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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1188: Resisting law enforcement.

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 1188 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Resisting law enforcement. Primary sponsor: Brett Clark (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Alaina Shonkwiler (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2025): Senators Koch and Bohacek added as cosponsors.

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Official summary

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

Increases certain penalties for resisting law enforcement.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brett ClarkPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Cyndi CarrascoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Alaina ShonkwilerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Garrett BascomCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Mike BohacekCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Eric KochCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Wendy McNamaraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76

“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. Senators Koch and Bohacek added as cosponsors
  2. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
  3. First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
  4. Referred to the Senate
  5. Senate sponsors: Senators Carrasco and Clark
  6. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 95, nays 0
  7. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  8. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  9. Representative Bascom added as coauthor
  10. Representative McNamara added as coauthor
  11. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
  12. Authored by Representative Shonkwiler

Sources

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