STATEHOUSE – Senate committees are reviewing House-passed bills pertaining to veterans’ burial in Indiana state cemeteries, income tax exemption for active-duty military and the removal of a national guardsman’s option
Representatives in the Indiana House voted 74-24 to pass a bill Monday that would make it easier to court-martial and punish National Guard troops. Debate over whether part of the bill would violate servicemembers’ due process rights has divided lawmakers and military advocacy organizations.
Indiana National Guard leaders told House lawmakers current state law can make it hard to hold troops fully accountable for serious offenses. House Bill 1076 would make it easier to dole out discipline and hold “general court-martials,” which are a primary setting for military prosecutions. That bill passed a House committee Wednesday.