Indiana 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 238 — A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

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

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

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

  2. Referred to the House

  3. House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald

  4. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 54: yeas 49, nays 0

  5. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  6. Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

  7. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  8. Senators Koch and Randolph added as coauthors

  9. Senator Bohacek added as third author

  10. Senator Sandlin added as second author

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

  12. Authored by Senator Freeman

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (144)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 238?
SB 238 is sponsored by Aaron Freeman (Republican), Jack Sandlin, Mike Bohacek (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), and Gregory Steuerwald (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 238?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 238?
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