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type: "Bill"
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title: "Human trafficking."
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description: "Modifies the definition of \"protected person\" for purposes of the admission of a statement or videotape of an individual who is less than 14 years of age at the time of the offense but less than 18 years of age at the time of trial. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) pays, or offers or agrees to pay, money or other property; or (2) offers a benefit; for a human trafficking victim with the specific intent to induce or obtain the product or act for which the human trafficking victim was trafficked commits human trafficking, a Level 4 felony. Specifies that consent by the human trafficking victim is not a defense to a prosecution. Requires law enforcement agencies to report human trafficking investigations to the attorney general within 30 days after an investigation begins. Makes a technical correction."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "SB 155"
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citation: "Indiana SB 155 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES", "Sex Crimes", "EVIDENCE", "VICTIMS OF CRIME", "WITNESSES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jon Ford", "Michael Crider", "Michael Young", "Wendy McNamara"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-01-04"
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last_action: "2022-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1769e304-af18-4f5e-b577-32ee5bce1446"
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source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/155"
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source_hash: "2b14367e69ae0fe8326c3d8603e66bb5c24db89cd9178d664f2fd07b7d5f750c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 155 (2022) — Human trafficking.
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Modifies the definition of "protected person" for purposes of the admission of a statement or videotape of an individual who is less than 14 years of age at the time of the offense but less than 18 years of age at the time of trial. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) pays, or offers or agrees to pay, money or other property; or (2) offers a benefit; for a human trafficking victim with the specific intent to induce or obtain the product or act for which the human trafficking victim was trafficked commits human trafficking, a Level 4 felony. Specifies that consent by the human trafficking victim is not a defense to a prosecution. Requires law enforcement agencies to report human trafficking investigations to the attorney general within 30 days after an investigation begins. Makes a technical correction.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0155/versions/SB0155.04.ENRH)
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2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0155/versions/SB0155.01.INTR)
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3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0155/versions/SB0155.03.COMH)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/SB0155/versions/SB0155.02.COMS)
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## Votes
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- SB 155 - McNamara - 3rd Reading — **88–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jon Ford — primary (person)
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- Michael Crider — primary (person)
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- Michael Young — primary (person)
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- Wendy McNamara — primary (person)
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- Dennis Kruse — coauthor (person)
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- Ed Charbonneau — coauthor (person)
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- Eddie Melton — coauthor (person)
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- Eric Bassler — coauthor (person)
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- Erin Houchin — coauthor (person)
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- Gregory Steuerwald — cosponsor (person)
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- Jack Sandlin — coauthor (person)
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- James Buck — coauthor (person)
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- James Tomes — coauthor (person)
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- John Bartlett — cosponsor (person)
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- John Crane — coauthor (person)
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- Julie Olthoff — cosponsor (person)
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- Kyle Walker — coauthor (person)
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- Liz Brown — coauthor (person)
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- Mike Bohacek — coauthor (person)
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- Susan Glick — coauthor (person)
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- Travis Holdman — coauthor (person)
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- Vaneta Becker — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-04** Authored by Senator Crider
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- **2022-01-04** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-10** Senator Ford Jon added as second author
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- **2022-01-11** Senator Houchin added as third author
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- **2022-01-18** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2022-01-20** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2022-01-20** Senator Ford Jon removed as second author
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- **2022-01-20** Senator Buck added as coauthor
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- **2022-01-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 52: yeas 47, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-01-24** House sponsor: Representative McNamara
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- **2022-01-24** Cosponsors: Representatives Steuerwald and Bartlett
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- **2022-01-24** Senator Houchin removed as third author
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- **2022-01-24** Senator Young M added as second author
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- **2022-01-24** Senator Ford Jon added as third author
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- **2022-01-24** Senators Glick, Bohacek, Walker K, Sandlin, Houchin added as coauthors
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- **2022-01-24** Senator Bassler added as coauthor
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- **2022-01-24** Senator Becker added as coauthor
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- **2022-01-24** Senators Charbonneau, Holdman, Tomes, Brown L, Melton added as coauthors
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- **2022-01-24** Senator Crane added as coauthor
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- **2022-01-24** Senator Kruse added as coauthor
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- **2022-01-26** Referred to the House
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- **2022-01-31** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-08** Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor
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- **2022-02-10** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-15** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-17** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 198: yeas 88, nays 0 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-18** Returned to the Senate with amendments `amendment-failure`
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- **2022-02-22** Motion to concur filed
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- **2022-02-24** Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 258: yeas 48, nays 0 `amendment-failure`
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- **2022-03-01** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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- **2022-03-04** Signed by the Speaker
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- **2022-03-15** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2022-03-18** Public Law 153
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- **2022-03-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1769e304-af18-4f5e-b577-32ee5bce1446`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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