republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/sb-140.md

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Bill	Public safety.	Amends the definition of "threat" in the intimidation statute to include posting a person's personal information on a social media platform with the intent to cause: (1) bodily injury to the person; (2) damage to the person's property; or (3) the commission of a crime against the person. Increases the penalty for intimidation if committed against a legislator.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	SB 140	Indiana SB 140 (2026)	bill	CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against Persons CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against Public Health Order and Decency CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against State Public Administration GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Generally TECHNOLOGY; Communication (Including Internet Phone Lines Print Media Radio and Television)	enacted	Aaron Freeman Alex Zimmerman Susan Glick Vaneta Becker	4	33	4	2026-01-05	2026-03-12	openstates	ocd-bill/649ef916-f438-4530-9ddc-68c9686c6cfb	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0140	acb2931a7597a1ea5896f0353831c1237b8a71741b6e1f5ac4f69c314ae3126a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 140 (2026) — Public safety.

Amends the definition of "threat" in the intimidation statute to include posting a person's personal information on a social media platform with the intent to cause: (1) bodily injury to the person; (2) damage to the person's property; or (3) the commission of a crime against the person. Increases the penalty for intimidation if committed against a legislator.

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 140 - Zimmerman - 3rd Reading — 88–0 (pass) · lower
• SB 140 - Becker — 47–0 (pass) · upper
• SB 140 - Zimmerman — 96–0 (pass) · lower
• SB 140 - Becker - 3rd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
• Alex Zimmerman — primary (person)
• Susan Glick — primary (person)
• Vaneta Becker — primary (person)
• Ed Charbonneau — coauthor (person)
• Garrett Bascom — cosponsor (person)
• Greg Goode — coauthor (person)
• Greg Walker — coauthor (person)
• Jean Leising — coauthor (person)
• Jim Lucas — cosponsor (person)
• Kyle Walker — coauthor (person)
• Michael Young — coauthor (person)
• Spencer Deery — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-01-05 Authored by Senators Becker, Freeman, Glick
• 2026-01-05 Coauthored by Senators Leising, Goode, Charbonneau, Deery, Walker G
• 2026-01-08 Senator Walker K added as coauthor
• 2026-01-13 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-01-22 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-01-22 Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-01-26 House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman
• 2026-01-26 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: yeas 44, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-01-27 Referred to the House referral
• 2026-01-28 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-02 Representative Bascom added as cosponsor
• 2026-02-12 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-16 Representative Lucas added as cosponsor
• 2026-02-16 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-02-17 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 264: yeas 88, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-02-18 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
• 2026-02-20 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2026-02-23 Senate dissented from House amendments
• 2026-02-23 House conferees appointed: Zimmerman, Gore
• 2026-02-23 House advisors appointed: Bascom, Ireland, Bauer
• 2026-02-23 Senate conferees appointed: Becker, Taylor G
• 2026-02-23 Senate advisors appointed: Pol, Freeman
• 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 427: yeas 96, nays 0
• 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 328: yeas 47, nays 0
• 2026-02-27 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2026-02-27 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2026-03-12 Public Law 146 became-law
• 2026-03-12 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2026-03-05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2026-02-27 Senator Young M added as coauthor
• 2026-03-03 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2026-03-02 Signed by the President of the Senate passage

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/649ef916-f438-4530-9ddc-68c9686c6cfb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).