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type: "Bill"
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title: "Expungement."
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description: "Specifies that certain records relating to juvenile offenses are accessible to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duties, and requires persons having custody of these records to take steps to ensure that these records are available in a timely manner. Specifies that the juvenile court shall cooperate to ensure that certain records are available to the prosecuting attorney or a deputy. Allows the expungement of official misconduct if: (1) the person seeking the expungement is not an elected official; and (2) the prosecuting attorney consents. Permits disclosure to the state police department of certain sealed records if disclosure is required for the purpose of expunging or marking as expunged records in the central repository for criminal history information. Prohibits expungement for a person convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. Requires the office of judicial administration, before July 1, 2025, to establish an electronic system for transmitting a chronological case summary to the state police department for purposes of expungement. Prohibits the expungement of certain records of a person holding a commercial driver's license or permit. Makes certain expungement provisions that apply to elected officials also apply to elected or appointed judicial officers."
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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 281"
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citation: "Indiana SB 281 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CORRECTIONS; Juvenile Inmates and Facilities", "COURTS; Judges", "COURTS; Juvenile Courts", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Criminal History and Expungements", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Prosecuting Attorneys (Non-Elected)", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Sentencing", "LAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally", "LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; Generally", "STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Generally", "TRANSPORTATION; Licenses", "Plates", "Registration", "and Titles"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Freeman", "Gregory Steuerwald", "Scott Baldwin"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-13"
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last_action: "2025-04-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef9a482b-f67f-4fee-b431-0c53fb31afce"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0281"
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source_hash: "fd9b9ea6e7d94f3ece62ef02f553897af98f32378f561cc9eda6bb44ab53c636"
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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 281 (2025) — Expungement.
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Specifies that certain records relating to juvenile offenses are accessible to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duties, and requires persons having custody of these records to take steps to ensure that these records are available in a timely manner. Specifies that the juvenile court shall cooperate to ensure that certain records are available to the prosecuting attorney or a deputy. Allows the expungement of official misconduct if: (1) the person seeking the expungement is not an elected official; and (2) the prosecuting attorney consents. Permits disclosure to the state police department of certain sealed records if disclosure is required for the purpose of expunging or marking as expunged records in the central repository for criminal history information. Prohibits expungement for a person convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. Requires the office of judicial administration, before July 1, 2025, to establish an electronic system for transmitting a chronological case summary to the state police department for purposes of expungement. Prohibits the expungement of certain records of a person holding a commercial driver's license or permit. Makes certain expungement provisions that apply to elected officials also apply to elected or appointed judicial officers.
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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/SB0281/SB0281.03.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0281/SB0281.05.ENGH.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0281/SB0281.06.ENRH.pdf)
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4. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0281/SB0281.01.INTR.pdf)
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5. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0281/SB0281.04.COMH.pdf)
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6. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0281/SB0281.02.COMS.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SB 281 - Baldwin — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 281 - Steuerwald - 3rd Reading — **71–21** (pass) · lower
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- SB 281 - Baldwin - 3rd Reading — **47–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
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- Gregory Steuerwald — primary (person)
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- Scott Baldwin — primary (person)
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- Alex Zimmerman — cosponsor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
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- Mitch Gore — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-13** Authored by Senator Baldwin
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- **2025-01-13** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Senator Freeman added as second author
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- **2025-02-13** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2025-02-18** Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
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- **2025-02-18** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-18** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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- **2025-02-18** Amendment #3 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-20** House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald
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- **2025-02-20** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 182: yeas 47, nays 2 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-21** Referred to the House `referral`
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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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- **2025-03-20** Representative Zimmerman added as cosponsor
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- **2025-03-20** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-24** Representative Gore added as cosponsor
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- **2025-03-24** Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-24** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-25** Third reading: call withdrawn `reading-3, withdrawal`
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- **2025-03-28** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2025-03-27** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 321: yeas 71, nays 21 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-31** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-07** Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 355: yeas 48, nays 0
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- **2025-04-08** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-08** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2025-04-09** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-04-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-16** Public Law 77 `became-law`
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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/ef9a482b-f67f-4fee-b431-0c53fb31afce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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