Bill Commons

IN HB 1118

in committee

Expungement.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

Description

Repeals and replaces the existing adult expungement statute with a new expungement process that makes certain changes to: (1) time periods for filing expungement; (2) crimes that are eligible for expungement; and (3) other procedural matters relating to expungement. Adds a provision concerning the expungement of juvenile arrest records.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-01-26 — First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Aaron Freemansponsor
  • Alex Zimmermanauthor
  • Mitch Gorecoauthor
  • Gregory Steuerwaldcoauthor
  • Garrett Bascomcoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-05

    Authored by Representative Zimmerman

  2. 2026-01-05

    Coauthored by Representatives Bascom, Steuerwald

  3. 2026-01-05

    First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

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  4. 2026-01-14

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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  5. 2026-01-15

    Representative Gore added as coauthor

  6. 2026-01-20

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

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  7. 2026-01-23

    Referred to the Senate

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  8. 2026-01-22

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: yeas 87, nays 4

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  9. 2026-01-22

    Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman

  10. 2026-01-26

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HB 1118 - Zimmerman - 3rd Reading

    2026-01-22 · pass · 87-4

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Engleman: yes
    • Klinker: yes
    • Pierce, M: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Errington: yes
    • Lauer: yes
    • Porter: yes
    • Aylesworth: yes
    • Garcia Wilburn: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Pressel: yes
    • Baird: yes
    • Genda: yes
    • Ledbetter: yes
    • Pryor: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • GiaQuinta: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Rowray: yes
    • Bartels: yes
    • Gore: yes
    • Lindauer: yes
    • Shackleford: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Goss-Reaves: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Shonkwiler: yes
    • Bascom: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Slager: yes
    • Bauer: yes
    • Haggard: yes
    • Manning: yes
    • Smaltz: yes
    • Borders: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • May: yes
    • Smith, H: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Smith, V: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Snow: yes
    • Carbaugh: yes
    • Hatcher: yes
    • Miller, K: yes
    • Soliday: yes
    • Cash: yes
    • Heaton: yes
    • Moed: yes
    • Summers: yes
    • Clere: yes
    • Heine: yes
    • Moseley: yes
    • Sweet: yes
    • Commons: yes
    • Hostettler: yes
    • Novak: yes
    • Teshka: yes
    • Criswell: yes
    • Isa: yes
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Culp: yes
    • Jackson, C: yes
    • Olthoff: yes
    • VanNatter: yes
    • Dant Chesser: yes
    • Johnson, B: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Wesco: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Yocum: yes
    • DeLaney: yes
    • Judy: yes
    • Pfaff: yes
    • Zimmerman: yes
    • DeVon: yes
    • King: yes
    • Pierce, K: yes
    • Dvorak: no
    • Ireland: no
    • Mayfield: no
    • Prescott: no
    • Behning: excused
    • Morris: excused
    • Pack: excused
    • Steuerwald: excused
    • Jeter: excused
    • Karickhoff: not voting
    • Meltzer: not voting
    • Miller, D: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting

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