# Indiana HB 1188: Resisting law enforcement.

Indiana HB 1188, Resisting law enforcement., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-11 (Senators Koch and Bohacek added as cosponsors) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1188
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Resisting law enforcement.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-11, Senators Koch and Bohacek added as cosponsors
- Sponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, corrections and criminal law, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (95 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Increases certain penalties for resisting law enforcement.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 95 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-03-11: Senators Koch and Bohacek added as cosponsors (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: 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)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-18: Senate sponsors: Senators Carrasco and Clark (House)
- 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 95, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-02-10: Representative Bascom added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-06: Representative McNamara added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Shonkwiler (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1188/versions/HB1188.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1188/versions/HB1188.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1188/versions/HB1188.01.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
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1188/versions/HB1188.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1188/versions/HB1188.03.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1188/versions/HB1188.01.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-HB1188-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).