Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 9 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 151 — Statute of limitations.

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 30, 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 (9 R · 1 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

Specifies that a prosecution for rape as a Level 3 felony that is barred by the statute of limitations may still be brought within 10 years from the discovery of DNA evidence.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 112

  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 454: yeas 34, nays 3

  7. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  8. Motion to concur filed

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 396: yeas 87, nays 0

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. Representative Hamilton added as cosponsor

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

  14. Referred to the House

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 99: yeas 48, nays 1

  16. House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman

  17. Cosponsors: Representatives Prescott and King

  18. Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

  19. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  20. Senator Bohacek added as coauthor

  21. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  22. Senator Baldwin added as coauthor

  23. Senator Schmitt added as coauthor

  24. Senator Crider added as third author

  25. Senator Freeman added as second author

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

  27. Authored by Senator Alexander

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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 151 do?
Specifies that a prosecution for rape as a Level 3 felony that is barred by the statute of limitations may still be brought within 10 years from the discovery of DNA evidence.
Who sponsors SB 151?
SB 151 is sponsored by Carey Hamilton (Democrat), Joanna King (Republican), J.D. Prescott (Republican), Alex Zimmerman (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Michael Crider (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), and Scott Alexander (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 151?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 151?
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