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Indiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1118: Expungement.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1118 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Expungement. Primary sponsor: Alex Zimmerman (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 26, 2026): First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Repeals and replaces the existing adult expungement statute with a new expungement process that makes certain changes to: (1) time periods for filing expungement; (2) crimes that are eligible for expungement; and (3) other procedural matters relating to expungement. Adds a provision concerning the expungement of juvenile arrest records.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex ZimmermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Aaron FreemanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Garrett BascomCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Mitch GoreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Greg SteuerwaldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
  2. Referred to the Senate
  3. Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman
  4. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: yeas 87, nays 4
  5. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  6. Representative Gore added as coauthor
  7. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  8. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
  9. Coauthored by Representatives Bascom, Steuerwald
  10. Authored by Representative Zimmerman

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source