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Bill Protection of property rights. Defines "squatter" as an individual who occupies the property of another and who does not have and has never had: (1) a rental agreement; (2) permission of the owner; or (3) another legal interest in the property. Permits a property owner to execute an affidavit stating that a squatter is occupying the person's property, and requires a law enforcement agency to dispatch one or more law enforcement officers to remove the squatter within 48 hours (or a later period if necessary for reasons of public safety). Provides that a property owner can execute an affidavit at the time a law enforcement officer responds to a complaint that a squatter is occupying the owner's property. Requires a dispatched law enforcement officer to remove the squatter from the property unless the law enforcement officer discovers credible evidence that the person is not a squatter. Provides that a law enforcement agency may create a form affidavit. Provides certain immunities to a law enforcement agency and a law enforcement officer. Establishes a cause of action for wrongful removal from property. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2025 SB 157 Indiana SB 157 (2025)
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CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Contracts and Legal Documents
CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Immunity and Exemption from Liability
CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities
Damages
and Penalties
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against Property
LAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally
PROPERTY; Generally
PROPERTY; Homelessness
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Joanna King
Michael Young
Mike Gaskill
Scott Baldwin
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Indiana SB 157 (2025) — Protection of property rights.

Defines "squatter" as an individual who occupies the property of another and who does not have and has never had: (1) a rental agreement; (2) permission of the owner; or (3) another legal interest in the property. Permits a property owner to execute an affidavit stating that a squatter is occupying the person's property, and requires a law enforcement agency to dispatch one or more law enforcement officers to remove the squatter within 48 hours (or a later period if necessary for reasons of public safety). Provides that a property owner can execute an affidavit at the time a law enforcement officer responds to a complaint that a squatter is occupying the owner's property. Requires a dispatched law enforcement officer to remove the squatter from the property unless the law enforcement officer discovers credible evidence that the person is not a squatter. Provides that a law enforcement agency may create a form affidavit. Provides certain immunities to a law enforcement agency and a law enforcement officer. Establishes a cause of action for wrongful removal from 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
  2. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SB 157 - King - 3rd Reading — 74–18 (pass) · lower
  • SB 157 - Gaskill - 3rd Reading — 48–1 (pass) · upper
  • SB 157 - Gaskill - 2nd Reading — 8–40 (fail) · upper
  • SB 157 - King — 84–6 (pass) · lower
  • SB 157 - Gaskill — 50–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Joanna King — primary (person)
  • Michael Young — primary (person)
  • Mike Gaskill — primary (person)
  • Scott Baldwin — primary (person)
  • Aaron Freeman — coauthor (person)
  • Blake Doriot — coauthor (person)
  • David Abbott — cosponsor (person)
  • David Niezgodski — coauthor (person)
  • Gary Byrne — coauthor (person)
  • Linda Rogers — coauthor (person)
  • Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
  • Michelle Davis — cosponsor (person)
  • Timothy O'Brien — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-08 Authored by Senator Gaskill
  • 2025-01-08 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-01-14 Senator Baldwin added as second author
  • 2025-01-16 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-23 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2025-01-27 Senator Young M added as third author
  • 2025-01-30 Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 41: yeas 8, nays 40 amendment-failure, failure
  • 2025-01-30 Senator Freeman added as coauthor
  • 2025-01-30 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-01-30 Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2025-02-03 Cosponsor: Representative Davis
  • 2025-02-03 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 52: yeas 48, nays 1 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2025-02-03 Senator Rogers added as coauthor
  • 2025-02-03 Senator Doriot added as coauthor
  • 2025-02-03 Senator Byrne added as coauthor
  • 2025-02-03 House sponsor: Representative King
  • 2025-02-04 Referred to the House referral
  • 2025-02-11 Representative Abbott added as cosponsor
  • 2025-03-03 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-13 Representative O'Brien added as cosponsor
  • 2025-03-24 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2025-03-27 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-03-31 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 330: yeas 74, nays 18 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2025-04-01 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
  • 2025-04-10 Motion to concur filed filing
  • 2025-04-15 Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor
  • 2025-04-16 Concurrence withdrawn withdrawal
  • 2025-04-16 Motion to dissent filed filing
  • 2025-04-16 Senate dissented from House amendments
  • 2025-04-16 House advisors appointed: Davis, Jeter, Abbott, Bauer, Burton and Dvorak
  • 2025-04-16 House conferees appointed: King and Garcia Wilburn
  • 2025-04-17 Senate advisors appointed: Randolph Lonnie M, Freeman and Alting
  • 2025-04-17 Senate conferees appointed: Gaskill and Pol
  • 2025-04-23 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
  • 2025-04-23 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
  • 2025-04-24 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2025-04-25 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-29 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2025-04-24 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 505: yeas 50, nays 0
  • 2025-05-06 Public Law 191 became-law
  • 2025-04-24 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 547: yeas 84, nays 6
  • 2025-05-06 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/574055da-dedd-43d3-b039-29580af73451. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).

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