# Indiana SB 197: Various property matters. Indiana SB 197, Various property matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Aaron Freeman (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-24 (Representative Bauer removed as conferee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB197-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 197 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Various property matters. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-24, Representative Bauer removed as conferee - Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: local government, the house, judiciary - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (121 yes, 109 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Provides that the enforcement authority shall give notice with certain requirements. Provides that after a civil penalty is imposed and a hearing is held, the enforcement authority may impose an additional civil penalty. Provides that if a civil penalty is unpaid for more than 30 days after payment of the civil penalty is due, the civil penalty may be collected in the same manner as unpaid costs for unsafe premises repairs or emergency actions taken. Provides that depositing or causing or allowing the deposit of contaminants or solid waste upon the land is a Class C misdemeanor in certain circumstances. Provides that after May 14, 2025, a unit may not adopt or enforce a utility usage data ordinance. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor for a person to use public property of the state or a political subdivision for purposes of sleeping or camping, subject to certain exceptions and conditions. Requires a law enforcement officer that discovers a violation to first determine if there are reasonable grounds for an emergency detention of the person. Provides that if the law enforcement officer does not proceed with an emergency detention, the law enforcement officer must: (1) give the person a warning to move from the property within a certain period of time; (2) offer to transport the person to certain locations within five miles of where the violation occurs; and (3) call a local crisis intervention team for assistance, if: (A) the unit is served by a local crisis intervention team; and (B) a location that provides certain services does not exist or is not available to receive the person or the person refuses to be transported to the location. Provides that a person charged with a violation may be referred to a problem solving court designated by the prosecuting attorney. Allows application of a Medicaid waiver to provide long term access to home and community based services, including housing related services, under the healthy Indiana plan. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 52 | 40 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Amendment #3 (Campbell) failed | fail | 28 | 61 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 41 | 8 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-04-24: Representative Bauer removed as conferee (House) - 2025-04-24: Representative Jeter added as conferee (House) - 2025-04-24: Senator Hunley removed as conferee (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Senator Doriot added as conferee (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Representative Jeter removed as advisor (House) - 2025-04-16: Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Alting (Senate) - 2025-04-16: House advisors appointed: Jeter, May, Burton, Gore and Summers (House) - 2025-04-16: House conferees appointed: Ireland and Bauer (House) - 2025-04-16: Senate conferees appointed: Freeman and Hunley (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2025-04-15: Motion to dissent filed (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 440: yeas 52, nays 40 (House) - 2025-04-10: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-04-10: Amendment #4 (Hamilton) failed; voice vote (House) - 2025-04-10: Amendment #5 (Moed) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2025-04-10: Amendment #3 (Campbell) failed; Roll Call 435: yeas 28, nays 61 (House) - 2025-04-10: Amendment #3 (Campbell) motion withdrawn (House) - 2025-04-07: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-21: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-20: House sponsor: Representative Ireland (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 178: yeas 41, nays 8 (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senator Doriot added as second author (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Freeman (Senate) - 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0197/versions/SB0197.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0197/versions/SB0197.05.ENGH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0197/versions/SB0197.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0197/versions/SB0197.04.COMH?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0197/versions/SB0197.02.COMS?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed) - SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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/SB0197/versions/SB0197.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0197/versions/SB0197.05.ENGH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0197/versions/SB0197.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0197/versions/SB0197.04.COMH?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0197/versions/SB0197.02.COMS?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025) - [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025) - [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-SB197-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).