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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1291: Rape kits.

In committee 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 1291 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Rape kits. Primary sponsor: Sheila Klinker (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2025): Authored by Representative Klinker.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Requires the superintendent of the state police department to: (1) obtain data from law enforcement agencies concerning medical forensic examination kits in the agencies' possession; and (2) report a summary of the data to the legislative council.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sheila KlinkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27

“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. Authored by Representative Klinker
  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

Sources

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