# Indiana SB 157: Protection of property rights. Indiana SB 157, Protection of property rights., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Gaskill (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB157-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 157 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Protection of property rights. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican) - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: judiciary, the house - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (264 yes, 65 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Defines "squatter" as an individual who occupies the property of another and who does not have and has never had: (1) a rental agreement; (2) permission of the owner; or (3) another legal interest in the property. Permits a property owner to execute an affidavit stating that a squatter is occupying the person's property, and requires a law enforcement agency to dispatch one or more law enforcement officers to remove the squatter within 48 hours (or a later period if necessary for reasons of public safety). Provides that a property owner can execute an affidavit at the time a law enforcement officer responds to a complaint that a squatter is occupying the owner's property. Requires a dispatched law enforcement officer to remove the squatter from the property unless the law enforcement officer discovers credible evidence that the person is not a squatter. Provides that a law enforcement agency may create a form affidavit. Provides certain immunities to a law enforcement agency and a law enforcement officer. Establishes a cause of action for wrongful removal from property. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Abbott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Timothy O'Brien (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-24 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 84 | 6 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 74 | 18 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 1 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Pol) failed | fail | 8 | 40 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Public Law 191 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 547: yeas 84, nays 6 (House) - 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 505: yeas 50, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2025-04-17: Senate conferees appointed: Gaskill and Pol (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M, Freeman and Alting (Senate) - 2025-04-16: House conferees appointed: King and Garcia Wilburn (House) - 2025-04-16: House advisors appointed: Davis, Jeter, Abbott, Bauer, Burton and Dvorak (House) - 2025-04-16: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Motion to dissent filed (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Concurrence withdrawn (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Motion to concur filed (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2025-03-31: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 330: yeas 74, nays 18 (House) - 2025-03-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-03-24: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-13: Representative O'Brien added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-11: Representative Abbott added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-03: House sponsor: Representative King (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Byrne added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Doriot added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Rogers added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 52: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Cosponsor: Representative Davis (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senator Freeman added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 41: yeas 8, nays 40 (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senator Young M added as third author (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Senator Baldwin added as second author (Senate) - 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Gaskill (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0157/versions/SB0157.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0157/versions/SB0157.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0157/versions/SB0157.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0157/versions/SB0157.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0157/versions/SB0157.04.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 - [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0157/versions/SB0157.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0157/versions/SB0157.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0157/versions/SB0157.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0157/versions/SB0157.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0157/versions/SB0157.04.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) - [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-SB157-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).