2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0219: Trespass.

Legislative Summary

Trespass. Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally enters the real property of another person after having been denied entry by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or their agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally refuses to leave the real property of another person after having been asked to leave by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or the other person's agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Senator Clark
Senate
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Senate
1/16/2025
Senator Freeman added as second author
Senate
1/21/2025
Senator Baldwin added as third author
Senate
1/28/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
1/28/2025
Senators Koch, Bohacek, Glick added as coauthors
Senate
1/30/2025
Amendment #1 (Clark) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
1/30/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
2/3/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 55: yeas 49, nays 0
Senate
2/3/2025
House sponsor: Representative Haggard
Senate
2/3/2025
Senator Alting added as coauthor
Senate
2/4/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
2/18/2025
Representatives Steuerwald, Jeter, Pierce K added as cosponsors
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 288: yeas 90, nays 0
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Returned to the Senate without amendments
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
3/24/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
4/3/2025
Signed by the Governor
Senate
4/3/2025
Public Law 23
Senate

Amendments

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

1/30/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Third reading
3/20/2025
90
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/3/2025
49
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/21/2025120.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/13/2025156.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/30/2025154.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/28/2025147.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/8/2025128.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/28/202565.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/20/202565.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/17/202565.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/202565.6 KB
Misc
Misc3/12/202522.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/12/202573.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/3/202565.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/30/202565.6 KB
Misc
Misc1/28/202521.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/28/202565.4 KB
Misc
Misc1/28/202549.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/8/202565.1 KB