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| Bill | Various animal related matters. | Removes partial liability for damages when a person removes a domestic animal from a motor vehicle. Increases certain penalties for offenses involving animals, and establishes a defense for an uninvolved person attacked by a law enforcement animal. Sets forth new definitions and amends various definitions for offenses relating to animals. Specifies that animal cruelty statutes apply to a rodent that is not a nuisance rodent. Makes certain acts an aggravating circumstance for purposes of sentencing. | us/states/in | Indiana General Assembly | 2026 | HB 1165 | Indiana HB 1165 (2026) |
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Indiana HB 1165 (2026) — Various animal related matters.
Removes partial liability for damages when a person removes a domestic animal from a motor vehicle. Increases certain penalties for offenses involving animals, and establishes a defense for an uninvolved person attacked by a law enforcement animal. Sets forth new definitions and amends various definitions for offenses relating to animals. Specifies that animal cruelty statutes apply to a rodent that is not a nuisance rodent. Makes certain acts an aggravating circumstance for purposes of sentencing.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Engrossed House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- HB 1165 - McNamara — 78–14 (pass) · lower
- HB 1165 - McNamara - 3rd Reading — 85–6 (pass) · lower
- HB 1165 - Carrasco - 3rd Reading — 42–6 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Cyndi Carrasco — primary (person)
- Spencer Deery — primary (person)
- Wendy McNamara — primary (person)
- Beau Baird — coauthor (person)
- Mike Andrade — coauthor (person)
- Steve Bartels — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-05 Coauthored by Representatives Baird, Bartels
- 2026-01-05 Authored by Representative McNamara
- 2026-01-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-01-22 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2026-01-27 Representative Andrade added as coauthor
- 2026-01-27 Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-01-28 Senate sponsor: Senator Carrasco
- 2026-01-28 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 140: yeas 85, nays 6
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2026-01-29 Referred to the Senate
referral - 2026-02-02 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-12 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2026-02-19 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-19 Senator Deery added as second sponsor
- 2026-02-19 Amendment #1 (Taylor G) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2026-02-24 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 264: yeas 42, nays 6
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2026-02-25 Motion to concur filed
filing - 2026-02-25 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 374: yeas 78, nays 14
- 2026-02-25 Returned to the House with amendments
receipt - 2026-02-26 Signed by the Speaker
passage - 2026-02-27 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2026-03-04 Public Law 80
became-law - 2026-03-04 Signed by the Governor
executive-signature - 2026-02-27 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/38e78909-8e53-4320-ab11-df1750c39891. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).