State Government / Indiana / Legislation / SB 271
Adds telecommunications network wire to the definition of "valuable metal" for purposes of Indiana law governing valuable metal dealers. Moves existing criminal penalties concerning valuable metals to the criminal code. Provides that a person may not sell or attempt to sell, and a valuable metal dealer may not purchase or attempt to purchase, telecommunications network wire in any amount unless specified conditions are satisfied. Provides that a person who suffers a pecuniary loss as a result of a violation of Indiana law governing valuable metal dealers may bring a civil action for specified damages against the person who caused the loss.
Latest development · Mar 5, 2026
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Signed by the Governor
Public Law 142
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the President of the Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 418: yeas 94, nays 2
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 323: yeas 50, nays 0
CCR # 1 filed in the House
Motion to dissent filed
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Senate conferees appointed: Koch, Taylor G
Representative McNamara added as advisor
Representative Lindauer added as conferee
Representative Lindauer removed as advisor
Representative McNamara removed as conferee
House advisors appointed: Soliday, Lindauer, Gore
House conferees appointed: McNamara, Pierce M
Senate dissented from House amendments
Senate advisors appointed: Schmitt, Randolph Lonnie M
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 354: yeas 76, nays 21
Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #2 (Zimmerman) motion withdrawn
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Referred to the House
House sponsor: Representative McNamara
Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 62: yeas 44, nays 1
Cosponsor: Representative Soliday
Senator Freeman added as second author
Senator Pol added as third author
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Authored by Senator Koch
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