IN SB 271

enacted

Telecommunications wire and valuable metal dealers.

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

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Did IN SB 271 pass?

Yes. IN SB 271 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Signed by the Governor

What is IN SB 271 about?

Adds telecommunications network wire to the definition of "valuable metal" for purposes of Indiana law governing valuable metal dealers. Moves existing criminal penalties concerning valuable metals to the criminal code. Provides that a person may not sell or attempt to sell, and a valuable metal dealer may not purchase or attempt to purchase, telecommunications network wire in any amount unless specified conditions are satisfied. Provides that a person who suffers a pecuniary loss as a result of a violation of Indiana law governing valuable metal dealers may bring a civil action for specified damages against the person who caused the loss.

Who sponsors IN SB 271?

Wendy McNamara, Rodney Pol, Aaron Freeman and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 271, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

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

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-05
Public Law 142
became-law
2026-03-03
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
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 418: yeas 94, nays 2
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 323: yeas 50, nays 0
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing
2026-02-25
Motion to dissent filed
filing
2026-02-25
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-25
Senate conferees appointed: Koch, Taylor G
2026-02-25
Representative McNamara added as advisor
2026-02-25
Representative Lindauer added as conferee
2026-02-25
Representative Lindauer removed as advisor
2026-02-25
Representative McNamara removed as conferee
2026-02-25
House advisors appointed: Soliday, Lindauer, Gore
2026-02-25
House conferees appointed: McNamara, Pierce M
2026-02-25
Senate dissented from House amendments
2026-02-25
Senate advisors appointed: Schmitt, Randolph Lonnie M
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 354: yeas 76, nays 21
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-23
Amendment #2 (Zimmerman) motion withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal
2026-02-23
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-19
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
House sponsor: Representative McNamara
2026-01-22
Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
2026-01-22
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 62: yeas 44, nays 1
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-22
Cosponsor: Representative Soliday
2026-01-15
Senator Freeman added as second author
2026-01-15
Senator Pol added as third author
2026-01-15
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-13
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-08
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-08
Authored by Senator Koch

Versions

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Documents

Votes

SB 271 - Koch - 3rd Reading
2026-01-22 · pass · 44-1
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Clark: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Alting: yes
- Crider: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Deery: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Young: yes
- Taylor: no
- Becker: excused
- Mishler: excused
- Bassler: not voting
- Busch: not voting
SB 271 - McNamara - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 76-21
Member-level votes (100)
- Andrade: yes
- Gore: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Baird: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Porter: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Manning: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Harris: yes
- May: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Cash: yes
- Heine: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Slager: yes
- Clere: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Moed: yes
- Snow: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Soliday: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Novak: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Summers: yes
- Engleman: yes
- King: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Errington: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pack: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Abbott: no
- Culp: no
- Judy: no
- Sweet: no
- Aylesworth: no
- Davis: no
- Lindauer: no
- VanNatter: no
- Bartels: no
- Genda: no
- Mayfield: no
- Wesco: no
- Borders: no
- Hall: no
- Morris: no
- Carbaugh: no
- Hostettler: no
- Payne: no
- Criswell: no
- Isa: no
- Prescott: no
- Burton: not voting
- Smith, H: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 271 - Koch
2026-02-27 · pass · 50-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Becker: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bray: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
SB 271 - McNamara
2026-02-27 · pass · 94-2
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Andrade: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Criswell: no
- Haggard: no
- Baird: excused
- Davis: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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