Indiana SB 119 — Grooming.

Indiana, 2026. SB 119: Grooming.

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Latest action

March 5, 2026 — Public Law 111

Summary

Adds a facility or event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age to the list of facilities at which a sexually violent predator or an offender against children may not work or volunteer. Adds entering a facility or location holding an event that provides entertainment or programming primarily directed toward a child less than 18 years of age by a serious sex offender to the crime of unlawful entry by a serious sex offender. Renames the offense of "inappropriate communication with a child" to "sexual grooming", and provides (in addition to the current elements of the offense) that a person commits the offense if the person engages in a pattern of repeated or continuous contact with an individual whom the person believes to be a child less than 14 years of age, with the intent to condition the individual to be less resistant to future sexual conduct or sexual activity. Specifies that "computer network" includes cellular telephones.

Sponsors

• Dan Dernulc — primary sponsor
• Rick Niemeyer — primary sponsor
• Liz Brown — primary sponsor
• Brett Clark
• Rodney Pol
• Michael Young
• Lonnie Randolph
• Blake Doriot
• Julie Olthoff — primary sponsor
• John Bartlett
• Becky Cash

Bill text

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Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. March 5, 2026Public Law 111
2. February 27, 2026Signed by the Speaker
3. February 27, 2026Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4. March 5, 2026Signed by the Governor
5. February 27, 2026Signed by the President of the Senate
6. February 26, 2026Senator Doriot added as coauthor
7. February 25, 2026Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 293: yeas 48, nays 0
8. February 25, 2026Motion to concur filed
9. February 25, 2026Returned to the Senate with amendments
10. February 24, 2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 339: yeas 98, nays 0
11. February 23, 2026Amendment #2 (Ireland) prevailed; voice vote
12. February 23, 2026Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
13. February 23, 2026Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote
14. February 19, 2026Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
15. January 29, 2026First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
16. January 28, 2026Representative Cash added as cosponsor
17. January 28, 2026Senator Randolph added as coauthor
18. January 28, 2026Referred to the House
19. January 27, 2026Senator Young M added as coauthor
20. January 27, 2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 96: yeas 46, nays 0
21. January 27, 2026Cosponsor: Representative Bartlett
22. January 27, 2026House sponsor: Representative Olthoff
23. January 26, 2026Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
24. January 26, 2026Senator Brown L added as third author
25. January 26, 2026Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
26. January 22, 2026Senator Niemeyer added as second author
27. January 22, 2026Senators Clark, Pol added as coauthors
28. January 20, 2026Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
29. December 9, 2025First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
30. December 9, 2025Authored by Senator Dernulc

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