Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1456: Assignment of offenders to correctional facilities.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1456 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Assignment of offenders to correctional facilities. Primary sponsor: Peggy Mayfield (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2025): Representative Teshka added as coauthor.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Requires a correctional facility operated by the department of correction to provide privacy protections based upon an individual's sex. Requires facility and program assignment decisions to be made in compliance with the required privacy protections. Provides a private cause of action against a correctional facility for certain privacy violations.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peggy Mayfield | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 60 |
| Joanna King | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 49 |
| Jake Teshka | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 7 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Representative Teshka added as coauthor
- Coauthored by Representative King
- Authored by Representative Mayfield
- First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code