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Indiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Indiana SB 119

Grooming.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (7)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Indiana legislature· Digest

Adds a facility or event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer. Adds entering a facility or location holding an event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age by a serious sex offender to the crime of unlawful entry by a serious sex offender. Renames the offense of "inappropriate communication with a child" to "sexual grooming", and provides (in addition to the current elements of the offense) that a person commits the offense if the person engages in a pattern of repeated or continuous contact with an individual whom the person believes to be a child less than 14 years of age, with the intent to condition the individual to be less resistant to future sexual conduct or sexual activity. Specifies that "computer network" includes cellular telephones.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 25, 2026
Senate		SB 119 - DernulcpassSet your home in Indiana to see
Feb 24, 2026
House		SB 119 - Olthoff - 3rd ReadingpassSet your home in Indiana to see
Jan 27, 2026
Senate		SB 119 - Dernulc - 3rd ReadingpassSet your home in Indiana to see

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