# Indiana SB 92: Sex offenses.

Indiana SB 92, Sex offenses., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Dan Dernulc (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-16 (Senator Bohacek added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 92
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Sex offenses.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-16, Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibits plea agreements concerning: (1) promotion of child sexual trafficking; (2) promotion of sexual trafficking of a younger child; (3) child sexual trafficking; or (4) child solicitation; if a term of the plea agreement requires the prosecuting attorney to dismiss a charge in exchange for the defendant's agreement to plead guilty to a less serious offense. Adds facilities that provide entertainment exclusively directed toward children to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer, and increases the penalty for the offense of unlawful employment by a sexual predator to a Level 4 felony, with an enhancement to a Level 3 felony if the person has a prior conviction based on the violation of a condition of sex offender registration. Provides that a sexually violent predator or an offender against children who knowingly or intentionally is present at a facility that provides entertainment exclusively directed toward children commits attendance at a juvenile entertainment facility by a sex offender, a Level 4 felony, with an enhancement to a Level 3 felony if the person has a prior conviction based on the violation of a condition of sex offender registration.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan Dernulc (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-01-16: Senator Bohacek added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Niemeyer added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Tomes added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Dernulc (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0092/versions/SB0092.01.INTR?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
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0092/versions/SB0092.01.INTR?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-SB92-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).