# Indiana HB 1122: Unlawful encroachment.

Indiana HB 1122, Unlawful encroachment., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Wendy McNamara (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Public Law 4) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1122
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Unlawful encroachment.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Public Law 4
- Sponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, corrections and criminal law
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (110 yes, 29 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Authorizes a law enforcement officer to order a person to stop approaching the law enforcement officer if the officer reasonably believes that the person's presence within 25 feet of the officer will interfere with the performance of the officer's duties. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally approaches within 25 feet of a law enforcement officer after being ordered to stop approaching commits unlawful encroachment on a law enforcement officer, a Class C misdemeanor.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New penalties for approaching police after warnings: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana law lets officers lawfully performing their duties order someone to stop approaching. Officers must reasonably believe that person's presence within 25 feet will interfere with their duties. Knowingly or intentionally approaching within 25 feet after that order is un…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Pressel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Karickhoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 39 | 10 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 71 | 19 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-03-25: Public Law 4 (House)
- 2025-03-25: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-13: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Senator Rogers added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 225: yeas 39, nays 10 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-04: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 81: yeas 71, nays 19 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Cosponsor: Senator Clark (House)
- 2025-02-04: Senate sponsor: Senator Baldwin (House)
- 2025-02-03: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-01-30: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-08: Coauthored by Representatives Karickhoff, Bartels, Pressel (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative McNamara (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1122/versions/HB1122.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1122/versions/HB1122.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1122/versions/HB1122.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1122/versions/HB1122.01.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/HB1122/versions/HB1122.04.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1122/versions/HB1122.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1122/versions/HB1122.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1122/versions/HB1122.01.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1122-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).