# Indiana HB 1432: Death sentence and intellectual disabilities.

Indiana HB 1432, Death sentence and intellectual disabilities., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) House bill sponsored by Garrett Bascom (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-02 (First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1432
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Death sentence and intellectual disabilities.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-02-02, First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
- Sponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: courts and criminal code, the senate, corrections and criminal law
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (96 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes a procedure to determine pretrial whether a defendant in a death penalty case has an intellectual disability.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robb Greene (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 96 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 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: Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman (House)
- 2026-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 110: yeas 96, nays 0 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-08: Authored by Representative Bascom (House)
- 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2026-01-08: Coauthored by Representatives Zimmerman, Greene (House)

## Bill text

- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1432/versions/HB1432.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1432/versions/HB1432.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed)
- HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1432/versions/HB1432.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/HB1432/versions/HB1432.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026)
- [HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1406-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1432-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).