# Indiana SB 26: Signal jamming. Indiana SB 26, Signal jamming., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by James Tomes (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Public Law 183) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB26-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 26 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Signal jamming. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Public Law 183 - Sponsor: James Tomes (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (268 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Provides that a signal jammer may be seized. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, offers for sale, imports, markets, sells, possesses, uses, or operates a signal jammer commits unlawful use of a signal jammer, a Level 6 felony. Provides that the offense is a Level 5 felony if a signal jammer is used to disrupt a component of a critical infrastructure facility or the communications of a public safety agency. Provides, for purposes of criminal statutes regarding offenses involving critical infrastructure, that a communications services facility includes wires and equipment used to provide communications service to a customer. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lorissa Sweet (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Pierce (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Shane Lindauer (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 48 | 1 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 83 | 8 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 88 | 6 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-05-06: Public Law 183 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-23: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 481: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-21: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2025-04-21: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 505: yeas 83, nays 8 (House) - 2025-04-21: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-14: House conferees appointed: Ledbetter and Pierce M (House) - 2025-04-14: House advisors appointed: Sweet, Lindauer and McNamara (House) - 2025-04-10: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate conferees appointed: Tomes and Taylor G (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Freeman and Byrne (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2025-04-09: Motion to dissent filed (House) - 2025-04-09: Motion to dissent filed (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 389: yeas 88, nays 6 (House) - 2025-04-07: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-31: Representative Pierce M added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-03-27: Representatives Sweet and Lindauer added as cosponsors (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House) - 2025-01-24: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-01-23: House sponsor: Representative Ledbetter (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senator Buck added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 14: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Amendment #1 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senator Doriot added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Senator Freeman added as second author (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Senator Byrne added as third author (Senate) - 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Tomes (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0026/versions/SB0026.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0026/versions/SB0026.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0026/versions/SB0026.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0026/versions/SB0026.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0026/versions/SB0026.04.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/SB0026/versions/SB0026.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0026/versions/SB0026.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0026/versions/SB0026.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0026/versions/SB0026.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0026/versions/SB0026.04.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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB26-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).