SB 159

  • Indiana Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Passed Senate Jan 23, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 20, 2025
  • Became Law Apr 30, 2025

Procedures for obtaining a warrant.

Abstract

Specifies that a request for a warrant made orally by telephone, radio, or similar electronic means must be recorded and typed or transcribed. (Under current law, the judge is required to record the request, and the court reporter to type or transcribe it.) Permits certain warrant requests to be: (1) made electronically (where current law only allows this by radio or telephone); and (2) recorded electronically (where current law only permits the use of audio tape). Requires the prosecuting attorney and a law enforcement agency to maintain all requests for warrants, and to provide them to a defendant in discovery.

Bill Sponsors (7)

Votes


Actions


Apr 30, 2025

Senate

Public Law 113

Office of the Governor

Signed by the Governor

Apr 23, 2025

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate

Apr 22, 2025

House

Signed by the Speaker

Apr 17, 2025

Senate

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

Apr 16, 2025

Senate

Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 455: yeas 38, nays 0

Apr 10, 2025

Senate

Motion to concur filed

Mar 21, 2025

House

Returned to the Senate with amendments

Mar 20, 2025

House

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 283: yeas 90, nays 0

Mar 17, 2025

House

Second reading: ordered engrossed

Mar 13, 2025

House

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Mar 03, 2025

House

First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
Courts and Criminal Code

Jan 24, 2025

Senate

Referred to the House

Jan 23, 2025

Senate

House sponsor: Representative Bascom

Senate

Senator Randolph added as coauthor

Senate

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 15: yeas 49, nays 0

Jan 21, 2025

Senate

Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

Senate

Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

Senate

Senators Pol, Koch, Glick added as coauthors

Jan 16, 2025

Senate

Senator Bohacek added as second author

Jan 14, 2025

Senate

Committee report: do pass, adopted

Jan 08, 2025

Senate

First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
Corrections and Criminal Law

Senate

Authored by Senator Freeman

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Enrolled Senate Bill (S) PDF
Senate Bill (S) PDF PDF
Engrossed Senate Bill (H) PDF
Introduced Senate Bill (S) PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note: SB0159.05.ENRH.FN001 PDF

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