AI laws in Indiana

AI Laws USA tracks 57 entries for Indiana: 7 statewide and 50 from counties and cities. Federal rules apply on top of these; see the federal page. Each entry links to its official source.

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Statewide

Statewide AI rules and bills in Indiana
RuleStatusTakes or took effect
Indiana HB 1271 (no AI-only claim downcoding)In effectJuly 1, 2026
Indiana SB 256 (foreign-adversary AI vendor & student rules)In effectJuly 1, 2026
Indiana data center local revenue share, IC 6-2.5-15-15.5 (2026)In effectJune 30, 2026
Indiana Consumer Data Protection ActIn effectJanuary 1, 2026
I&M Industrial Power (Large Load) Tariff Settlement Order (CIn effectFebruary 19, 2025
IN NCII Deepfake LawIn effectJuly 1, 2024
State of Indiana Artificial Intelligence PolicyIn effectJanuary 1, 2024

Counties and cities

County and city AI rules and bills in Indiana
RuleWhereStatusTakes or took effect
Marshall County IN Flock ALPR defund + cameras bagged (2026)Marshall CountyIn effectOctober 6, 2026
Evansville IN 180-day data center moratorium (Oct. 5, 2026)EvansvilleIn effectOctober 5, 2026
Zionsville IN 1-year data center/renewables moratorium (2026)ZionsvilleIn effectNot yet set
Gary IN mayoral executive order data center moratorium (2026)GaryIn effectSeptember 16, 2026
Steuben County IN six-month data center moratorium (2026)Steuben CountyIn effectSeptember 15, 2026
Valparaiso IN open-ended data center moratorium (2026)ValparaisoIn effectSeptember 1, 2026
Clark County IN one-year data center moratorium (2026)Clark CountyIn effectAugust 27, 2026
Elkhart IN data center and battery storage moratorium (2026)ElkhartIn effectAugust 27, 2026
Fort Wayne IN rejects Flock ALPR contract (Aug. 25, 2026)Fort WayneIn effectAugust 25, 2026
Indianapolis data center moratorium (Council 23-1 Aug 10; MDC 6-0 Aug 19; effective)IndianapolisIn effectAugust 19, 2026
Warrick County IN 180-day data center moratorium (2026)Warrick CountyIn effectAugust 11, 2026
Wabash County IN data center moratorium (Ordinance 2026-85-08)Wabash CountyIn effectAugust 6, 2026
Washington County IN 12-month data center moratorium (2026)Washington CountyIn effectAugust 5, 2026
Portage IN Technology Campus district data center rules (2026)PortageIn effectAugust 4, 2026
Jeffersonville IN one-year data center moratorium (2026)JeffersonvilleIn effectAugust 3, 2026
Monroe County IN Flock contract termination (2026)Monroe CountyIn effectJuly 23, 2026
LaGrange County IN Data Center Moratorium (effective 2026)LaGrange CountyIn effectJuly 20, 2026
Columbus IN city data center BZA oversight ordinance (2026)ColumbusIn effectJuly 10, 2026
Hancock County IN data center overlay district (IG-only, June 2026)Hancock CountyIn effectJune 18, 2026
Madison County IN Six-Month Data Center MoratoriumMadison CountyIn effectJune 16, 2026
Boone County Data Center MoratoriumBoone CountyIn effectJune 16, 2026
One-year data-center moratorium in unincorporated Boone CountyBoone CountyIn effectJune 16, 2026
Madison County IN data center moratorium (2026)Madison CountyIn effectJune 1, 2026
Merrillville IN one-year data center moratorium (2026)MerrillvilleIn effectJune 1, 2026
Miami County IN data center moratorium (2026)Miami CountyIn effectMay 4, 2026
Indianapolis-Marion County data-center pause resolutionIndianapolis/Marion CountyIn effectMay 4, 2026
Cass County IN Data Center BanCass CountyIn effectApril 22, 2026
Marshall County Data Center BanMarshall CountyIn effectApril 20, 2026
Grant County IN 24-month data center moratorium (2026)Grant CountyIn effectMarch 16, 2026
Fulton County IN One-Year Data Center MoratoriumFulton CountyIn effectMarch 3, 2026
Starke County IN Ordinance 2025-37Starke CountyIn effectDecember 15, 2025
Putnam County IN Data Center MoratoriumPutnam CountyIn effectNovember 17, 2025
Allen County IN County AI Use PolicyAllen CountyIn effectNovember 4, 2025
Lake County IN Data Center Zoning StandardsLake CountyIn effectOctober 21, 2025
White County IN Data Center MoratoriumWhite CountyIn effectOctober 20, 2025
City of Indianapolis & Marion County IN Generative AI Use PolicyMarion CountyIn effectJuly 22, 2025
Indianapolis Metro PD FR ProhibitionIndianapolisIn effectApril 1, 2023
Huntington County IN data center/BESS/carbon capture moratorium (2026)Huntington CountyIn effectNot yet set
Peru IN temporary data center moratorium (2026)PeruIn effectNot yet set
Chesterton IN ends Flock ALPR contract (Sept. 2026)ChestertonEnacted, not yet in effectOctober 31, 2026
Starke County IN Flock non-renewal (2026)Starke CountyEnacted, not yet in effectNot yet set
Indianapolis Data Center Pause ResolutionIndianapolisEnacted, not yet in effectNot yet set
Tippecanoe County IN Large Data Center Special Exception AmendmentTippecanoe CountyProposedApril 15, 2026
SU-47 Special-Use Data Center Zoning District OrdinanceIndianapolis / Marion CountyProposedNot yet set
Indianapolis temporary data center moratorium (committee advanced July 13, 2026)Indianapolis/Marion CountyProposedNot yet set
Indianapolis MDC data center special zoning proposal (July 2026)IndianapolisProposedNot yet set
Fort Wayne IN proposed data center moratorium (R-26-09-17)Fort WayneProposedNot yet set
St. Joseph County IN hyperscale data center ban resolution (2026)St. Joseph CountyProposedNot yet set
Indianapolis DC ZoningIndianapolisProposedNot yet set
Indianapolis SU-47 District (draft)IndianapolisProposedNot yet set

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