Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 26 — Signal jamming.

Last action — Public Law 183

  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 06, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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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 (8 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that a signal jammer may be seized. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, offers for sale, imports, markets, sells, possesses, uses, or operates a signal jammer commits unlawful use of a signal jammer, a Level 6 felony. Provides that the offense is a Level 5 felony if a signal jammer is used to disrupt a component of a critical infrastructure facility or the communications of a public safety agency. Provides, for purposes of criminal statutes regarding offenses involving critical infrastructure, that a communications services facility includes wires and equipment used to provide communications service to a customer.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 183

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 481: yeas 48, nays 1

  7. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  8. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 505: yeas 83, nays 8

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  10. House conferees appointed: Ledbetter and Pierce M

  11. House advisors appointed: Sweet, Lindauer and McNamara

  12. Senate dissented from House amendments

  13. Senate conferees appointed: Tomes and Taylor G

  14. Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Freeman and Byrne

  15. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  16. Motion to dissent filed

  17. Motion to dissent filed

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 389: yeas 88, nays 6

  19. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  20. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  21. Representative Pierce M added as cosponsor

  22. Representatives Sweet and Lindauer added as cosponsors

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

  24. Referred to the House

  25. House sponsor: Representative Ledbetter

  26. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  27. Senator Buck added as coauthor

  28. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 14: yeas 49, nays 0

  29. Amendment #1 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote

  30. Senator Doriot added as coauthor

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

  32. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  33. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  34. Senator Freeman added as second author

  35. Senator Byrne added as third author

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

  37. Authored by Senator Tomes

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (140)

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 26 do?
Provides that a signal jammer may be seized. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, offers for sale, imports, markets, sells, possesses, uses, or operates a signal jammer commits unlawful use of a signal jammer, a Level 6 felony. Provides that the offense is a Level 5 felony if a signal jammer is used to disrupt a component of a critical infrastructure facility or the communications of a public safety agency. Provides, for purposes of criminal statutes regarding offenses involving critical infrastructure, that a communications services facility includes wires and equipment used to provide communications service to a customer.
Who sponsors SB 26?
SB 26 is sponsored by Matt Pierce (Democrat), Shane Lindauer (Republican), Lorissa Sweet (Republican), Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), James Buck (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), and James Tomes (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 26?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
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