Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 11 R cosponsors

SB 219 — Trespass.

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 April 03, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    4 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (11 R).

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Summary

Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally enters the real property of another person after having been denied entry by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or their agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally refuses to leave the real property of another person after having been asked to leave by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or the other person's agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 23

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 288: yeas 90, nays 0

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  11. Representatives Steuerwald, Jeter, Pierce K added as cosponsors

  12. Referred to the House

  13. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 55: yeas 49, nays 0

  14. House sponsor: Representative Haggard

  15. Senator Alting added as coauthor

  16. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  17. Amendment #1 (Clark) prevailed; voice vote

  18. Senators Koch, Bohacek, Glick added as coauthors

  19. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  20. Senator Baldwin added as third author

  21. Senator Freeman added as second author

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

  23. Authored by Senator Clark

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (139)

139 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 219 do?
Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally enters the real property of another person after having been denied entry by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or their agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally refuses to leave the real property of another person after having been asked to leave by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or the other person's agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.
Who sponsors SB 219?
SB 219 is sponsored by Kyle Pierce (Republican), Chris Jeter (Republican), Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), Craig Haggard (Republican), Ron Alting (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), and Brett Clark (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 219?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 219?
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