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type: "Bill"
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title: "Statute of limitations."
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description: "Specifies that a prosecution for rape as a Level 3 felony that is barred by the statute of limitations may still be brought within 10 years from the discovery of DNA evidence."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 151"
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citation: "Indiana SB 151 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CHILDREN AND MINORS; Crimes Against Children", "CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Statute of Limitations", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; DNA and Fingerprinting", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Generally", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Sex Offenses", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Statute of Limitations"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Freeman", "Alex Zimmerman", "Michael Crider", "Scott Alexander"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-08"
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last_action: "2025-04-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4223284-5b9e-4d4c-a83a-efcd2610e5d7"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0151"
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source_hash: "2833a4a4f595017c458510158e649399a38630a78578ded77a366e1b1977a013"
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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 151 (2025) — Statute of limitations.
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Specifies that a prosecution for rape as a Level 3 felony that is barred by the statute of limitations may still be brought within 10 years from the discovery of DNA evidence.
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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. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0151/SB0151.03.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0151/SB0151.05.ENRH.pdf)
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3. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0151/SB0151.01.INTR.pdf)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0151/SB0151.04.COMH.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SB 151 - Alexander - 3rd Reading — **48–1** (pass) · upper
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- SB 151 - Zimmerman - 3rd Reading — **87–0** (pass) · lower
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- SB 151 - Alexander — **34–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
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- Alex Zimmerman — primary (person)
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- Michael Crider — primary (person)
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- Scott Alexander — primary (person)
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- Carey Hamilton — cosponsor (person)
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- Daryl Schmitt — coauthor (person)
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- J.D. Prescott — cosponsor (person)
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- Joanna King — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Bohacek — 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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- **2025-01-08** Authored by Senator Alexander
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- **2025-01-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-13** Senator Freeman added as second author
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- **2025-01-13** Senator Crider added as third author
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- **2025-01-13** Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
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- **2025-01-21** Senator Baldwin added as coauthor
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- **2025-02-04** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-04** Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
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- **2025-02-10** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-10** Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-12** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2025-02-11** Cosponsors: Representatives Prescott and King
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- **2025-02-11** House sponsor: Representative Zimmerman
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- **2025-02-11** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 99: yeas 48, nays 1 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-03** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-03** Representative Hamilton added as cosponsor
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- **2025-04-03** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-04-07** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-08** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 396: yeas 87, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-09** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2025-04-16** Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 454: yeas 34, nays 3
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- **2025-04-17** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2025-04-22** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-23** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-04-30** Public Law 112 `became-law`
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- **2025-04-30** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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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/d4223284-5b9e-4d4c-a83a-efcd2610e5d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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