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IntroducedJan 06, 2026
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Passed HouseJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 24, 2026
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Became Law
Indiana House Bill
Sex crimes and child safety.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 26, 2026: Signed by the Speaker
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1303
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Rep. Jim Presselcoauthor
- Sen. Brett Clarksponsor
- Sen. Cyndi Carrascosponsor
Votes
YES: 89
- Abbott
- Engleman
- Lauer
- Prescott
- Andrade
- Errington
- Lawson
- Pressel
- Aylesworth
- Garcia Wilburn
- Ledbetter
- Pryor
- Baird
- Genda
- Lehman
- Rowray
- Barrett
- GiaQuinta
- Lindauer
- Shackleford
- Bartels
- Gore
- Lopez
- Shonkwiler
- Bartlett
- Goss-Reaves
- Lucas
- Slager
- Bascom
- Greene
- Manning
- Smaltz
- Bauer
- Haggard
- May
- Smith, H
- Behning
- Hall
- Mayfield
- Smith, V
- Borders
- Harris
- McGuire
- Snow
- Burton
- Hatcher
- McNamara
- Soliday
- Carbaugh
- Heaton
- Miller, K
- Summers
- Cash
- Heine
- Moseley
- Sweet
- Clere
- Hostettler
- Novak
- Teshka
- Commons
- Ireland
- O'Brien
- Thompson
- Criswell
- Isa
- Olthoff
- VanNatter
- Culp
- Jackson, C
- Patterson
- Wesco
- Dant Chesser
- Johnson, B
- Payne
- Yocum
- Davis
- Jordan
- Pfaff
- Zimmerman
- DeLaney
- Judy
- Pierce, K
- DeVon
- King
- Pierce, M
- Dvorak
- Klinker
- Porter
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
YES: 46
- Alexander
- Carrasco
- Glick
- Qaddoura
- Alting
- Charbonneau
- Goode
- Raatz
- Baldwin
- Clark
- Holdman
- Randolph
- Bassler
- Crider
- Hunley
- Rogers
- Becker
- Deery
- Jackson, L
- Schmitt
- Bohacek
- Dernulc
- Johnson
- Taylor
- Bray
- Donato
- Koch
- Tomes
- Brown
- Doriot
- Leising
- Greg Walker
- Buchanan
- Ford J.D.
- Maxwell
- Kyle Walker
- Buck
- Freeman
- McKinley
- Yoder
- Busch
- Garten
- Niemeyer
- Byrne
- Gaskill
- Niezgodski
NO: 0
YES: 96
- Abbott
- Errington
- Lauer
- Pierce, K
- Andrade
- Garcia Wilburn
- Lawson
- Pierce, M
- Aylesworth
- Genda
- Ledbetter
- Porter
- Baird
- GiaQuinta
- Lehman
- Prescott
- Barrett
- Gore
- Lindauer
- Pressel
- Bartels
- Goss-Reaves
- Lopez
- Pryor
- Bartlett
- Greene
- Lucas
- Rowray
- Bascom
- Haggard
- Manning
- Shackleford
- Bauer
- Hall
- Mayfield
- Shonkwiler
- Behning
- Hamilton
- McGuire
- Slager
- Borders
- Harris
- McNamara
- Smaltz
- Burton
- Heaton
- Meltzer
- Smith, H
- Campbell
- Heine
- Miller, D
- Smith, V
- Carbaugh
- Hostettler
- Miller, K
- Snow
- Clere
- Ireland
- Moed
- Soliday
- Commons
- Isa
- Morris
- Steuerwald
- Criswell
- Jackson, C
- Moseley
- Summers
- Culp
- Jeter
- Novak
- Sweet
- Dant Chesser
- Johnson, B
- O'Brien
- Teshka
- Davis
- Jordan
- Olthoff
- Thompson
- DeLaney
- Judy
- Pack
- VanNatter
- DeVon
- Karickhoff
- Patterson
- Wesco
- Dvorak
- King
- Payne
- Yocum
- Engleman
- Klinker
- Pfaff
- Zimmerman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Speaker
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Motion to concur filed
- House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 377: yeas 96, nays 0
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Returned to the House with amendments
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 46, nays 0
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor
- Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
- Senator Brown L added as cosponsor
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Referred to the Senate
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 79: yeas 89, nays 0
- Senate sponsors: Senators Clark, Carrasco
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Bascom) prevailed; voice vote
- Amendment #3 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 06, 2026 | House
- Authored by Representative McNamara
- Coauthored by Representatives Karickhoff, Meltzer, Pressel
- First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Bill Texts
- Introduced House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (H)PDF
- Engrossed House Bill (H)PDF
- House Bill (S)PDF
- House Bill (S)PDF
- Engrossed House Bill (S)PDF
- Enrolled House Bill (H)PDF
- House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Courts and Criminal Code) -- Penalties. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Courts and Criminal Code) -- Simulated sexual conduct. PDF
- House Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Courts and Criminal Code) -- Dissemination. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #5 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Notice. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Other jurisdictions. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #7 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- High risk missing person. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #8 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Defenses. PDF
- Senate Committee Amendment #9 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Missing children. PDF
- House Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill (H) (Passed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill (H) (Filed)PDF
- House Floor Amendment #3 to House Bill (H) (Passed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #1 to House Bill (S) (Passed)PDF
- Senate Floor Amendment #2 to House Bill (S) (Filed)PDF
Documents
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #9 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Missing children. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #9 to House Bill (S) (Appropriations) -- Missing children. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #8 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Defenses. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #8 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Defenses. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #7 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- High risk missing person. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #7 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- High risk missing person. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Other jurisdictions. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #6 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Other jurisdictions. PDF
- Markup Document for Senate Committee Amendment #5 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Notice. PDF
- Merged Document for Senate Committee Amendment #5 to Engrossed House Bill (H) (Corrections and Criminal Law) -- Notice. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Courts and Criminal Code) -- Simulated sexual conduct. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #2 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Courts and Criminal Code) -- Simulated sexual conduct. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Courts and Criminal Code) -- Dissemination. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #4 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Courts and Criminal Code) -- Dissemination. PDF
- Markup Document for House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Courts and Criminal Code) -- Penalties. PDF
- Merged Document for House Committee Amendment #1 to Introduced House Bill (H) (Courts and Criminal Code) -- Penalties. PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1303.01.INTR.FN001 (Introduced House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1303.02.COMH.FN001 (House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1303.03.ENGH.FN001 (Engrossed House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1303.03.ENGH.FN002 (Engrossed House Bill (H))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1303.04.COMS.FN001 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1303.05.COMS.FN001 (House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1303.06.ENGS.FN001 (Engrossed House Bill (S))PDF
- Fiscal Note HB1303.06.ENGS.FN002 (Engrossed House Bill (S))PDF
- House Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 01/14/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/11/2026PDF
- Senate Committee Report (Stage: FILED) -- 02/19/2026PDF
- House Vote Sheet -- 01/14/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 02/10/2026PDF
- Senate Vote Sheet -- 02/19/2026PDF
- Concurrence #1 (Filed)PDF
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