republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2020/sb-249.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exploitation of dependents and endangered adults."
description: "Defines \"person in a position of trust\" and \"self-dealing\". Provides that a: (1) person commits exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult if the person recklessly uses or exerts control over the personal services or property of an endangered adult or dependent; and (2) person in a position of trust commits exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult if the person recklessly engages in self-dealing with the property of the dependent or endangered adult. Increases the penalty if the person has a prior unrelated conviction. Removes: (1) provisions relating to the Social Security Act; (2) a sentencing enhancement that applies if the victim is at least 60 years of age; and (3) a sentencing enhancement based on the value of the property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 249"
citation: "Indiana SB 249 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES", "Offenses Against Persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric Koch", "Michael Young", "Wendy McNamara"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-09"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b62021f-3942-4a14-ad4c-b04db90ffd10"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/249"
source_hash: "26aca8a2b8758378a644fc4b13da5a4644c4ecf6a3efd62d247bab715cb8ca9b"
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 249 (2020) — Exploitation of dependents and endangered adults.

Defines "person in a position of trust" and "self-dealing". Provides that a: (1) person commits exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult if the person recklessly uses or exerts control over the personal services or property of an endangered adult or dependent; and (2) person in a position of trust commits exploitation of a dependent or an endangered adult if the person recklessly engages in self-dealing with the property of the dependent or endangered adult. Increases the penalty if the person has a prior unrelated conviction. Removes: (1) provisions relating to the Social Security Act; (2) a sentencing enhancement that applies if the victim is at least 60 years of age; and (3) a sentencing enhancement based on the value of the property.

## Version chain

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

1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.03.ENGS)
2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.05.ENRH)
3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.01.INTR)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.02.COMS)
5. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.04.COMH)

## Votes

- SB 249 - Young M - 3rd Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 249 - McNamara - 3rd Reading — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eric Koch — primary (person)
- Michael Young — primary (person)
- Wendy McNamara — primary (person)
- J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
- Jean Leising — coauthor (person)
- John Crane — coauthor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
- Matt Lehman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Speedy — cosponsor (person)
- Vaneta Becker — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-09** Authored by Senator Young M
- **2020-01-09** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
- **2020-01-14** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- **2020-01-16** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-16** Senator Koch added as second author
- **2020-01-21** Second reading: call withdrawn `reading-2`
- **2020-01-23** Amendment #1 (Tallian) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage, amendment-failure`
- **2020-01-23** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-01-27** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 61: yeas 50, nays 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-01-27** House sponsor: Representative McNamara
- **2020-01-27** Senators Becker and Leising added as coauthors
- **2020-01-27** Senator Crane added as coauthor
- **2020-01-28** Referred to the House
- **2020-02-10** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-11** Representatives Lehman and Speedy added as cosponsors
- **2020-02-20** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-24** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-02-25** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 211: yeas 95, nays 0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-26** Returned to the Senate without amendments
- **2020-03-02** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2020-03-03** Signed by the Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Public Law 70
- **2020-03-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-18** Signed by the President of the Senate

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b62021f-3942-4a14-ad4c-b04db90ffd10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).