2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0198: Crime of swatting.

Legislative Summary

Crime of swatting. Specifies that, for purposes of the crime of false informing, hindering a "law enforcement process" includes causing a law enforcement officer to be dispatched. Enhances the penalty for making a false report that a person is dangerous to a Level 6 felony if the offense would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Senator Freeman
Senate
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Senate
2/4/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
2/6/2025
Senator Koch added as second author
Senate
2/10/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
2/11/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 47, nays 1
Senate
2/11/2025
House sponsor: Representative Ireland
Senate
2/11/2025
Senator Buck added as coauthor
Senate
2/12/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Representative Lucas added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 309: yeas 95, nays 0
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Motion to concur filed
Senate
4/16/2025
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 456: yeas 34, nays 0
Senate
4/17/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/22/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate

Amendments

House Courts and Criminal Code Amendment #1

House Courts and Criminal Code Amendment #1

3/19/2025Not Adopted

House Courts and Criminal Code Amendment #1

House Courts and Criminal Code Amendment #1

3/18/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments
4/16/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
14
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
3/25/2025
95
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/11/2025
47
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(3/26/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/16/202593.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/20/2025116.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/4/2025113.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202595.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/22/202553.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/25/202553.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/24/202553.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/20/202553.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/19/202523.2 KB
Misc
Misc3/19/202564.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/11/202553.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/10/202553.2 KB
Misc
Misc2/4/202521.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/4/202553.2 KB
Misc
Misc2/4/202549.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/7/202552.9 KB