IN HB 1249

enacted

Various criminal law matters.

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

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Did IN HB 1249 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1249 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-12): Public Law 158

What is IN HB 1249 about?

Provides that if a person has one prior OWI conviction, the court shall order that the person be imprisoned for at least 10 days or perform community service, and if a person has two prior OWI convictions, the court shall order that the person be imprisoned for at least 20 days or perform community service. Provides that a person receives good time credit while serving a sentence imposed under this statute (under current law, a person does not receive good time credit). Provides that this statute does not increase the maximum sentence for the offense as provided by either IC 35-50-2 or IC 35-50-3. Specifies that "vehicle", for purposes of the crime of operating while intoxicated, includes a watercraft, and repeals the separate crime of operating a motorboat while intoxicated. Provides that an initial hearing may be waived and allows a person to apply for a specialized driving privilege after an initial hearing. Adds operating while intoxicated due to use of a controlled substance to the habitual traffic violator statute. Requires a law enforcement officer to offer a chemical test that includes a blood test to any person who the officer has reason to believe operated a vehicle that was involved in a fatal accident. Specifies that ignition interlock devices may only be used when the underlying offense is operating while intoxicated resulting from the use of alcohol. Specifies that certain provisions do not prevent an otherwise eligible individual from applying for a specialized driving privilege after the initial hearing. Increases the penalty for battery on certain health care employees and school employees. Specifies that the enhancement for battery committed against a department of child services (DCS) employee applies only to those DCS employees whose responsibilities include personally supervising a child or parent, personally providing services to a child or parent, or personally interviewing a child or parent as part of an investigation. Requires the employer of a health care or school employee who is the victim of battery to make a semiannual report to the department of labor concerning workplace batteries. Provides that certain uses of a drone constitute remote aerial harassment. Specifies that a child charged with dangerous possession of a firearm may be tried by a juvenile court under certain circumstances. Makes dangerous possession of a firearm a Level 5 felony if the child: (1) has a prior conviction for unlawful carrying of a handgun; or (2) possesses the firearm on school property, within 500 feet of a school, or on a school bus. Specifies that certain individuals may not be subject to a county residency requirement, including a public defender (except for the chief public defender), court personnel, and a deputy prosecuting attorney. Prohibits the release of personally identifying information concerning a railroad crew in a public report concerning a railroad fatality. Repeals provisions that require: (1) the department of education to maintain a public data base concerning public school employees who were physically injured on the job by students; and (2) each public school to provide to the department of education information concerning certain public school employees physically injured on the job by a student.

Who sponsors IN HB 1249?

Aaron Freeman, Alex Zimmerman are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1249, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — Public Law 158
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-12
Public Law 158
became-law
2026-03-12
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-05
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-03-03
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-03-02
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 327: yeas 43, nays 4
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 424: yeas 96, nays 0
2026-02-23
Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Clark
2026-02-23
Senate conferees appointed: Freeman, Taylor G
2026-02-23
House advisors appointed: McNamara, Bascom, Pierce M
2026-02-23
House conferees appointed: Zimmerman, Gore
2026-02-23
House dissented from Senate amendments
2026-02-23
Motion to dissent filed
filing
2026-02-20
Returned to the House with amendments
receipt
2026-02-19
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 207: yeas 46, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-17
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-12
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-02-02
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-29
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-01-28
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 135: yeas 74, nays 18
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-28
Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman
2026-01-20
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-14
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-05
Coauthored by Representative Bascom
2026-01-05
Authored by Representative Zimmerman
2026-01-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
reading-1,referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

HB 1249 - Zimmerman - 3rd Reading
2026-01-28 · pass · 74-18
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Baird: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Greene: yes
- May: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Heaton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Borders: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Isa: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Morris: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Judy: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- King: yes
- Novak: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Klinker: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Payne: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Bartlett: no
- Hamilton: no
- Moed: no
- Shackleford: no
- Burton: no
- Harris: no
- Pack: no
- Smith, V: no
- Campbell: no
- Hatcher: no
- Pierce, M: no
- Summers: no
- Errington: no
- Jackson, C: no
- Porter: no
- GiaQuinta: no
- Johnson, B: no
- Pryor: no
- Bauer: excused
- Hall: excused
- Heine: excused
- Andrade: not voting
- Gore: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
- Cash: not voting
HB 1249 - Freeman - 3rd Reading
2026-02-19 · pass · 46-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Pol: excused
- Garten: not voting
- Holdman: not voting
- Johnson: not voting
HB 1249 - Freeman
2026-02-27 · pass · 43-4
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Alting: yes
- Crider: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Deery: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Becker: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Donato: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bray: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Buchanan: no
- Busch: no
- Freeman: no
- Young: no
- Bassler: not voting
- McKinley: not voting
- Niemeyer: not voting
HB 1249 - Zimmerman
2026-02-27 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Baird: excused
- Davis: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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