# Indiana HR 53: Recognizing the importance of repentance.

Indiana HR 53, Recognizing the importance of repentance., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Joanna King (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-15 (First reading: referred to the Committee on Courts and Criminal Code) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HR 53
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Recognizing the importance of repentance.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-15
- Last action: 2025-04-15, First reading: referred to the Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
- Sponsor: Joanna King (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Subjects: the committee on courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Beau Baird (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce Borders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Doug Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ethan Lawson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heath VanNatter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Bartlett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Engleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lorissa Sweet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Genda (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Behning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Heaton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Morris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shane Lindauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tony Isa (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-04-15: First reading: referred to the Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-04-15: Coauthored by Representatives Heaton, Morris, Wesco, Miller D, Isa, VanNatter, Lucas, Haggard, Genda, Engleman, Sweet, Culp, Baird, Lindauer, Zimmerman, Lawson, Shonkwiler, Bartlett, Borders, Behning, Teshka (House)
- 2025-04-15: Authored by Representative King (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Resolution (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HR0053/versions/HR0053.01.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
- [Introduced House Resolution (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HR0053/versions/HR0053.01.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-HR53-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).