# Indiana SB 139: Expungement and firearms.

Indiana SB 139, Expungement and firearms., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Michael Crider (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (Senator Tomes added as second author) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 139
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Expungement and firearms.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-13, Senator Tomes added as second author
- Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Specifies, for purposes of the expungement statute, that a person whose conviction for a serious violent felony involving the possession or use of a firearm is expunged is entitled to restoration of the person's right to possess a firearm only if the court finds, following a hearing, that restoration of the person's right to possess a firearm is unlikely to present a danger to the public.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-13: Senator Tomes 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

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0139/versions/SB0139.01.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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0139/versions/SB0139.01.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-SB139-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).