Preventing the Indiana National Guard from Policing Communities (HB 1015)

While this bill failed, similar language may reappear later this session as an amendment or be reintroduced in a future session.

This bill would prevent the governor from ordering the Indiana National Guard to police communities in the state. It would protect the National Guard’s mission of responding to emergencies such as natural disasters, riots, and acts of terrorism.

We support this bill because military troops do not belong in our streets. President Trump’s deployment of troops to American cities is a blatant abuse of power, and lawmakers should take steps to prevent that from happening in Indiana. Members of the Indiana National Guard should not be engaged in a manufactured crisis that unnecessarily creates fear and puts civil rights at serious risk.