# Indiana SB 291: Court security. Indiana SB 291, Court security., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Scott Baldwin (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Public Law 139) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB291-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 291 - State: Indiana - Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) - Title: Court security. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-03-05, Public Law 139 - Sponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: judiciary, the house, courts and criminal code - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (186 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Establishes a procedure to prevent certain personal information of a protected judicial individual from being publically available by a public agency. Creates a civil cause of action against a public agency that fails to remove certain personal information of a protected individual. Repeals current code concerning the supreme court sheriff. Allows the supreme court and the court of appeals to each appoint a court marshal and allows each appointed court marshal to hire deputy court marshals. Requires a court marshal to ensure the safety and security of the court. Requires a supreme court marshal and a court of appeals court marshal to carry out certain responsibilities. Provides that a court marshal is entitled to qualified immunity for acts performed in the course of official duties. Specifies that a court marshal has limited police powers and is required to notify the local law enforcement agency as soon as practicable when a security threat is detected. Allows the marshal appointed by the court of appeals to provide for the safety and security of the tax court. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Judges and families gain privacy rights: benefit, medium. Effective upon passage, the law protects current and retired Indiana judges and federal judges, justices, and magistrates domiciled in Indiana. Their spouses, children, and dependents living in the same household are also covered. Protected people or the Office of Judicial Administration can reques… - Court marshals gain powers and protections: mixed, low. Effective upon passage, the law establishes marshal and deputy marshal roles for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court security. Their work includes protecting judges, court staff, court locations, and judicial homes; keeping courtroom order; and coordinating security with police. They als… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Scott Baldwin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Jeter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Gregory Steuerwald (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Young (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 44 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-05: Public Law 139 (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 Speaker (House) - 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 288: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Motion to concur filed (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2026-02-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 230: yeas 95, nays 0 (House) - 2026-02-09: Amendment #2 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2026-02-09: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House) - 2026-02-09: Amendment #1 (Gore) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2026-02-05: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2026-01-29: Representative Haggard added as cosponsor (House) - 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House) - 2026-01-27: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Cosponsor: Representative Jeter (Senate) - 2026-01-26: House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 86: yeas 44, nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senator Alexander added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senator Schmitt added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senator Deery added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Amendment #4 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senators Brown L, Freeman, Taylor G, Randolph added as coauthors (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senators Glick, Clark added as coauthors (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senator Pol added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senator Young M added as coauthor (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Senator Koch added as third author (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Authored by Senator Baldwin (Senate) - 2026-01-12: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Senator Carrasco added as second author (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.05.ENGH?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.06.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.04.COMH?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.02.COMS?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 (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.05.ENGH?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.06.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.04.COMH?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0291/versions/SB0291.02.COMS?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) - [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-SB291-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).