Indiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana SB 246
Redaction of court records.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Aaron Freeman (Republican)
- Cyndi Carrasco (Republican)
- Garrett Bascom (Republican)
Cosponsors (8)
- Rodney Pol (Democratic)
- Eric Koch (Republican)
- Brett Clark (Republican)
- Susan Glick (Republican)
- Scott Baldwin (Republican)
- Andrew Ireland (Republican)
- Alex Zimmerman (Republican)
- Tony Isa (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Indiana legislature· Digest
Requires the names and specified other information of child victims, child witnesses, and certain other persons to be redacted in criminal actions. Requires the use of an anonymous designator such as "Child Witness No. 1" when redacting a name, and prohibits redaction that uses the person's initials or that describes the person in terms of a family relationship.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | SB 246 - Freeman | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | SB 246 - Bascom - 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
| Jan 20, 2026 Senate | SB 246 - Freeman - 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in Indiana to see |
Actions
- Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Public Law 129 - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore - Mar 5, 2026
Signed by the Governor - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 286: yeas 47, nays 0 - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Motion to concur filed - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Returned to the Senate with amendments - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 269: yeas 88, nays 0 - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Amendment #1 (Bascom) prevailed; voice vote - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Representative Isa added as cosponsor - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Representatives Ireland, Zimmerman added as cosponsors - Jan 28, 2026 · House
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Referred to the House - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Senator Baldwin added as coauthor - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 39: yeas 46, nays 0 - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
House sponsor: Representative Bascom - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed - Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Senators Pol, Koch, Clark, Glick added as coauthors - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Senator Carrasco added as second author - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Committee report: do pass, adopted - Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law - Jan 8, 2026 · Senate
Authored by Senator Freeman