republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2021/sb-77.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Peer support services and CISM services."
description: "Provides, with certain exceptions, that written or oral communications concerning the provision of peer support services and critical incident stress management services (CISM services) to a first responder are confidential and may not be disclosed without the first responder's consent. (Current law provides that communications concerning CISM services to an emergency responder are confidential.) Provides that a first responder's communication is not confidential and may be disclosed: (1) to prevent the first responder from committing a crime or fraud that the provider of CISM services or peer support services reasonably believes is likely to result in death, substantial bodily harm, or substantial economic injury to another; (2) if it conveys information regarding spousal abuse; (3) if the provider of CISM services or the peer support services was a witness or a party to the incident resulting in the provision of services to the first responder; or (4) if the first responder consents to disclosure. Provides that a person providing peer support services is not liable for damages for an act, error, or omission committed by the person in performing peer support services unless the act, error, or omission constitutes wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 77"
citation: "Indiana SB 77 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTIONS", "Immunity and Exemption from Liability", "EVIDENCE", "MENTAL HEALTH", "Local Agencies and Programs", "OPEN DOOR LAW", "PRIVACY", "RIGHT TO", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "PUBLIC SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Garten", "Michael Crider", "Randall Frye"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3101bbd-e4a9-490f-82f2-22fcc7ca104a"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/77"
source_hash: "3b902ba014d956f667a5c0196126287ff62e87d9b9cae4c7f09a3d994a2bf9f9"
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 77 (2021) — Peer support services and CISM services.

Provides, with certain exceptions, that written or oral communications concerning the provision of peer support services and critical incident stress management services (CISM services) to a first responder are confidential and may not be disclosed without the first responder's consent. (Current law provides that communications concerning CISM services to an emergency responder are confidential.) Provides that a first responder's communication is not confidential and may be disclosed: (1) to prevent the first responder from committing a crime or fraud that the provider of CISM services or peer support services reasonably believes is likely to result in death, substantial bodily harm, or substantial economic injury to another; (2) if it conveys information regarding spousal abuse; (3) if the provider of CISM services or the peer support services was a witness or a party to the incident resulting in the provision of services to the first responder; or (4) if the first responder consents to disclosure. Provides that a person providing peer support services is not liable for damages for an act, error, or omission committed by the person in performing peer support services unless the act, error, or omission constitutes wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct.

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0077/versions/SB0077.04.ENRH)
2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0077/versions/SB0077.01.INTR)
3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0077/versions/SB0077.03.COMH)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2021/bills/SB0077/versions/SB0077.02.COMS)

## Votes

- SB 77 - Crider - 3rd Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chris Garten — primary (person)
- Michael Crider — primary (person)
- Randall Frye — primary (person)
- J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
- James Tomes — coauthor (person)
- John Crane — coauthor (person)
- Jon Ford — coauthor (person)
- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
- Mitch Gore — cosponsor (person)
- Sheila Klinker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Authored by Senator Crider
- **2021-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-25** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-26** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 17: yeas 49, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-26** Senator Garten added as second author
- **2021-01-26** Senators Tomes, Crane, Ford J.D. added as coauthors
- **2021-01-26** Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor
- **2021-01-26** House sponsor: Representative Frye R
- **2021-01-27** Referred to the House
- **2021-02-23** First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11** Representative Gore M added as cosponsor
- **2021-03-15** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 256: yeas 96, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15** Representative Klinker added as cosponsor
- **2021-03-16** Returned to the Senate without amendments
- **2021-03-16** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
- **2021-03-17** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2021-03-23** Signed by the Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-04-01** Public Law 7
- **2021-04-01** 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/c3101bbd-e4a9-490f-82f2-22fcc7ca104a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).