Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House 7 R cosponsors

HB 1188 — Resisting law enforcement.

Last action — Senators Koch and Bohacek added as cosponsors

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

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Increases certain penalties for resisting law enforcement.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senators Koch and Bohacek added as cosponsors

  2. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

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

  4. Referred to the Senate

  5. Senate sponsors: Senators Carrasco and Clark

  6. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 95, nays 0

  7. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  8. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  9. Representative Bascom added as coauthor

  10. Representative McNamara added as coauthor

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

  12. Authored by Representative Shonkwiler

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1188 do?
Increases certain penalties for resisting law enforcement.
Who sponsors HB 1188?
HB 1188 is sponsored by Mike Bohacek (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), Brett Clark (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Garrett Bascom (Republican), Wendy McNamara (Republican), and Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1188?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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 HB 1188?
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