# Indiana SB 233: Statute of limitations.

Indiana SB 233, Statute of limitations., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Scott Alexander (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-16 (Senator Baldwin added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 233
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Statute of limitations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-16, Senator Baldwin added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows for the prosecution of: (1) child molesting to be commenced before the date the alleged victim reaches 51 years of age; and (2) rape to be commenced within 15 years after the commission of the offense.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael Crider (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-16: Senator Baldwin added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Senator Crider added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Senator Schmitt added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Senator Freeman added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Alexander (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.01.INTR?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
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0233/versions/SB0233.01.INTR?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-SB233-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).