# Indiana SB 121: Restrictions on using nets or traps for minnows.

Indiana SB 121, Restrictions on using nets or traps for minnows., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Spencer Deery (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 121
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Restrictions on using nets or traps for minnows.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
- Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: natural resources, the house
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (44 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibits the use of specific devices to take minnows from a waterway unless certain conditions are met. Provides an exemption for bait dealers and individuals with a scientific purposes license. Requires, not later than July 1, 2030, that the department of natural resources submit a report to legislative council regarding Sugar Creek's environmental condition and the status of the fish and wildlife population at Sugar Creek.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 44 | 4 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources (House)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: House sponsor: Representative Goss-Reaves (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 43: yeas 44, nays 4 (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Amendment #1 (Deery) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Senator Clark added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Tomes added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senators Deery, Crider, Baldwin (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0121/versions/SB0121.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0121/versions/SB0121.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0121/versions/SB0121.02.COMS?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
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0121/versions/SB0121.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0121/versions/SB0121.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0121/versions/SB0121.02.COMS?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-SB121-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).