# Indiana SB 419: Crimes against health care providers.

Indiana SB 419, Crimes against health care providers., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Cyndi Carrasco (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-13 (Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 419
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Crimes against health care providers.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor
- Sponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (51 yes, 46 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Defines "health care provider". Provides that the offense of battery is a Level 6 felony if it is committed against a health care provider, and a Level 5 felony if it is committed against a health care provider by placing bodily fluids or waste on the health care provider.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Niezgodski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ethan Manning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Buck (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Engleman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Walker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ron Alting (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 42 | 7 |   |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Amendment #5 (Pol) failed | fail | 9 | 39 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-03-13: Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 192: yeas 42, nays 7 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senator Buck added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Cosponsor: Representative Manning (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: House sponsor: Representative Engleman (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senator Schmitt added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment #2 (Carrasco) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Amendment #5 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 131: yeas 9, nays 39 (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senators Alting and Doriot added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Senator Walker K added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Carrasco (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Senator Johnson T added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0419/versions/SB0419.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0419/versions/SB0419.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0419/versions/SB0419.02.COMS?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/SB0419/versions/SB0419.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0419/versions/SB0419.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0419/versions/SB0419.02.COMS?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-SB419-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).