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IN HB 1118

died on adjournment

Expungement.

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

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Did IN HB 1118 pass?

No. IN HB 1118 died when the 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-26): First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

What is IN HB 1118 about?

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.

Who sponsors IN HB 1118?

Aaron Freeman, Alex Zimmerman are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1118, joined by 3 cosponsors.

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

Sponsors

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-26

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-23

    Referred to the Senate

    referral

  3. 2026-01-22

    Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman

  4. 2026-01-22

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

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  5. 2026-01-20

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  6. 2026-01-15

    Representative Gore added as coauthor

  7. 2026-01-14

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-01-05

    First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

    reading-1,referral-committee

  9. 2026-01-05

    Coauthored by Representatives Bascom, Steuerwald

  10. 2026-01-05

    Authored by Representative Zimmerman

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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