2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0026: Signal jamming.

Legislative Summary

Signal jamming. Provides that a signal jammer may be seized. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, offers for sale, imports, markets, sells, possesses, uses, or operates a signal jammer commits unlawful use of a signal jammer, a Level 6 felony. Provides that the offense is a Level 5 felony if a signal jammer is used to disrupt a component of a critical infrastructure facility or the communications of a public safety agency. Provides, for purposes of criminal statutes regarding offenses involving critical infrastructure, that a communications services facility includes wires and equipment used to provide communications service to a customer.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Senator Tomes
Senate
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Senate
1/13/2025
Senator Freeman added as second author
Senate
1/13/2025
Senator Byrne added as third author
Senate
1/14/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
1/21/2025
Amendment #1 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
1/21/2025
Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
1/21/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
1/21/2025
Senator Doriot added as coauthor
Senate
1/23/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 14: yeas 49, nays 0
Senate
1/23/2025
House sponsor: Representative Ledbetter
Senate
1/23/2025
Senator Buck added as coauthor
Senate
1/23/2025
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senate
1/24/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Representatives Sweet and Lindauer added as cosponsors
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Representative Pierce M added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 389: yeas 88, nays 6
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Motion to dissent filed
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate dissented from House amendments
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate conferees appointed: Tomes and Taylor G
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Freeman and Byrne
Senate
4/14/2025
House conferees appointed: Ledbetter and Pierce M
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
House advisors appointed: Sweet, Lindauer and McNamara
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Senate
4/21/2025
CCR # 1 filed in the House
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 505: yeas 83, nays 8
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 481: yeas 48, nays 1
Senate
4/23/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/23/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Courts and Criminal Code Amendment #1

House Courts and Criminal Code Amendment #1

4/2/2025Not Adopted

House Courts and Criminal Code Amendment #1

House Courts and Criminal Code Amendment #1

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

1/21/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

1/15/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Conference Committee Report 1
4/22/2025
48
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Conference Committee Report 1
4/21/2025
83
Yea
8
Nay
1
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
4/8/2025
88
Yea
6
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
1/23/2025
49
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/22/2025163.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/2025221.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/21/2025169.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/14/2025168.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/30/2024150.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/22/202572.4 KB
Misc
Misc4/21/202567.3 KB
Misc
Misc4/21/202567.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/8/202574.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/7/202574.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/4/202574.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/4/202574.6 KB
Misc
Misc4/2/202581.7 KB
Misc
Misc4/2/202523.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/23/202576.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/21/202576.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/14/202575.9 KB
Misc
Misc1/14/202548.1 KB
Misc
Misc1/14/202521.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note12/30/202476.0 KB