SB0326: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Engrossed Senate Bill (S)
• Current Chamber: senate
• Origin Chamber: senate
• Description: Offenses against children.

Legislators

Actions (23 total)

• Apr 14, 2025, 3:35 PM: House advisors appointed: Bascom, Borders, Steuerwald and Bauer
• Apr 14, 2025, 3:35 PM: House conferees appointed: Ireland and Gore
• Apr 14, 2025, 5:19 AM: Senate advisors appointed: Pol and Bohacek
• Apr 14, 2025, 5:19 AM: Senate conferees appointed: Freeman and Yoder
• Apr 10, 2025, 2:18 PM: Senate dissented from House amendments
• Apr 10, 2025, 2:00 PM: Motion to dissent filed
• Apr 1, 2025, 4:17 AM: Returned to the Senate with amendments
• Mar 31, 2025, 12:21 PM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 334: yeas 72, nays 20
• Mar 27, 2025, 7:39 AM: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
• Mar 27, 2025, 7:38 AM: Amendment #1 (Ireland) prevailed; Roll Call 318: yeas 64, nays 27
• Mar 27, 2025, 7:24 AM: Amendment #4 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote
• Mar 24, 2025, 10:19 AM: Representatives Bascom, Borders, Cash added as cosponsors
• Mar 20, 2025, 7:24 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Mar 3, 2025, 11:30 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
• Feb 12, 2025, 11:14 AM: Referred to the House
• Feb 11, 2025, 9:45 AM: House sponsor: Representative Ireland
• Feb 11, 2025, 9:43 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 104: yeas 48, nays 1
• Feb 10, 2025, 10:44 AM: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
• Feb 10, 2025, 9:18 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Feb 6, 2025, 8:38 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Feb 3, 2025, 12:11 PM: Senator Yoder added as second author
• Jan 13, 2025, 11:34 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
• Jan 13, 2025, 11:34 AM: Authored by Senator Freeman

Digest

Replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sex abuse material" throughout the Indiana Code. Provides that it is a defense to prosecution of child exploitation and possession of child sex abuse material if a school employee, department of child services employee, or attorney acting in the attorney's capacity as legal counsel: (1) promptly and in good faith notified law enforcement about the image or matter depicting the sexual conduct; and (2) did not duplicate, upload, download, or otherwise transfer the image or matter. Provides that a governmental entity may not organize or host an obscene performance or fund an obscene performance using public funds, and authorizes a person to seek injunctive relief as a remedy for a violation. Specifies the intent of the general assembly concerning P.L.115-2023.