IndianaOffenses against children.
What it does
Replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sex abuse material" throughout the Indiana Code. Provides that it is a defense to prosecution of child exploitation and possession of child sex abuse material if a school employee, department of child services employee, or attorney acting in the attorney's capacity as legal counsel: (1) promptly and in good faith notified law enforcement about the image or matter depicting the sexual conduct; and (2) did not duplicate, upload, download, or otherwise transfer the image or matter. Provides that a governmental entity may not organize or host an obscene performance or fund an obscene performance using public funds, and authorizes a person to seek injunctive relief as a remedy for a violation.
More detail
Specifies the intent of the general assembly concerning P.L.115-2023.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 24Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative ProcedureLatest
- Apr 23Motion to Withdraw CCR #1: adopted voice vote
- Apr 23CCR # 1 filed in the HouseMinor
- Apr 23CCR # 1 filed in the SenateMinor
- Apr 14House conferees appointed: Ireland and Gore
- Apr 14Senate conferees appointed: Freeman and Yoder
- Apr 14Senate advisors appointed: Pol and Bohacek
- Apr 14House advisors appointed: Bascom, Borders, Steuerwald and Bauer
- Apr 10Senate dissented from House amendments
- Apr 10Motion to dissent filedMinor
- Apr 1Returned to the Senate with amendmentsMinor
- Mar 31Third reading: passed; Roll Call 334: yeas 72, nays 20Passed House
- Vote recorded SB 326 - Ireland - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 27Amendment #1 (Ireland) prevailed; Roll Call 318: yeas 66, nays 25Major
- Vote recorded SB 326 - Ireland - 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 27Amendment #4 (Ireland) prevailed; voice voteMajor
- Mar 27Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedMinor
- Mar 24Representatives Bascom, Borders, Cash added as cosponsors
- Mar 20Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Mar 3First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal CodeMinor
- Feb 12Referred to the HouseMinor
- Feb 11House sponsor: Representative Ireland
- Vote recorded SB 326 - Freeman - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Third reading: passed; Roll Call 104: yeas 48, nays 1Passed Senate
- Feb 10Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 10Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
- Feb 6Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Feb 3Senator Yoder added as second author
- Jan 13Authored by Senator Freeman
- Jan 13First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal LawIntroduced