State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1250
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
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Signed by the Governor
Public Law 57
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 366: yeas 92, nays 0
Signed by the Speaker
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the House with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 46, nays 0
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senator Clark added as cosponsor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
Referred to the Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 94, nays 0
Senate sponsors: Senators Carrasco, Baldwin, Becker
Cosponsors: Senators Tomes, Schmitt
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representative Zimmerman added as coauthor
Coauthored by Representatives McNamara, Bascom
Authored by Representative O'Brien
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
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