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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 120: DNA samples at time of arrest.

Enacted 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

SB 120 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: DNA samples at time of arrest. Primary sponsor: Wendy McNamara (Republican), Brett Clark (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Michael Crider (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2025): Public Law 44.

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 a sheriff to take a DNA sample of a person taken into custody for a felony. Provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor if a person refuses to provide a DNA sample to a sheriff.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wendy McNamaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Brett ClarkPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Mike BohacekPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Michael CriderPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28

“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. Public Law 44
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker
  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  6. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 296: yeas 39, nays 8
  7. Motion to concur filed
  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments
  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 281: yeas 80, nays 10
  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  11. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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