Indiana Senate Bill 119
Session 2026
Grooming.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 5, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Dec 9, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
119
State
Indiana
Session
2026
Motion Text
SB 119 - Dernulc
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
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.
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Engrossed Senate Bill (S)
Engrossed Senate Bill (H)
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Fiscal Note: SB0119.06.ENRH.FN001
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03/05/2026
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
03/05/2026
Senate
Public Law 111
02/27/2026
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
02/27/2026
House
Signed by the Speaker
02/27/2026
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
02/26/2026
Senate
Senator Doriot added as coauthor
02/25/2026
Senate
Motion to concur filed
02/25/2026
House
Returned to the Senate with amendments
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 48, nays 0
02/24/2026
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 339: yeas 98, nays 0
02/23/2026
House
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
02/23/2026
House
Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote
02/23/2026
House
Amendment #2 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote
02/19/2026
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/29/2026
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
01/28/2026
House
Representative Cash added as cosponsor
01/28/2026
Senate
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
01/28/2026
Senate
Referred to the House
01/27/2026
Senate
Senator Young M added as coauthor
01/27/2026
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 96: yeas 46, nays 0
01/27/2026
Senate
Cosponsor: Representative Bartlett
01/27/2026
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Olthoff
01/26/2026
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
01/26/2026
Senate
Senator Brown L added as third author
01/26/2026
Senate
Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
01/22/2026
Senate
Senator Niemeyer added as second author
01/22/2026
Senate
Senators Clark, Pol added as coauthors
01/20/2026
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
12/09/2025
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
12/09/2025
Senate
Authored by Senator Dernulc
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 9, 2025 8:30:59 PM
Record Updated
Mar 9, 2026 5:10:25 PM