# Indiana SB 119: Grooming.

Indiana SB 119, Grooming., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Dan Dernulc (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Public Law 111) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 119
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Grooming.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-09
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Public Law 111
- Sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (192 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Adds a facility or event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer. Adds entering a facility or location holding an event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age by a serious sex offender to the crime of unlawful entry by a serious sex offender. Renames the offense of "inappropriate communication with a child" to "sexual grooming", and provides (in addition to the current elements of the offense) that a person commits the offense if the person engages in a pattern of repeated or continuous contact with an individual whom the person believes to be a child less than 14 years of age, with the intent to condition the individual to be less resistant to future sexual conduct or sexual activity. Specifies that "computer network" includes cellular telephones.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Becky Cash (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Bartlett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-03-05: Public Law 111 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Senator Doriot added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 48, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2026-02-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 339: yeas 98, nays 0 (House)
- 2026-02-23: Amendment #2 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2026-02-23: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-23: Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-29: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2026-01-28: Representative Cash added as cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-28: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Senator Young M added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 96: yeas 46, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Cosponsor: Representative Bartlett (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: House sponsor: Representative Olthoff (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Senator Brown L added as third author (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senator Niemeyer added as second author (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senators Clark, Pol added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-12-09: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2025-12-09: Authored by Senator Dernulc (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.05.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.06.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.05.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.06.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0119/versions/SB0119.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB119-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).