IN SB 291

enacted

Court security.

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

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Did IN SB 291 pass?

Yes. IN SB 291 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Public Law 139

What is IN SB 291 about?

Establishes a procedure to prevent certain personal information of a protected judicial individual from being publically available by a public agency. Creates a civil cause of action against a public agency that fails to remove certain personal information of a protected individual. Repeals current code concerning the supreme court sheriff. Allows the supreme court and the court of appeals to each appoint a court marshal and allows each appointed court marshal to hire deputy court marshals. Requires a court marshal to ensure the safety and security of the court. Requires a supreme court marshal and a court of appeals court marshal to carry out certain responsibilities. Provides that a court marshal is entitled to qualified immunity for acts performed in the course of official duties. Specifies that a court marshal has limited police powers and is required to notify the local law enforcement agency as soon as practicable when a security threat is detected. Allows the marshal appointed by the court of appeals to provide for the safety and security of the tax court.

Who sponsors IN SB 291?

Gregory Steuerwald, Eric Koch, Cyndi Carrasco and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 291, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Public Law 139
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Public Law 139
became-law
2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-25
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 288: yeas 47, nays 0
2026-02-17
Motion to concur filed
filing
2026-02-11
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-10
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 230: yeas 95, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-09
Amendment #2 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-09
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-09
Amendment #1 (Gore) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-05
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-29
Representative Haggard added as cosponsor
2026-01-28
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-27
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-26
Cosponsor: Representative Jeter
2026-01-26
House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald
2026-01-26
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 86: yeas 44, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-26
Senator Alexander added as coauthor
2026-01-26
Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
2026-01-26
Senator Deery added as coauthor
2026-01-22
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-22
Amendment #4 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-22
Senators Brown L, Freeman, Taylor G, Randolph added as coauthors
2026-01-22
Senators Glick, Clark added as coauthors
2026-01-22
Senator Pol added as coauthor
2026-01-20
Senator Young M added as coauthor
2026-01-15
Senator Koch added as third author
2026-01-15
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-12
Authored by Senator Baldwin
2026-01-12
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-12
Senator Carrasco added as second author

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Votes

SB 291 - Baldwin - 3rd Reading
2026-01-26 · pass · 44-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Brown: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Busch: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Young: yes
- Bassler: excused
- Ford J.D.: excused
- Jackson, L: excused
- Randolph: excused
- Becker: excused
SB 291 - Steuerwald - 3rd Reading
2026-02-10 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Errington: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Porter: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Baird: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Gore: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Greene: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Haggard: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hall: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Harris: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Isa: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Heine: excused
- Jordan: not voting
- Karickhoff: not voting
- Lopez: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 291 - Baldwin
2026-02-25 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Alting: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Pol: excused
- Doriot: not voting
- Mishler: not voting

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