# Indiana SB 259: Law enforcement procedures.

Indiana SB 259, Law enforcement procedures., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Ron Alting (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 259
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Law enforcement procedures.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Ron Alting (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (178 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires an affidavit for probable cause, or a person testifying at a probable cause hearing, to make certain disclosures relating to a possible conflict of interest. Specifies that a probable cause affidavit must be redacted under certain circumstances. Prohibits a law enforcement officer from directing, encouraging, or knowingly permitting a person who is not a law enforcement officer to question a person in custody under certain circumstances.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Klinker (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 90 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Public Law 131 (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 458: yeas 39, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Motion to concur filed (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-04-08: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 399: yeas 90, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Representative Gore added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-04-07: Amendment #1 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-04-07: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-07: Representative Ireland added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-04-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 87: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Cosponsor: Representative Klinker (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: House sponsor: Representative Bascom (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senator Young M added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senators Alting and Freeman (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0259/versions/SB0259.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0259/versions/SB0259.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0259/versions/SB0259.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0259/versions/SB0259.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0259/versions/SB0259.03.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
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0259/versions/SB0259.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0259/versions/SB0259.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0259/versions/SB0259.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0259/versions/SB0259.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0259/versions/SB0259.03.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-SB259-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).