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type: "Bill"
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title: "Deposition of child victim."
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description: "Specifies that \"deposition\" or \"depose\", for purposes of a criminal case with a child victim, means a deposition pursuant to Indiana Trial Rule 30 or 31, or any other formal or informal statement or interview. Adds certain additional healthcare professionals to the list of healthcare professionals who may assist a court in determining whether a protected person can reasonably communicate in the physical presence of a defendant."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 331"
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citation: "Indiana SB 331 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CHILDREN AND MINORS generally", "CRIMES AND OFFENSES", "Criminal Courts and Court Procedures", "VICTIMS OF CRIME"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chris Jeter", "Eric Koch", "Mark Messmer"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-01-12"
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last_action: "2023-04-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d12443ef-ee53-49dc-95bf-8b45981b73ad"
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source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/331"
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source_hash: "7d21d795a50e50a33b74634ff6dec556c60d4c550cbf4622129b857449dc3d1e"
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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 331 (2023) — Deposition of child victim.
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Specifies that "deposition" or "depose", for purposes of a criminal case with a child victim, means a deposition pursuant to Indiana Trial Rule 30 or 31, or any other formal or informal statement or interview. Adds certain additional healthcare professionals to the list of healthcare professionals who may assist a court in determining whether a protected person can reasonably communicate in the physical presence of a defendant.
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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/2023/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.04.ENRH)
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2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.01.INTR)
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3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.03.COMH)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2023/bills/SB0331/versions/SB0331.02.COMS)
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## Votes
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- SB 331 - Jeter C - 3rd Reading — **92–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Chris Jeter — primary (person)
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- Eric Koch — primary (person)
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- Mark Messmer — primary (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
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- Michael Crider — coauthor (person)
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- Scott Baldwin — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-12** Authored by Senator Messmer
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- **2023-01-12** First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-26** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-01-30** Senator Koch added as second author
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- **2023-01-31** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-02** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-06** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 49, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-02-06** House sponsor: Representative Jeter
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- **2023-02-06** Senator Baldwin added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-06** Senator Crider added as coauthor
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- **2023-02-07** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2023-02-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-09** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-13** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-14** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 92, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-15** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2023-04-03** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2023-04-04** Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 322: yeas 48, nays 0
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- **2023-04-06** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2023-04-11** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-04-17** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-04-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-20** Public Law 42 `became-law`
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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/d12443ef-ee53-49dc-95bf-8b45981b73ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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