Indiana Senate Bill 198
Session 2025
Crime of swatting.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 1, 2025
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
First Action
Jan 8, 2025
Latest Action
May 1, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
198
State
Indiana
Session
2025
Motion Text
SB 198 - Freeman
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Summary
Specifies that, for purposes of the crime of false informing, hindering a "law enforcement process" includes causing a law enforcement officer to be dispatched. Enhances the penalty for making a false report that a person is dangerous to a Level 6 felony if the offense would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened.
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Fiscal Note: SB0198.04.ENRH.FN001
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05/01/2025
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
05/01/2025
Senate
Public Law 129
04/23/2025
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
04/22/2025
House
Signed by the Speaker
04/17/2025
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
04/16/2025
Senate
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 456: yeas 34, nays 0
04/10/2025
Senate
Motion to concur filed
03/26/2025
House
Returned to the Senate with amendments
03/25/2025
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 309: yeas 95, nays 0
03/24/2025
House
Representative Lucas added as cosponsor
03/24/2025
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
03/20/2025
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
03/03/2025
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
02/12/2025
Senate
Referred to the House
02/11/2025
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 47, nays 1
02/11/2025
Senate
Senator Buck added as coauthor
02/11/2025
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Ireland
02/10/2025
Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed
02/06/2025
Senate
Senator Koch added as second author
02/04/2025
Senate
Committee report: do pass, adopted
01/08/2025
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
01/08/2025
Senate
Authored by Senator Freeman
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 8, 2025 12:35:02 AM
Record Updated
Oct 7, 2025 6:32:52 AM