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Indiana General Assembly · SB 256 · Public Law 131

Foreign agent registration, foreign terrorist organizations, and foreign adversaries.

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Became law
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Officially: “A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state offices and administration. Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Foreign agent registration, foreign terrorist organizations, and foreign adversaries.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Authored by Senators Garten, Koch, Freeman · Jan 8, 2026

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Coauthored by Senators Busch, Baldwin · Jan 8, 2026

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First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · Jan 8, 2026

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Committee report: do pass, adopted · Jan 15, 2026

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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · Jan 20, 2026

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Amendment #1 (Garten) prevailed; voice vote · Jan 20, 2026

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Senator Byrne added as coauthor · Jan 22, 2026

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Senator Schmitt added as coauthor · Jan 22, 2026

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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 82: yeas 44, nays 0 · Jan 26, 2026

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House sponsor: Representative Commons · Jan 26, 2026

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Cosponsors: Representatives Judy, Jeter · Jan 26, 2026

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Senator Doriot added as coauthor · Jan 26, 2026

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Referred to the House · Jan 27, 2026

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First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · Jan 28, 2026

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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · Feb 16, 2026

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Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · Feb 18, 2026

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Amendment #2 (Commons) prevailed; voice vote · Feb 18, 2026

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Amendment #1 (Judy) prevailed; voice vote · Feb 18, 2026

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Representative Ireland added as cosponsor · Feb 18, 2026

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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 292: yeas 93, nays 1 · Feb 19, 2026

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Returned to the Senate with amendments · Feb 20, 2026

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Senator Maxwell added as coauthor · Feb 24, 2026

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Motion to dissent filed · Feb 24, 2026

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Senate dissented from House amendments · Feb 24, 2026

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House conferees appointed: Commons, Garcia Wilburn · Feb 24, 2026

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House advisors appointed: Judy, Jeter, Ireland, Burton · Feb 24, 2026

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Senator Brown L added as coauthor · Feb 25, 2026

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Senate conferees appointed: Garten, Taylor G · Feb 25, 2026

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Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M, Baldwin, Koch · Feb 25, 2026

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Representative Garcia Wilburn removed as conferee · Feb 26, 2026

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Representative Judy removed as advisor · Feb 26, 2026

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Representative Judy added as conferee · Feb 26, 2026

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Senator Alting added as coauthor · Feb 27, 2026

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Senator Taylor G removed as conferee · Feb 27, 2026

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Senator Baldwin removed as advisor · Feb 27, 2026

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Senator Baldwin added as conferee · 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 316: yeas 49, nays 0 · Feb 27, 2026

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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 412: yeas 82, nays 13 · Feb 27, 2026

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Signed by the President of the Senate · Feb 27, 2026

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Signed by the Speaker · Feb 27, 2026

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Signed by the President Pro Tempore · Feb 27, 2026

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Signed by the Governor · Mar 5, 2026

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Public Law 131 · Mar 5, 2026

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The numbers

0
sponsors on the bill

Recorded votes

Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 412: yeas 82, nays 13House · 2026-02-27 · Conference Committee Report · yea 82, nay 13, excused 4, present null, inactive null, notVoting 1
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 316: yeas 49, nays 0Senate · 2026-02-27 · Conference Committee Report · yea 49, nay 0, excused 1, present null, inactive null, notVoting 0
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 292: yeas 93, nays 1House · 2026-02-19 · Bill Passed · yea 93, nay 1, excused 4, present null, inactive null, notVoting 2
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 131 (Mar 5, 2026).