---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extension of lifeline law immunity."
description: "Provides that an individual who is: (1) reasonably believed to be suffering from a health condition which is the direct result of alcohol consumption; and (2) assisted by a person who requested emergency medical assistance for the individual; is immune from prosecution for certain crimes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 74"
citation: "Indiana SB 74 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO; Alcohol Products", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Illicit Drugs", "Substances", "and Alcohol Offenses", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Immunity", "HEALTH; Emergency Medical Services (EMS)", "LAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Freeman", "Mike Bohacek", "Ron Alting", "Wendy McNamara"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9481952a-6795-479b-b5aa-e93192a77618"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0074"
source_hash: "4680e0d2462b81ff39c9b4dd7ddee6024ffcd689f27a1074eab515a613f719f1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana SB 74 (2025) — Extension of lifeline law immunity.

Provides that an individual who is: (1) reasonably believed to be suffering from a health condition which is the direct result of alcohol consumption; and (2) assisted by a person who requested emergency medical assistance for the individual; is immune from prosecution for certain crimes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0074/SB0074.04.ENRH.pdf)
2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0074/SB0074.01.INTR.pdf)
3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0074/SB0074.02.COMS.pdf)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0074/SB0074.03.COMH.pdf)

## Votes

- SB 74 - McNamara - 3rd Reading — **87–3** (pass) · lower
- SB 74 - Alting - 3rd Reading — **43–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
- Mike Bohacek — primary (person)
- Ron Alting — primary (person)
- Wendy McNamara — primary (person)
- Blake Doriot — coauthor (person)
- Brett Clark — coauthor (person)
- Carey Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Bassler — coauthor (person)
- Fady Qaddoura — coauthor (person)
- Greg Taylor — coauthor (person)
- J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
- Kyle Walker — coauthor (person)
- La Keisha Jackson — coauthor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
- Rodney Pol — coauthor (person)
- Sheila Klinker — cosponsor (person)
- Shelli Yoder — coauthor (person)
- Tyler Johnson — coauthor (person)
- Vaneta Becker — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-08** Authored by Senator Alting
- **2025-01-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-16** Senator Bohacek added as third author
- **2025-01-16** Senators Johnson T and Doriot added as coauthors
- **2025-01-16** Senator Walker K added as coauthor
- **2025-01-16** Senator Yoder added as coauthor
- **2025-01-16** Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
- **2025-01-16** Senator Freeman added as second author
- **2025-01-21** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2025-01-21** Senators Pol, Clark, Taylor G added as coauthors
- **2025-01-23** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- **2025-01-23** Placed back on second reading
- **2025-01-27** Reread second time: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2025-01-27** Senator Bassler added as coauthor
- **2025-01-28** House sponsor: Representative McNamara
- **2025-01-28** Senators Becker and Jackson L added as coauthors
- **2025-01-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 28: yeas 43, nays 6 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-01-28** Cosponsors: Representatives Hamilton and Klinker
- **2025-01-29** Referred to the House `referral`
- **2025-01-29** Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor
- **2025-03-03** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-17** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** Returned to the Senate without amendments `receipt`
- **2025-03-20** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 279: yeas 87, nays 3 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-03-24** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-24** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Public Law 19 `became-law`
- **2025-04-03** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9481952a-6795-479b-b5aa-e93192a77618`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).