiScan. Generated 2026-08-30.