republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2024/sb-172.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Compensation for victims of violent crime."
description: "Amends definitions of emergency shelter care, motor vehicle, violent crime, and victim of a child sex crime. Changes out-of-pocket loss to out-of-pocket expenses. Provides that certain records obtained by the victim services division (division) of the criminal justice institute are to remain confidential. Provides that, where justice requires, the division may award compensation before an information or indictment is filed. Adds procedures for claim denial by the division. Provides that an award may not be made unless the claimant has incurred an out-of-pocket expense or loss of income that exceeds $100. Adds that the division may order the payment of compensation for reasonable, documented expenses that were incurred within 180 days of the violent crime. Provides that the director may extend the 180 days to two years for mental health counseling. Requires written verification of all losses and expenses requested before making an award. Adds procedures for application denial and appeals. Repeals the law relating to payment of compensable losses, hearings concerning the merits of an application, decisions by a hearing officer, the reduction of awards, and appealing the findings of a hearing officer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 172"
citation: "Indiana SB 172 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGENCIES; Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI)", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Victims", "LAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally", "SOCIAL SERVICES; Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cyndi Carrasco", "Eric Koch", "Michael Crider", "Wendy McNamara"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6c2385d-f59b-4a01-8069-0a3a4657474a"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/sb0172"
source_hash: "6fb249ebedd31d92f52d2fdc5ff1b5075773634938ac8f120ba8c6cff54c5de7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana SB 172 (2024) — Compensation for victims of violent crime.

Amends definitions of emergency shelter care, motor vehicle, violent crime, and victim of a child sex crime. Changes out-of-pocket loss to out-of-pocket expenses. Provides that certain records obtained by the victim services division (division) of the criminal justice institute are to remain confidential. Provides that, where justice requires, the division may award compensation before an information or indictment is filed. Adds procedures for claim denial by the division. Provides that an award may not be made unless the claimant has incurred an out-of-pocket expense or loss of income that exceeds $100. Adds that the division may order the payment of compensation for reasonable, documented expenses that were incurred within 180 days of the violent crime. Provides that the director may extend the 180 days to two years for mental health counseling. Requires written verification of all losses and expenses requested before making an award. Adds procedures for application denial and appeals. Repeals the law relating to payment of compensable losses, hearings concerning the merits of an application, decisions by a hearing officer, the reduction of awards, and appealing the findings of a hearing officer.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0172/SB0172.04.ENRH.pdf)
2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0172/SB0172.01.INTR.pdf)
3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0172/SB0172.02.COMS.pdf)
4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/123/2024/senate/bills/SB0172/SB0172.03.COMH.pdf)

## Votes

- SB 172 - Crider - 3rd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 172 - McNamara - 3rd Reading — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 172 - Crider — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cyndi Carrasco — primary (person)
- Eric Koch — primary (person)
- Michael Crider — primary (person)
- Wendy McNamara — primary (person)
- Aaron Freeman — coauthor (person)
- Greg Taylor — coauthor (person)
- Rita Fleming — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Pol — coauthor (person)
- Sharon Negele — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-09** Authored by Senator Crider
- **2024-01-16** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-18** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-01-18** Senator Koch added as second author
- **2024-01-18** Senators Freeman, Pol, Taylor G added as coauthors
- **2024-01-22** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 15: yeas 46, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2024-01-22** House sponsor: Representative McNamara
- **2024-01-22** Senator Carrasco added as third author
- **2024-01-23** Referred to the House `referral`
- **2024-02-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-19** Representatives Fleming and Negele added as cosponsors
- **2024-02-19** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 173: yeas 90, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
- **2024-02-26** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2024-02-29** Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 233: yeas 43, nays 0
- **2024-03-05** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-11** Public Law 20 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6c2385d-f59b-4a01-8069-0a3a4657474a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).