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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 174: Child sex abuse material.

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

SB 174 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Child sex abuse material. Primary sponsor: Shelli Yoder (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 8, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law.

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.

Replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sex abuse material" throughout the Indiana Code.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shelli YoderPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40

“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. Authored by Senator Yoder

Sources

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