# Indiana SB 420: Transfer of high risk persons from county jail. Indiana SB 420, Transfer of high risk persons from county jail., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Cyndi Carrasco (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-24 (Public Law 110); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB420-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 420 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Transfer of high risk persons from county jail. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-24, Public Law 110 - Sponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (142 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Establishes a procedure for the transfer of an inmate from a county jail to another county jail or the department of correction if the inmate: (1) poses a serious risk of escape; (2) demonstrates violent or aggressive behavior; or (3) needs to be protected from other inmates. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Sheriffs must transport transferred jail inmates: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the originating county sheriff must transport transferred inmates to and from facilities throughout the court order. If the sheriff cannot adequately protect an inmate during transport, the sheriff or court can request another law enforcement agency's help. - Some jail detainees must repay counties: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, counties with an implementing ordinance must collect jail costs from eligible people sentenced for felonies or misdemeanors. The standard rule applies after more than 72 hours in jail. Charges cover each day or partial day beyond six hours, at the lower of the county rate or… - Counties face revised inmate transfer costs: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law replaces the old payment rule for facilities holding transferred inmates. Originating counties pay receiving county jails a daily rate based on average housing costs, set by the receiving county's fiscal body. They also repay additional direct confinement costs. For… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Ireland (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Susan Glick (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-24: Public Law 110 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-11: Returned to the Senate without amendments (House) - 2025-04-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 434: yeas 93, nays 0 (House) - 2025-04-08: Representative Gore added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-04-07: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee report: do pass, adopted (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: Cosponsor: Representative Shonkwiler (Senate) - 2025-02-20: House sponsor: Representative Ireland (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 193: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Amendment #2 (Clark) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senators Koch and Glick added as coauthors (Senate) - 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Senators Carrasco and Clark (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0420/versions/SB0420.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0420/versions/SB0420.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0420/versions/SB0420.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0420/versions/SB0420.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0420/versions/SB0420.04.COMH?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/SB0420/versions/SB0420.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0420/versions/SB0420.05.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0420/versions/SB0420.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0420/versions/SB0420.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0420/versions/SB0420.04.COMH?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) - [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-SB420-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).