# Indiana SB 246: Redaction of court records.

Indiana SB 246, Redaction of court records., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Aaron Freeman (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Public Law 129) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 246
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Redaction of court records.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Public Law 129
- Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (181 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tony Isa (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 88 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-03-05: Public Law 129 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-25: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 286: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2026-02-17: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 269: yeas 88, nays 0 (House)
- 2026-02-16: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-16: Amendment #1 (Bascom) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative Isa added as cosponsor (House)
- 2026-02-05: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-29: Representatives Ireland, Zimmerman added as cosponsors (House)
- 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2026-01-22: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senator Baldwin added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 39: yeas 46, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: House sponsor: Representative Bascom (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Senators Pol, Koch, Clark, Glick added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Senator Carrasco added as second author (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Authored by Senator Freeman (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 239: Various education matters. (signed)
- SB 204: Various education matters. (signed)
- SB 179: Indiana department of transportation. (signed)
- SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0246/versions/SB0246.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 239: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB239-2026)
- [SB 204: Various education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB204-2026)
- [SB 179: Indiana department of transportation.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB179-2026)
- [SB 185: Alcohol and tobacco matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB185-2026)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2026)
- [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB246-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).