2024 Regular Session • Indiana Legislature
SB0181: Citizenship and immigration status.
Legislative Summary
Citizenship and immigration status. Provides that, if the attorney general determines probable cause exists, the attorney general, rather than any person lawfully domiciled in Indiana, shall bring an action to compel a governmental body or postsecondary educational institution to comply with statutes requiring cooperation with federal immigration officials. Requires a court to apply a preponderance of the evidence standard to enjoin the violation of those statutes.
Bill History
1/9/2024
Authored by Senator Koch
Senate
1/9/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
Senate
1/16/2024
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
1/18/2024
Amendment #1 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
1/18/2024
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
1/18/2024
Senator Crider added as second author
Senate
1/18/2024
Senators Zay and Busch added as coauthors
Senate
1/18/2024
Senators Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 16: yeas 37, nays 9
Senate
1/22/2024
House sponsor: Representative Jeter
Senate
1/22/2024
Senators Alexander, Becker, Bohacek, Buchanan added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Senators Buck, Byrne, Charbonneau, Crane added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Senators Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Goode G added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Senators Holdman, Johnson T, Leising, Messmer added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Senators Niemeyer, Raatz, Tomes, Walker G added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Senator Rogers added as coauthor
Senate
1/23/2024
Referred to the House
Senate
1/29/2024
Representative Goodrich added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
2/6/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
Representative Prescott added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 224: yeas 70, nays 23
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Representative Lauer added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Returned to the Senate without amendments
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
3/7/2024
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
3/12/2024
Signed by the Governor
Senate
3/12/2024
Public Law 76
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment #1
House Amendment #1
2/26/2024Not Adopted
House Judiciary Amendment #2
House Judiciary Amendment #2
2/20/2024Not Adopted
House Judiciary Amendment #1
House Judiciary Amendment #1
2/20/2024Not Adopted
Senate Amendment #1
Senate Amendment #1
1/18/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House - Third reading
2/27/2024
70
Yea
23
Nay
3
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
1/22/2024
37
Yea
9
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/12/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 33
Primary Sponsor

Eric Koch
Republican
Co-Sponsors (32)
Michael Crider
Republican
Andy Zay
Republican
Justin Busch
Republican
Spencer Deery
Republican
Dan Dernulc
Republican
Stacey Donato
Republican
Blake Doriot
Republican
Scott Alexander
Republican
Vaneta Becker
Republican
Mike Bohacek
Republican
Brian Buchanan
Republican
James Buck
Republican
Gary Byrne
Republican
Ed Charbonneau
Republican
John Crane
Republican
Aaron Freeman
Republican
Chris Garten
Republican
Mike Gaskill
Republican
Greg Goode
Republican
Travis Holdman
Republican
Tyler Johnson
Republican
Jean Leising
Republican
Mark Messmer
Republican
Rick Niemeyer
Republican
Jeff Raatz
Republican
James Tomes
Republican
Greg Walker
Republican
Linda Rogers
Republican
Chris Jeter
Republican
Chuck Goodrich
Republican
John Prescott
Republican
Ryan Lauer
Republican