IN SB 160

enacted

Public safety.

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

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Did IN SB 160 pass?

Yes. IN SB 160 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Signed by the Governor

What is IN SB 160 about?

Makes wearing a mask during the commission of a criminal offense a sentencing aggravator. Makes it malicious littering, a Class A misdemeanor, for a person to place refuse on the property of another person with the intent to cause the owner or occupant of the property to reasonably fear for their physical safety.

Who sponsors IN SB 160?

Danny Lopez, Scott Baldwin, Brett Clark and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 160, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-05
Public Law 112
became-law
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
2026-02-25
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 276: yeas 46, nays 0
2026-02-20
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-18
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-17
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 265: yeas 88, nays 2
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-17
Representative Yocum added as cosponsor
2026-02-16
Amendment #1 (Pierce M) failed; Roll Call 242: yeas 33, nays 59
amendment-failure,failure
2026-02-16
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-12
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-28
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-23
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-22
Senator Baldwin added as third author
2026-01-22
House sponsor: Representative Lopez
2026-01-22
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 51: yeas 45, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-20
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-20
Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-14
Senator Clark added as second author
2026-01-13
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-05
Authored by Senator Deery

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SB 160 - Deery - 3rd Reading
2026-01-22 · pass · 45-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Crider: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Alting: yes
- Deery: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Donato: yes
- Koch: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bray: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Pol: yes
- Young: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Glick: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Becker: excused
- Mishler: excused
- Bassler: not voting
- Busch: not voting
SB 160 - Lopez - 2nd Reading
2026-02-16 · fail · 33-59
Member-level votes (100)
- Andrade: yes
- Errington: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Porter: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Genda: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Burton: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Moed: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Gore: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Clere: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Novak: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Harris: yes
- Pack: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Abbott: no
- Engleman: no
- Lehman: no
- Pressel: no
- Aylesworth: no
- Goss-Reaves: no
- Lopez: no
- Shonkwiler: no
- Baird: no
- Greene: no
- Lucas: no
- Slager: no
- Barrett: no
- Haggard: no
- Manning: no
- Smaltz: no
- Bartels: no
- Hall: no
- May: no
- Smith, H: no
- Bascom: no
- Heaton: no
- Mayfield: no
- Snow: no
- Behning: no
- Ireland: no
- McGuire: no
- Soliday: no
- Borders: no
- Isa: no
- McNamara: no
- Steuerwald: no
- Carbaugh: no
- Jeter: no
- Miller, D: no
- Sweet: no
- Cash: no
- Jordan: no
- O'Brien: no
- Teshka: no
- Commons: no
- Judy: no
- Olthoff: no
- Thompson: no
- Criswell: no
- King: no
- Patterson: no
- VanNatter: no
- Culp: no
- Lauer: no
- Payne: no
- Wesco: no
- Davis: no
- Lawson: no
- Pierce, K: no
- Yocum: no
- DeVon: no
- Ledbetter: no
- Prescott: no
- Heine: excused
- Johnson, B: excused
- Lindauer: excused
- Rowray: excused
- Hostettler: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Morris: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 160 - Lopez - 3rd Reading
2026-02-17 · pass · 88-2
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Baird: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Burton: no
- Dvorak: no
- Barrett: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Shonkwiler: excused
- Snow: excused
- Gore: excused
- Heine: not voting
- Lucas: not voting
- Meltzer: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
SB 160 - Deery
2026-02-25 · pass · 46-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Pol: excused
- Doriot: not voting
- Mishler: not voting
- Qaddoura: not voting

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