# Indiana HB 1006: Prosecutors.

Indiana HB 1006, Prosecutors., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Chris Jeter (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Public Law 147) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1006
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Prosecutors.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Public Law 147
- Sponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, corrections and criminal law, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (182 yes, 87 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Establishes the prosecutor review board and sets forth the duties of the board. Requires that two members appointed to the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys be trial court judges from counties receiving reimbursement of expenditures for noncapital cases.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Broader eligibility for special prosecutor appointments: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, special prosecutor eligibility follows judicial-circuit boundaries rather than county boundaries. A prosecutor or deputy from another judicial circuit can serve with their consent. A senior prosecutor can return to a former circuit only when the court finds no appearance of…
- Prosecutor reviewers get no expense reimbursement: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana Prosecutor Review Board members receive no state reimbursement for travel or other board-duty expenses. Members bear those costs without state reimbursement.
- New prosecutor reviews and reviewer protections: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, a five-member Indiana Prosecutor Review Board oversees prosecutors’ refusals to enforce state criminal laws. It must investigate reports of public blanket refusals and may investigate patterns of refusal. Blanket refusals exclude case-by-case decisions and decisions required…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 61 | 20 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 35 | 8 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Amendment #1 (Pol) failed | fail | 15 | 34 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 71 | 25 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-05-01: Public Law 147 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-17: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 493: yeas 61, nays 20 (House)
- 2025-04-11: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 381: yeas 35, nays 8 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 358: yeas 15, nays 34 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-19: Senate sponsors: Senators Freeman and Carrasco (House)
- 2025-02-19: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 236: yeas 71, nays 25 (House)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-06: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative McNamara added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-21: Coauthored by Representatives Steuerwald and Ireland (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Jeter (House)
- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.06.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.07.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.04.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.05.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.06.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.07.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.05.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1006/versions/HB1006.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1006-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).