# Indiana SB 326: Offenses against children. Indiana SB 326, Offenses against children., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Aaron Freeman (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-24 (Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB326-2025 - 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 326 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Offenses against children. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-24, Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure - Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (186 yes, 46 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sex abuse material" throughout the Indiana Code. Provides that it is a defense to prosecution of child exploitation and possession of child sex abuse material if a school employee, department of child services employee, or attorney acting in the attorney's capacity as legal counsel: (1) promptly and in good faith notified law enforcement about the image or matter depicting the sexual conduct; and (2) did not duplicate, upload, download, or otherwise transfer the image or matter. Provides that a governmental entity may not organize or host an obscene performance or fund an obscene performance using public funds, and authorizes a person to seek injunctive relief as a remedy for a violation. Specifies the intent of the general assembly concerning P.L.115-2023. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Becky Cash (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bruce Borders (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Garrett Bascom (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 72 | 20 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Amendment #1 (Ireland) prevailed | pass | 66 | 25 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 1 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-04-24: Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Motion to Withdraw CCR #1: adopted voice vote (House) - 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-14: House conferees appointed: Ireland and Gore (House) - 2025-04-14: Senate conferees appointed: Freeman and Yoder (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Senate advisors appointed: Pol and Bohacek (Senate) - 2025-04-14: House advisors appointed: Bascom, Borders, Steuerwald and Bauer (House) - 2025-04-10: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Motion to dissent filed (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2025-03-31: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 334: yeas 72, nays 20 (House) - 2025-03-27: Amendment #1 (Ireland) prevailed; Roll Call 318: yeas 66, nays 25 (House) - 2025-03-27: Amendment #4 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2025-03-27: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-03-24: Representatives Bascom, Borders, Cash added as cosponsors (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House) - 2025-02-12: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: House sponsor: Representative Ireland (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 104: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Yoder added as second author (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator 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/SB0326/versions/SB0326.04.ENGH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.03.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/SB0326/versions/SB0326.04.ENGH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0326/versions/SB0326.03.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) - [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-SB326-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).