# Indiana SB 160: Public safety. Indiana SB 160, Public safety., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Spencer Deery (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB160-2026 - 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 160 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Public safety. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-03-05, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (212 yes, 61 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Makes wearing a mask during the commission of a criminal offense a sentencing aggravator. Makes it malicious littering, a Class A misdemeanor, for a person to place refuse on the property of another person with the intent to cause the owner or occupant of the property to reasonably fear for their physical safety. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Masked offenders face possible harsher sentences: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana courts may use mask-wearing during an offense as a reason for a harsher sentence. A mask means a face covering or device worn to hide or disguise the wearer's identity. The law does not require a particular sentence. - New criminal penalties for threatening littering: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana makes malicious littering a Class A misdemeanor. The offense covers leaving trash or other refuse on someone else's property to make someone reasonably fear for their physical safety. Protected people include owners, occupants, guests, and their family members or clo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Danny Lopez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tim Yocum (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 88 | 2 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Amendment #1 (Pierce M) failed | fail | 33 | 59 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 45 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-03-05: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Public Law 112 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 276: yeas 46, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Motion to concur filed (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 265: yeas 88, nays 2 (House) - 2026-02-17: Representative Yocum added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-02-16: Amendment #1 (Pierce M) failed; Roll Call 242: yeas 33, nays 59 (House) - 2026-02-16: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-02-12: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House) - 2026-01-23: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senator Baldwin added as third author (Senate) - 2026-01-22: House sponsor: Representative Lopez (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 51: yeas 45, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Senator Clark added as second author (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate) - 2026-01-05: Authored by Senator Deery (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0160/versions/SB0160.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0160/versions/SB0160.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0160/versions/SB0160.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0160/versions/SB0160.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0160/versions/SB0160.04.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/SB0160/versions/SB0160.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0160/versions/SB0160.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0160/versions/SB0160.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0160/versions/SB0160.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0160/versions/SB0160.04.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-SB160-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).