Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 141 — Eyewitness identification procedures.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  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 January 08, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on May 01, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    4 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Establishes a procedure to be used by a law enforcement agency in conducting a lineup or in person witness identification.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 127

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 452: yeas 35, nays 1

  7. House advisors appointed: McNamara, Meltzer and Pierce M

  8. Motion to concur filed

  9. Dissent rescinded

  10. House conferees appointed: Steuerwald and Gore

  11. Motion to dissent filed

  12. Senate dissented from House amendments

  13. Concurrence withdrawn

  14. Motion to concur filed

  15. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  16. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 319: yeas 92, nays 0

  17. Representative Gore added as cosponsor

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  21. Referred to the House

  22. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 176: yeas 49, nays 0

  23. Cosponsor: Representative McNamara

  24. House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald

  25. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  26. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  27. Amendment #4 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

  28. Senator Bohacek added as third author

  29. Senators Koch and Clark added as coauthors

  30. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  31. Senator Pol added as coauthor

  32. Senator Glick added as second author

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

  34. Authored by Senator Brown L

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (140)

140 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 141 do?
Establishes a procedure to be used by a law enforcement agency in conducting a lineup or in person witness identification.
Who sponsors SB 141?
SB 141 is sponsored by Mitch Gore (Democrat), Wendy McNamara (Republican), Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Brett Clark (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Rodney Pol (Democrat), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), and Liz Brown (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 141?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 141?
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