# Indiana SB 219: Trespass.

Indiana SB 219, Trespass., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Brett Clark (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 219
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Trespass.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Brett Clark (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (139 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally enters the real property of another person after having been denied entry by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or their agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally refuses to leave the real property of another person after having been asked to leave by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or the other person's agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Pierce (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 90 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-04-03: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Public Law 23 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-21: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House)
- 2025-03-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 288: yeas 90, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-02-18: Representatives Steuerwald, Jeter, Pierce K added as cosponsors (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 55: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: House sponsor: Representative Haggard (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senator Alting added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Amendment #1 (Clark) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Senators Koch, Bohacek, Glick added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Baldwin added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Freeman added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Clark (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0219/versions/SB0219.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0219/versions/SB0219.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0219/versions/SB0219.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0219/versions/SB0219.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0219/versions/SB0219.04.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/SB0219/versions/SB0219.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0219/versions/SB0219.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0219/versions/SB0219.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0219/versions/SB0219.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0219/versions/SB0219.04.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB219-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).