Cities and towns will soon have to enforce a statewide ban on homeless camping after Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed the controversial policy into law March 5. Senate Enrolled Act 285 prohibits ...

Indiana lawmakers have joined a handful of states in passing a statewide ban on homeless camps on public property, a policy that critics fear will push many Hoosiers living outdoors into the criminal ...

Sen. Cyndi Carrasco, R-Indianapolis, introduces her bill, which targets homelessness on public property, to a House committee on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Photo by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A pair of bills filed in the Indiana General Assembly could essentially ban street camping throughout the state of Indiana if the respective bills are passed in their current forms.

Amid rising street homelessness, Indiana has joined a handful of states that passed camping bans. The Texas think tank that inspired Indiana's homeless camping ban advocates for city-managed outdoor ...