SJ0001 — A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article 1, Section 17 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning constitutional law.
Last action — Public Law 164
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 09, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on February 23, 2026.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Provides that an offense other than murder or treason is not bailable if: (1) the proof is evident or the presumption strong; and (2) the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that no release conditions will reasonably protect the safety of any other person or the community. This proposed amendment has been agreed to by one general assembly.
Bill Text
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Read SJ0001 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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Public Law 164
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Signed by the President of the Senate
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Signed by the Speaker
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Returned to the Senate without amendments
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Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 244: yeas 75, nays 11
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Committee report: do pass, adopted
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First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Referred to the House
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 43: yeas 43, nays 2
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Senator Bray added as second author
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Senator Buck added as coauthor
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Senator Freeman added as third author
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House sponsor: Representative Jeter
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Senator Young M added as coauthor
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Committee report: do pass, adopted
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First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
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Authored by Senator Koch
Sponsors
- Eric Koch · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Eric Koch Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SJ0001 do?
- Provides that an offense other than murder or treason is not bailable if: (1) the proof is evident or the presumption strong; and (2) the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that no release conditions will reasonably protect the safety of any other person or the community. This proposed amendment has been agreed to by one general assembly.
- Who sponsors SJ0001?
- SJ0001 is sponsored by Eric Koch (Republican).
- What is the current status of SJ0001?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 09, 2025. Enacted.
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