# Indiana HB 1250: Public safety procedures. Indiana HB 1250, Public safety procedures., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Timothy O'Brien (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-03 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1250-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1250 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Public safety procedures. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-03-03, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, corrections and criminal law - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (232 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Requires the department of correction to electronically notify, at least seven days in advance, the: (1) county sheriff; (2) prosecuting attorney; and (3) chief of police; of the county or municipality into which the department will release a serious violent felon, including a juvenile adjudicated for an act that would be a serious violent felony, and of the county or municipality where the serious violent felon or juvenile committed the offense. Requires the department of correction to notify a registered victim through the department's automated victim notification system. Requires: (1) a court; and (2) the prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's victim assistance program; to notify a victim of the automated victim assistance notification program, and provides that a victim has the right to be informed, upon request, about the progress of the criminal case involving the victim. Requires that, before hiring a person as a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement hiring department or agency shall request from prior law enforcement employers all documents relating to disciplinary action or internal investigations that involve the person. (Under current law, a hiring agency must request all findings and orders). ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 94 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-03-03: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2026-03-03: Public Law 57 (House) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-25: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 366: yeas 92, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-25: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-24: Motion to concur filed (House) - 2026-02-20: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 46, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senator Clark added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-02: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2026-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 94, nays 0 (House) - 2026-01-28: Senate sponsors: Senators Carrasco, Baldwin, Becker (House) - 2026-01-28: Cosponsors: Senators Tomes, Schmitt (House) - 2026-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-01-22: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-08: Representative Zimmerman added as coauthor (House) - 2026-01-05: Coauthored by Representatives McNamara, Bascom (House) - 2026-01-05: Authored by Representative O'Brien (House) - 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1250/versions/HB1250.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1250/versions/HB1250.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1250/versions/HB1250.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1250/versions/HB1250.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed) - HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed) - HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed) - HB 1249: Various criminal law matters. (signed) - HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles. (signed) - HB 1115: Homeowners association governance. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1250/versions/HB1250.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1250/versions/HB1250.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1250/versions/HB1250.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1250/versions/HB1250.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026) - [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026) - [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026) - [HB 1249: Various criminal law matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1249-2026) - [HB 1200: Bureau of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1200-2026) - [HB 1115: Homeowners association governance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1115-2026) - [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-HB1250-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).