# Indiana HB 1014: Public safety. Indiana HB 1014, Public safety., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Alex Zimmerman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1014-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1014 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Public safety. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, corrections and criminal law - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (259 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary Limits the total of the consecutive terms of imprisonment to which a defendant is sentenced for misdemeanor convictions arising out of an episode of criminal conduct. Provides that depositing or causing or allowing the deposit of contaminants or solid waste upon land is a Class C misdemeanor in certain circumstances. Makes it a sentencing aggravator that: (1) the person is in the United States unlawfully; or (2) a person distributed a controlled substance to at least three different individuals in a 180 day period. Makes it a sentencing mitigator for certain controlled substance offenses that the person sought and successfully completed treatment for a substance use disorder: (1) in the year before the commission of the offense; or (2) after committing the offense and before sentencing. Provides that a governmental entity may not organize or host an obscene performance or fund an obscene performance using public funds, and authorizes a person to seek injunctive relief as a remedy for a violation. Increases the penalty for resisting law enforcement under certain circumstances. Replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sex abuse material" throughout the Indiana Code. Makes certain provisions concerning juvenile court jurisdiction retroactive. Specifies that a facility having custody of a person arrested for certain crimes may not release the person on bail for at least 24 hours. Permits virtual bail hearings. Makes conforming amendments. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Caps on back-to-back misdemeanor sentences: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, caps on back-to-back sentences also cover misdemeanors from one episode of criminal conduct. The total cap depends on the most serious conviction: one year for Class C, two for Class B, and three for Class A. The statutory exception for crimes of violence still applies. Exis… - Completed drug treatment can lessen sentences: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, courts may consider successfully completed treatment as a reason for a lighter controlled-substance sentence. The person must have sought and completed treatment within 365 days before the offense, or afterward but before sentencing. A lighter sentence is not guaranteed. - Tougher sentences for resisting police: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, resisting police or interfering with public safety carries revised felony penalties. Level 5 applies for drawing or using a deadly weapon, causing moderate injury, or driving that creates substantial injury risk. Level 4 applies when driving causes serious injury, or vehicle… - Childhood offenses remain subject to prosecution: cost, low. The adult-court rule covers people age 21 or older accused of childhood offenses eligible for transfer to adult court. It applies whether the offense occurred, or the person turned 21, before, on, or after July 1, 2023. Beginning July 1, 2025, the delinquency rule covers alleged acts committed befo… - More driving consequences for resisting police: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, specified vehicle-related resisting-police offenses count toward habitual traffic-violator status. This tier requires at least three qualifying judgments within 10 years, measured from offense dates, from separate incidents. Courts may also notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicle… - More provider convictions trigger sex-offender registration: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, registration law includes service providers convicted of sexual misconduct involving a detained or supervised child. These convictions place people in both the sex-offender and sex-or-violent-offender classifications. - New reasons for tougher criminal sentences: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, courts may consider current or past unlawful presence in the United States when imposing sentences. A qualifying U.S. Department of Homeland Security finding is evidence of unlawful presence. Courts may also consider drug dealing that distributes controlled substances to at… - Criminal penalties for dumping on others' land: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly dumping waste on another person's land can be a Class C misdemeanor. The rule covers depositing, causing, or allowing deposits of contaminants or solid waste. It applies to at least 30 square feet at once, or any amount on at least two… - Family-offense bail holds and virtual hearings: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, arrests for listed offenses against family or household members require at least 24 hours before bail release. Release also requires a bail hearing in open court. Courts may hold bail hearings virtually, including hearings that must be held in open court. - Government obscene performances banned and challengeable: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana government entities cannot knowingly or intentionally organize or host performances legally defined as obscene. They also cannot use public money to fund any part of those performances. Anyone may ask a court to stop a violation. A person who wins is entitled to an o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-24 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2: adopted by the House | pass | 79 | 13 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2: adopted by the Senate | pass | 42 | 8 | | | 2025-03-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 91 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Public Law 218 (House) - 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-24: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2025-04-24: Senator Taylor G removed as conferee (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Senator Carrasco added as conferee (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Senator Carrasco removed as advisor (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Representative Meltzer added as conferee (House) - 2025-04-24: Representative Gore removed as conferee (House) - 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 534: yeas 42, nays 8 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 2: adopted by the House; Roll Call 572: yeas 79, nays 13 (House) - 2025-04-24: Motion to Withdraw CCR #1: adopted voice vote (House) - 2025-04-24: CCR # 2 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-24: CCR # 2 filed in the House (House) - 2025-04-24: Motion to withdraw CCR #1: prevailed (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Representative Ireland added as coauthor (House) - 2025-04-24: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-14: House conferees appointed: Zimmerman and Gore (House) - 2025-04-14: Senate conferees appointed: Glick and Taylor G (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Senate advisors appointed: Pol and Carrasco (Senate) - 2025-04-14: House advisors appointed: Bascom, McNamara and Pierce M (House) - 2025-04-10: Motion to dissent filed (House) - 2025-04-10: House dissented from Senate amendments (House) - 2025-03-25: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 260: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Senator Pol added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-02-18: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-01-30: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 45: yeas 91, nays 0 (House) - 2025-01-30: Senate sponsor: Senator Glick (House) - 2025-01-29: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-01-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-09: Representative Bascom G added as coauthor (House) - 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Zimmerman (House) - 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1014/versions/HB1014.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1014/versions/HB1014.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1014/versions/HB1014.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1014/versions/HB1014.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed) - SB 231: Various corrections matters. (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 - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1014/versions/HB1014.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1014/versions/HB1014.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1014/versions/HB1014.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1014/versions/HB1014.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025) - [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025) - [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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1014-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).