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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 236: Enforcement of federal child sex crimes.

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 236 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enforcement of federal child sex crimes. Primary sponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 8, 2025): Authored by Senator Johnson T.

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.

Provides that a person who violates certain federal offenses concerning child sexual abuse commits a Level 1 felony. Allows the attorney general to do the following with respect to certain crimes against children: (1) investigate complaints of the criminal activity; (2) assist victims of the crimes; (3) cooperate with certain law enforcement agencies in the investigation of the crime; and (4) assist prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of the crime. Allows the attorney general to cooperate with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children with an investigation of alleged offenses related to sexual exploitation of children. Allows the attorney general to notify a law enforcement agency and a prosecuting attorney if the attorney general has reasonable suspicion to believe that a person has committed certain offenses against a child. Allows a prosecuting attorney to deputize the attorney general or a deputy attorney general to prosecute certain offenses against children.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tyler JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14

“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 Senator Johnson T
  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

Sources

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