Starting on the 1st of July, amateur radio antennas, towers and feedlines cannot be restricted by homeowners associations in residential communities in Indiana. A new law signed by Gov. Mike Braun will afford hams such protection on any property they rent, lease or own within the association’s purview.

This is not a green light for all amateurs, however. According to the measure’s language on the Indiana General Assembly website House Bil number 1152 will only apply to homeowner’s associations that are formed or create documents containing such restrictions after June 30th, 2026.

Meanwhile, at the federal level, the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act, which would create protection nationwide, remains stalled in Washington, D.C. According to the website GovTrack.us, the bill was introduced into committee on the 6th of February where it must be considered and voted on before it can move along to either of the two main houses of Congress.