HB1413: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning public safety.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: House Bill (S)
• Current Chamber: senate
• Origin Chamber: house
• Description: Rape kits.

Legislators

Actions (14 total)

• Mar 25, 2025, 9:52 AM: Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
• Feb 20, 2025, 4:14 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
• Feb 12, 2025, 9:38 AM: Referred to the Senate
• Feb 11, 2025, 11:52 AM: Senate sponsors: Senators Freeman and Carrasco
• Feb 11, 2025, 11:38 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 90, nays 0
• Feb 11, 2025, 11:06 AM: Representative Moseley added as coauthor
• Feb 10, 2025, 9:38 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Feb 6, 2025, 6:09 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Jan 27, 2025, 10:54 AM: Representative Klinker added as coauthor
• Jan 27, 2025, 9:45 AM: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
• Jan 27, 2025, 9:45 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Jan 13, 2025, 5:10 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
• Jan 13, 2025, 5:10 AM: Authored by Representative Cash
• Jan 13, 2025, 5:10 AM: Coauthored by Representative Sweet

Digest

Establishes the rape kit backlog fund to provide funding for assisting law enforcement agencies and testing labs in eliminating the backlog of untested rape kits. Requires the state police department to provide grants to law enforcement agencies and testing labs to help eliminate the backlog of untested rape kits. Requires the state police department to make an annual report to the general assembly. Provides that before January 1, 2027, every law enforcement agency and testing lab shall process certain rape kits in their possession that are not completely processed as of July 1, 2025.