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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 219: Trespass.

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 219 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Trespass. Primary sponsor: Craig Haggard (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), Brett Clark (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 3, 2025): Signed by the Governor.

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Official summary

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

Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally enters the real property of another person after having been denied entry by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or their agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally refuses to leave the real property of another person after having been asked to leave by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or the other person's agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Craig HaggardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Scott BaldwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Aaron FreemanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Brett ClarkPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Ron AltingCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Mike BohacekCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Sue GlickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Chris JeterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Eric KochCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Kyle PierceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Greg SteuerwaldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40

“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. Signed by the Governor
  2. Public Law 23
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  5. Signed by the Speaker
  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments
  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 288: yeas 90, nays 0
  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  9. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  10. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
  11. Representatives Steuerwald, Jeter, Pierce K added as cosponsors
  12. Referred to the House

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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