# Indiana SB 140: Public safety. Indiana SB 140, Public safety., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Vaneta Becker (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-12 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB140-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 140 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Public safety. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-03-12, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican) - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (275 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the definition of "threat" in the intimidation statute to include posting a person's personal information on a social media platform with the intent to cause: (1) bodily injury to the person; (2) damage to the person's property; or (3) the commission of a crime against the person. Increases the penalty for intimidation if committed against a legislator. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Vaneta Becker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jean Leising (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jim Lucas (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 88 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-12: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Public Law 146 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-03-02: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senator Young M added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-02-27: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2026-02-27: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 328: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 427: yeas 96, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-23: Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Freeman (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate conferees appointed: Becker, Taylor G (Senate) - 2026-02-23: House advisors appointed: Bascom, Ireland, Bauer (House) - 2026-02-23: House conferees appointed: Zimmerman, Gore (House) - 2026-02-23: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Motion to dissent filed (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 264: yeas 88, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-02-16: Representative Lucas added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-02-02: Representative Bascom added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House) - 2026-01-27: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: yeas 44, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-26: House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-08: Senator Walker K added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-05: Coauthored by Senators Leising, Goode, Charbonneau, Deery, Walker G (Senate) - 2026-01-05: Authored by Senators Becker, Freeman, Glick (Senate) - 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0140/versions/SB0140.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0140/versions/SB0140.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0140/versions/SB0140.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0140/versions/SB0140.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0140/versions/SB0140.04.COMH?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/SB0140/versions/SB0140.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0140/versions/SB0140.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0140/versions/SB0140.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0140/versions/SB0140.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0140/versions/SB0140.04.COMH?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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB140-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).