# Indiana SB 327: Marion County small claims fees.

Indiana SB 327, Marion County small claims fees., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Aaron Freeman (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 327
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Marion County small claims fees.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: judiciary, tax and fiscal policy, the house
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (48 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a clerk to collect a small claims service fee of $26 in each action filed in a Marion County small claims court. Establishes the small claims fund. Requires the court to distribute certain fees to the county auditor for distribution to the small claims fund. Provides that the fees in the small claims fund are to be distributed equally among the townships and the fees must fund the operation of the small claims court located within the township.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 48 | 1 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 184: yeas 48, nays 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: House sponsor: Representative Ireland (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Carrasco added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Freeman (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0327/versions/SB0327.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0327/versions/SB0327.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0327/versions/SB0327.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0327/versions/SB0327.03.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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/SB0327/versions/SB0327.04.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0327/versions/SB0327.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0327/versions/SB0327.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0327/versions/SB0327.03.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [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-SB327-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).