# Indiana SB 198: Crime of swatting.

Indiana SB 198, Crime of swatting., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Aaron Freeman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 198
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Crime of swatting.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (176 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Specifies that, for purposes of the crime of false informing, hindering a "law enforcement process" includes causing a law enforcement officer to be dispatched. Enhances the penalty for making a false report that a person is dangerous to a Level 6 felony if the offense would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim Lucas (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 1 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Public Law 129 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-17: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 456: yeas 34, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-03-25: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 309: yeas 95, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-24: Representative Lucas added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-24: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-02-12: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 47, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senator Buck added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: House sponsor: Representative Ireland (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senator Koch added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Freeman (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0198/versions/SB0198.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0198/versions/SB0198.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0198/versions/SB0198.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0198/versions/SB0198.03.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
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0198/versions/SB0198.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0198/versions/SB0198.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0198/versions/SB0198.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0198/versions/SB0198.03.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB198-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).