Bill Commons

IN SB 9

enacted

Victim impact statements.

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

Description

Requires a defendant to be present in the courtroom while a victim makes a statement concerning the crime and the sentence, unless the defendant presents a safety risk or causes a significant disruption. Provides that if a defendant fails to appear at sentencing and is later taken into custody, the court may hold a hearing to permit the victim to makes a statement concerning the crime and the sentence in the presence of the defendant.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-04 — Signed by the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Joanna Kingsponsor
  • Eric Basslerauthor
  • Tyler Johnsonauthor
  • Liz Brownauthor
  • Susan Glickcoauthor
  • Maureen Bauercosponsor
  • Eric Kochcoauthor
  • Rodney Polcoauthor
  • Aaron Freemancoauthor
  • Brett Clarkcoauthor
  • Robert Morriscosponsor
  • Scott Baldwincoauthor
  • Spencer Deerycoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Authored by Senator Brown L

  2. 2025-12-08

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    Senator Bassler added as third author

  4. 2026-01-13

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-01-13

    Senator Johnson T added as second author

  6. 2026-01-15

    Senators Pol, Koch, Clark, Glick, Deery added as coauthors

  7. 2026-01-15

    Senator Freeman added as coauthor

  8. 2026-01-20

    Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  9. 2026-01-20

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  10. 2026-01-22

    Senator Baldwin added as coauthor

  11. 2026-01-22

    House sponsor: Representative King

  12. 2026-01-22

    Cosponsor: Representative Morris

  13. 2026-01-22

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 46: yeas 45, nays 0

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  14. 2026-01-23

    Referred to the House

    referral

  15. 2026-01-28

    First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-12

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  17. 2026-02-16

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  18. 2026-02-16

    Amendment #1 (Meltzer) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  19. 2026-02-17

    Representative Bauer added as cosponsor

  20. 2026-02-17

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 258: yeas 90, nays 0

    passage,reading-3,reading-3

  21. 2026-02-18

    Returned to the Senate with amendments

    receipt

  22. 2026-02-23

    Motion to concur filed

    filing

  23. 2026-02-25

    Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 269: yeas 42, nays 0

  24. 2026-02-26

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    passage

  25. 2026-02-26

    Signed by the Speaker

    passage

  26. 2026-03-04

    Public Law 66

    became-law

  27. 2026-03-04

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  28. 2026-02-27

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SB 9 - Brown L - 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 9 - King - 3rd Reading

    2026-02-17 · pass · 90-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Engleman: yes
    • Lawson: yes
    • Pierce, K: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Errington: yes
    • Ledbetter: yes
    • Pierce, M: yes
    • Aylesworth: yes
    • Garcia Wilburn: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Porter: yes
    • Baird: yes
    • Genda: yes
    • Lindauer: yes
    • Prescott: yes
    • Bartels: yes
    • GiaQuinta: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Pressel: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Goss-Reaves: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Pryor: yes
    • Bascom: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • Manning: yes
    • Rowray: yes
    • Bauer: yes
    • Haggard: yes
    • May: yes
    • Shackleford: yes
    • Behning: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Slager: yes
    • Borders: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Smaltz: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Smith, H: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Hatcher: yes
    • Miller, D: yes
    • Smith, V: yes
    • Carbaugh: yes
    • Heaton: 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
    • VanNatter: yes
    • Dant Chesser: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Olthoff: yes
    • Wesco: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Judy: yes
    • Pack: yes
    • Yocum: yes
    • DeLaney: yes
    • King: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Zimmerman: yes
    • DeVon: yes
    • Klinker: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Dvorak: yes
    • Lauer: yes
    • Pfaff: yes
    • Barrett: excused
    • Hostettler: excused
    • Shonkwiler: excused
    • Thompson: excused
    • Gore: excused
    • Heine: not voting
    • Meltzer: not voting
    • Snow: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting
    • Karickhoff: not voting

  • SB 9 - Brown L

    2026-02-25 · pass · 42-0

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Byrne: yes
    • Hunley: yes
    • Raatz: yes
    • Alting: yes
    • Carrasco: yes
    • Jackson, L: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Baldwin: yes
    • Charbonneau: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Schmitt: yes
    • Bassler: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Crider: yes
    • Leising: yes
    • Tomes: yes
    • Bohacek: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Maxwell: yes
    • Walker G: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Garten: yes
    • McKinley: yes
    • Walker K: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Gaskill: yes
    • Mishler: yes
    • Yoder: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Niemeyer: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Buck: yes
    • Goode: yes
    • Niezgodski: yes
    • Busch: yes
    • Holdman: yes
    • Qaddoura: yes
    • Pol: excused
    • Deery: not voting
    • Donato: not voting
    • Ford J.D.: not voting
    • Taylor: not voting
    • Dernulc: not voting
    • Doriot: not voting
    • Randolph: not voting

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