IN SB 119

enacted

Grooming.

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

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Did IN SB 119 pass?

Yes. IN SB 119 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Public Law 111

What is IN SB 119 about?

Adds a facility or event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer. Adds entering a facility or location holding an event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age by a serious sex offender to the crime of unlawful entry by a serious sex offender. Renames the offense of "inappropriate communication with a child" to "sexual grooming", and provides (in addition to the current elements of the offense) that a person commits the offense if the person engages in a pattern of repeated or continuous contact with an individual whom the person believes to be a child less than 14 years of age, with the intent to condition the individual to be less resistant to future sexual conduct or sexual activity. Specifies that "computer network" includes cellular telephones.

Who sponsors IN SB 119?

Julie Olthoff, Liz Brown, Rick Niemeyer and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 119, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Public Law 111
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Public Law 111
became-law
2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-26
Senator Doriot added as coauthor
2026-02-25
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 48, nays 0
2026-02-25
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-25
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 339: yeas 98, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Amendment #2 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-23
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-23
Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-19
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-29
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-28
Representative Cash added as cosponsor
2026-01-28
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2026-01-28
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-27
Senator Young M added as coauthor
2026-01-27
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 96: yeas 46, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-27
Cosponsor: Representative Bartlett
2026-01-27
House sponsor: Representative Olthoff
2026-01-26
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-26
Senator Brown L added as third author
2026-01-26
Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-22
Senator Niemeyer added as second author
2026-01-22
Senators Clark, Pol added as coauthors
2026-01-20
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2025-12-09
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-12-09
Authored by Senator Dernulc

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Votes

SB 119 - Dernulc - 3rd Reading
2026-01-27 · pass · 46-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Deery: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Busch: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Young: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Becker: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Garten: excused
SB 119 - Olthoff - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Porter: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Baird: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moed: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Novak: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Harris: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 119 - Dernulc
2026-02-25 · pass · 48-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Pol: excused
- Doriot: not voting

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