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IntroducedJan 05, 2026
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Passed HouseJan 28, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2026
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Became Law
Indiana House Bill
Various criminal law matters.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 327: yeas 43, nays 4
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1249
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 74
- Abbott
- Garcia Wilburn
- Lopez
- Prescott
- Aylesworth
- Genda
- Lucas
- Pressel
- Baird
- Goss-Reaves
- Manning
- Rowray
- Barrett
- Greene
- May
- Shonkwiler
- Bartels
- Haggard
- Mayfield
- Slager
- Bascom
- Heaton
- McGuire
- Smaltz
- Behning
- Hostettler
- McNamara
- Smith, H
- Borders
- Ireland
- Meltzer
- Snow
- Carbaugh
- Isa
- Miller, D
- Soliday
- Clere
- Jeter
- Miller, K
- Steuerwald
- Commons
- Jordan
- Morris
- Sweet
- Criswell
- Judy
- Moseley
- Teshka
- Culp
- King
- Novak
- Thompson
- Dant Chesser
- Klinker
- O'Brien
- VanNatter
- Davis
- Lauer
- Olthoff
- Wesco
- DeLaney
- Lawson
- Patterson
- Yocum
- DeVon
- Ledbetter
- Payne
- Zimmerman
- Dvorak
- Lehman
- Pfaff
- Engleman
- Lindauer
- Pierce, K
NO: 18
NOT VOTING: 6
YES: 46
- Alexander
- Carrasco
- Goode
- Randolph
- Alting
- Charbonneau
- Hunley
- Rogers
- Baldwin
- Clark
- Jackson, L
- Schmitt
- Bassler
- Crider
- Koch
- Spencer
- Becker
- Deery
- Leising
- Taylor
- Bohacek
- Dernulc
- Maxwell
- Tomes
- Bray
- Donato
- McKinley
- Greg Walker
- Brown
- Doriot
- Mishler
- Kyle Walker
- Buchanan
- Ford J.D.
- Niemeyer
- Yoder
- Buck
- Freeman
- Niezgodski
- Young
- Busch
- Gaskill
- Qaddoura
- Byrne
- Glick
- Raatz
NO: 0
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 96
- Abbott
- Garcia Wilburn
- Lawson
- Pierce, K
- Andrade
- Genda
- Ledbetter
- Pierce, M
- Aylesworth
- GiaQuinta
- Lehman
- Porter
- Barrett
- Gore
- Lindauer
- Prescott
- Bartels
- Goss-Reaves
- Lopez
- Pressel
- Bartlett
- Greene
- Lucas
- Pryor
- Bascom
- Haggard
- Manning
- Rowray
- Bauer
- Hall
- May
- Shackleford
- Behning
- Hamilton
- Mayfield
- Shonkwiler
- Borders
- Harris
- McGuire
- Slager
- Burton
- Hatcher
- McNamara
- Smaltz
- Campbell
- Heaton
- Meltzer
- Smith, H
- Carbaugh
- Heine
- Miller, D
- Smith, V
- Cash
- Ireland
- Miller, K
- Snow
- Clere
- Isa
- Moed
- Soliday
- Commons
- Jackson, C
- Morris
- Steuerwald
- Criswell
- Jeter
- Moseley
- Summers
- Culp
- Johnson, B
- Novak
- Sweet
- Dant Chesser
- Jordan
- O'Brien
- Teshka
- DeLaney
- Judy
- Olthoff
- Thompson
- DeVon
- Karickhoff
- Pack
- VanNatter
- Dvorak
- King
- Patterson
- Wesco
- Engleman
- Klinker
- Payne
- Yocum
- Errington
- Lauer
- Pfaff
- Zimmerman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
EXCUSED: 3
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 327: yeas 43, nays 4
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 424: yeas 96, nays 0
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- CCR # 1 filed in the House
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Senate conferees appointed: Freeman, Taylor G
- Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Clark
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Motion to dissent filed
- House dissented from Senate amendments
- House conferees appointed: Zimmerman, Gore
- House advisors appointed: McNamara, Bascom, Pierce M
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Returned to the House with amendments
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 207: yeas 46, nays 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Referred to the Senate
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 135: yeas 74, nays 18
- Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Committee report: do pass, adopted
- Jan 05, 2026 | House
- Authored by Representative Zimmerman
- Coauthored by Representative Bascom
- First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Bill Texts
- Introduced House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (S)PDF
- Enrolled House Bill (H)PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #1 to House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Dangerous possession. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #2 to House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Prior conviction. PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
Documents
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #2 to House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Prior conviction. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #2 to House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Prior conviction. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #1 to House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Dangerous possession. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #1 to House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Dangerous possession. PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1249.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1249.02.COMH.FN001 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1249.02.COMH.FN002 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1249.02.COMH.FN003 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1249.03.COMS.FN001 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1249.03.COMS.FN002 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1249.03.COMS.FN003 (House Bill (S))PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/14/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/11/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 01/14/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 02/10/2026PDF
- House Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- Senate Conference Committee Report #1 (Passed)PDF
- Dissent #1 (Filed)PDF



