IndianaSB 246Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)Senate

Redaction of court records.

Sponsored By: Aaron Freeman (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Summary

Requires the names and specified other information of child victims, child witnesses, and certain other persons to be redacted in criminal actions. Requires the use of an anonymous designator such as "Child Witness No. 1" when redacting a name, and prohibits redaction that uses the person's initials or that describes the person in terms of a family relationship.

corrections and criminal lawthe housecourts and criminal code

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Aaron Freeman

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Alex Zimmerman

    Republican • House

  • Andrew Ireland

    Republican • House

  • Brett Clark

    Republican • Senate

  • Cyndi Carrasco

    Republican • Senate

  • Eric Koch

    Republican • Senate

  • Garrett Bascom

    Republican • House

  • Rodney Pol

    Democratic • Senate

  • Scott Baldwin

    Republican • Senate

  • Susan Glick

    Republican • Senate

  • Tony Isa

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 181 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/25/2026

Senate concurred with House amendments

Yes: 47 • No: 0

House vote • 2/17/2026

Third reading: passed

Yes: 88 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/20/2026

Third reading: passed

Yes: 46 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Public Law 129

    3/5/2026Senate
  2. Signed by the Governor

    3/5/2026Senate
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

    2/27/2026Senate
  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    2/27/2026Senate
  5. Signed by the Speaker

    2/27/2026House
  6. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 286: yeas 47, nays 0

    2/25/2026Senate
  7. Motion to concur filed

    2/23/2026Senate
  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

    2/18/2026House
  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 269: yeas 88, nays 0

    2/17/2026House
  10. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    2/16/2026House
  11. Amendment #1 (Bascom) prevailed; voice vote

    2/16/2026House
  12. Representative Isa added as cosponsor

    2/9/2026House
  13. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    2/5/2026House
  14. Representatives Ireland, Zimmerman added as cosponsors

    1/29/2026House
  15. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

    1/28/2026House
  16. Referred to the House

    1/22/2026Senate
  17. Senator Baldwin added as coauthor

    1/22/2026Senate
  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 39: yeas 46, nays 0

    1/20/2026Senate
  19. House sponsor: Representative Bascom

    1/20/2026Senate
  20. Second reading: ordered engrossed

    1/15/2026Senate
  21. Senators Pol, Koch, Clark, Glick added as coauthors

    1/15/2026Senate
  22. Senator Carrasco added as second author

    1/14/2026Senate
  23. Committee report: do pass, adopted

    1/13/2026Senate
  24. First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

    1/8/2026Senate
  25. Authored by Senator Freeman

    1/8/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Engrossed Senate Bill (S)

  • Enrolled Senate Bill (S)

  • Introduced Senate Bill (S)

  • Senate Bill (H)

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