Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

SB 198 — Crime of swatting.

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    3 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

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Summary

Specifies that, for purposes of the crime of false informing, hindering a "law enforcement process" includes causing a law enforcement officer to be dispatched. Enhances the penalty for making a false report that a person is dangerous to a Level 6 felony if the offense would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 129

  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 456: yeas 34, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 309: yeas 95, nays 0

  10. Representative Lucas added as cosponsor

  11. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  14. Referred to the House

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 47, nays 1

  16. Senator Buck added as coauthor

  17. House sponsor: Representative Ireland

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Senator Koch added as second author

  20. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  22. Authored by Senator Freeman

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 198 do?
Specifies that, for purposes of the crime of false informing, hindering a "law enforcement process" includes causing a law enforcement officer to be dispatched. Enhances the penalty for making a false report that a person is dangerous to a Level 6 felony if the offense would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened.
Who sponsors SB 198?
SB 198 is sponsored by Jim Lucas (Republican), Andrew Ireland (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), and Aaron Freeman (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 198?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 198?
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