Indiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 119 — Grooming.

Last action — Public Law 111

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 09, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on March 05, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    4 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Adds a facility or event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer. Adds entering a facility or location holding an event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age by a serious sex offender to the crime of unlawful entry by a serious sex offender. Renames the offense of "inappropriate communication with a child" to "sexual grooming", and provides (in addition to the current elements of the offense) that a person commits the offense if the person engages in a pattern of repeated or continuous contact with an individual whom the person believes to be a child less than 14 years of age, with the intent to condition the individual to be less resistant to future sexual conduct or sexual activity. Specifies that "computer network" includes cellular telephones.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Public Law 111

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the Speaker

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. Senator Doriot added as coauthor

  7. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 48, nays 0

  8. Motion to concur filed

  9. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  10. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 339: yeas 98, nays 0

  11. Amendment #2 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote

  12. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  13. Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote

  14. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  15. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

  16. Representative Cash added as cosponsor

  17. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  18. Referred to the House

  19. Senator Young M added as coauthor

  20. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 96: yeas 46, nays 0

  21. Cosponsor: Representative Bartlett

  22. House sponsor: Representative Olthoff

  23. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  24. Senator Brown L added as third author

  25. Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

  26. Senator Niemeyer added as second author

  27. Senators Clark, Pol added as coauthors

  28. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  29. First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

  30. Authored by Senator Dernulc

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (139)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 119 do?
Adds a facility or event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer. Adds entering a facility or location holding an event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age by a serious sex offender to the crime of unlawful entry by a serious sex offender. Renames the offense of "inappropriate communication with a child" to "sexual grooming", and provides (in addition to the current elements of the offense) that a person commits the offense if the person engages in a pattern of repeated or continuous contact with an individual whom the person believes to be a child less than 14 years of age, with the intent to condition the individual to be less resistant to future sexual conduct or sexual activity. Specifies that "computer network" includes cellular telephones.
Who sponsors SB 119?
SB 119 is sponsored by Becky Cash (Republican), John Bartlett (Democrat), Julie Olthoff (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Michael Young (Republican), Rodney Pol (Democrat), Brett Clark (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), and Dan Dernulc (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 119?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 09, 2025. Enacted.
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