Grooming.
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Became law
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Officially: “A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Grooming.
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Where it is
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Authored by Senator Dernulc · Dec 9, 2025
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First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · Dec 9, 2025
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Jan 20, 2026
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Senator Niemeyer added as second author · Jan 22, 2026
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Senators Clark, Pol added as coauthors · Jan 22, 2026
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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · Jan 26, 2026
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Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote · Jan 26, 2026
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Senator Brown L added as third author · Jan 26, 2026
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 96: yeas 46, nays 0 · Jan 27, 2026
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House sponsor: Representative Olthoff · Jan 27, 2026
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Cosponsor: Representative Bartlett · Jan 27, 2026
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Senator Young M added as coauthor · Jan 27, 2026
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Senator Randolph added as coauthor · Jan 28, 2026
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Referred to the House · Jan 28, 2026
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Representative Cash added as cosponsor · Jan 28, 2026
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First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · Jan 29, 2026
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Feb 19, 2026
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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · Feb 23, 2026
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Amendment #2 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote · Feb 23, 2026
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Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote · Feb 23, 2026
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 339: yeas 98, nays 0 · Feb 24, 2026
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Returned to the Senate with amendments · Feb 25, 2026
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Motion to concur filed · Feb 25, 2026
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Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 48, nays 0 · Feb 25, 2026
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Senator Doriot added as coauthor · Feb 26, 2026
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Signed by the President Pro Tempore · Feb 27, 2026
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Signed by the Speaker · Feb 27, 2026
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Signed by the President of the Senate · Feb 27, 2026
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Signed by the Governor · Mar 5, 2026
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Public Law 111 · Mar 5, 2026
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The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
Recorded votes
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 48, nays 0Senate · 2026-02-25 · 124TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY · yea 48, nay 0, excused 1, present null, inactive null, notVoting 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Indiana legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Public Law 111 (Mar 5, 2026).