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Indiana General Assembly · SB 140 · Public Law 146

Public safety.

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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

Public safety.
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Where it is

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Authored by Senators Becker, Freeman, Glick · Jan 5, 2026

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Coauthored by Senators Leising, Goode, Charbonneau, Deery, Walker G · Jan 5, 2026

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First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · Jan 5, 2026

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Senator Walker K added as coauthor · Jan 8, 2026

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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Jan 13, 2026

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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · Jan 22, 2026

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Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote · Jan 22, 2026

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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: yeas 44, nays 0 · Jan 26, 2026

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House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman · Jan 26, 2026

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Referred to the House · Jan 27, 2026

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First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · Jan 28, 2026

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Representative Bascom added as cosponsor · Feb 2, 2026

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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Feb 12, 2026

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Second reading: ordered engrossed · Feb 16, 2026

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Representative Lucas added as cosponsor · Feb 16, 2026

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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 264: yeas 88, nays 0 · Feb 17, 2026

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Returned to the Senate with amendments · Feb 18, 2026

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Motion to dissent filed · Feb 20, 2026

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Senate dissented from House amendments · Feb 23, 2026

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Senate conferees appointed: Becker, Taylor G · Feb 23, 2026

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Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Freeman · Feb 23, 2026

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House conferees appointed: Zimmerman, Gore · Feb 23, 2026

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House advisors appointed: Bascom, Ireland, Bauer · Feb 23, 2026

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Senator Young M added as coauthor · Feb 27, 2026

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CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · Feb 27, 2026

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CCR # 1 filed in the House · Feb 27, 2026

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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 328: yeas 47, nays 0 · Feb 27, 2026

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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 427: yeas 96, nays 0 · Feb 27, 2026

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Signed by the President of the Senate · Mar 2, 2026

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Signed by the Speaker · Mar 3, 2026

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Signed by the President Pro Tempore · Mar 5, 2026

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Signed by the Governor · Mar 12, 2026

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Public Law 146 · Mar 12, 2026

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The numbers

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Recorded votes

Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 427: yeas 96, nays 0House · 2026-02-27 · Conference Committee Report · yea 96, nay 0, excused 3, 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 146 (Mar 12, 2026).