# Indiana SB 120: DNA samples at time of arrest.

Indiana SB 120, DNA samples at time of arrest., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Michael Crider (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Public Law 44) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 120
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: DNA samples at time of arrest.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Public Law 44
- Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (159 yes, 27 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a sheriff to take a DNA sample of a person taken into custody for a felony. Provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor if a person refuses to provide a DNA sample to a sheriff.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 39 | 8 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 80 | 10 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 40 | 9 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-10: Public Law 44 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-26: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 296: yeas 39, nays 8 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-03-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 281: yeas 80, nays 10 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: House sponsor: Representative McNamara (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 84: yeas 40, nays 9 (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senator Clark added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Senator Bohacek added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Crider (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0120/versions/SB0120.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0120/versions/SB0120.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0120/versions/SB0120.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0120/versions/SB0120.03.COMH?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
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0120/versions/SB0120.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0120/versions/SB0120.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0120/versions/SB0120.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0120/versions/SB0120.03.COMH?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-SB120-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).