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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1250

HB 1250Session 2026HouseBecame law

Public safety procedures.

Requires the department of correction to electronically notify, at least seven days in advance, the: (1) county sheriff; (2) prosecuting attorney; and (3) chief of police; of the county or municipality into which the department will release a serious violent felon, including a juvenile adjudicated for an act that would be a serious violent felony, and of the county or municipality where the serious violent felon or juvenile committed the offense. Requires the department of correction to notify a registered victim through the department's automated victim notification system. Requires: (1) a court; and (2) the prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's victim assistance program; to notify a victim of the automated victim assistance notification program, and provides that a victim has the right to be informed, upon request, about the progress of the criminal case involving the victim. Requires that, before hiring a person as a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement hiring department or agency shall request from prior law enforcement employers all documents relating to disciplinary action or internal investigations that involve the person. (Under current law, a hiring agency must request all findings and orders).

Latest development · Mar 3, 2026

Signed by the Governor

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 5, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 27, 2026
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public SafetyFamily & Social Services

Source subjects

AGENCIES; Department of Corrections (DOC)CORRECTIONS; Juvenile Inmates and FacilitiesCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against PersonsCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Prosecuting Attorneys (Non-Elected)LAW ENFORCEMENT; County Sheriffs' DepartmentsLAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorCyndi Carrasco
Primary sponsorScott Baldwin
Primary sponsorTimothy O'Brien
Primary sponsorVaneta Becker
coauthorAlex Zimmerman
cosponsorBrett Clark
cosponsorDaryl Schmitt
coauthorGarrett Bascom
cosponsorJames Tomes
coauthorWendy McNamara

Action timeline

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View full action timeline23 actions⌄
  1. Mar 3, 2026

    Signed by the Governor

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 3, 2026

    Public Law 57

    Became LawHouse
  3. Feb 27, 2026

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    PassageSenate
  4. Feb 26, 2026

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    PassageSenate
  5. Feb 25, 2026

    House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 366: yeas 92, nays 0

    House
  6. Feb 25, 2026

    Signed by the Speaker

    PassageHouse
  7. Feb 24, 2026

    Motion to concur filed

    FilingHouse
  8. Feb 20, 2026

    Returned to the House with amendments

    ReceiptSenate
  9. Feb 19, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 46, nays 0

    PassageReading 3Reading 3Senate
  10. Feb 16, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  11. Feb 12, 2026

    Senator Clark added as cosponsor

    Senate
  12. Feb 12, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  13. Feb 2, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  14. Jan 29, 2026

    Referred to the Senate

    ReferralHouse
  15. Jan 28, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 94, nays 0

    PassageReading 3Reading 3House
  16. Jan 28, 2026

    Senate sponsors: Senators Carrasco, Baldwin, Becker

    House
  17. Jan 28, 2026

    Cosponsors: Senators Tomes, Schmitt

    House
  18. Jan 27, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2House
  19. Jan 22, 2026

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageHouse
  20. Jan 8, 2026

    Representative Zimmerman added as coauthor

    House
  21. Jan 5, 2026

    Coauthored by Representatives McNamara, Bascom

    House
  22. Jan 5, 2026

    Authored by Representative O'Brien

    House
  23. Jan 5, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse

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Source data last updated Apr 30, 2026.