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type: "Bill"
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title: "Advanced DNA testing for cold cases."
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description: "Establishes a process concerning eligibility for advanced DNA testing for cold cases."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1248"
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citation: "Indiana HB 1248 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; DNA and Fingerprinting", "TECHNOLOGY; Generally"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Carey Hamilton", "Cyndi Carrasco", "Rodney Pol"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-05"
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last_action: "2026-03-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/952560ee-fc9b-45f7-83ac-5a92313d8311"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1248"
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source_hash: "3117f7b082b078e1f10ab2455c00f7bd39a45aceeb49d32cef03ede24322aae8"
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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 HB 1248 (2026) — Advanced DNA testing for cold cases.
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Establishes a process concerning eligibility for advanced DNA testing for cold cases.
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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. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1248/HB1248.04.ENRS.pdf)
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2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1248/HB1248.03.COMS.pdf)
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3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1248/HB1248.02.COMH.pdf)
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4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1248/HB1248.01.INTR.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HB 1248 - Hamilton - 3rd Reading — **92–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1248 - Carrasco - 3rd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- HB 1248 - Hamilton — **86–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Carey Hamilton — primary (person)
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- Cyndi Carrasco — primary (person)
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- Rodney Pol — primary (person)
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- Fady Qaddoura — cosponsor (person)
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- Garrett Bascom — coauthor (person)
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- J.D. Ford — cosponsor (person)
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- James Buck — cosponsor (person)
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- Maureen Bauer — coauthor (person)
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- Scott Baldwin — cosponsor (person)
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- Susan Glick — cosponsor (person)
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- Wendy McNamara — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-05** Authored by Representative Hamilton
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- **2026-01-12** Representatives McNamara, Bascom added as coauthors
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- **2026-01-13** Representative Bauer added as coauthor
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- **2026-01-14** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-20** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-22** Senate sponsors: Senators Carrasco, Pol
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- **2026-01-22** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 75: yeas 92, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-23** Referred to the Senate `referral`
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- **2026-01-27** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** Senator Glick added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-12** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-16** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-19** Senator Buck added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-19** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 206: yeas 46, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-19** Senator Baldwin added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-19** Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-23** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-20** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
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- **2026-02-25** House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 365: yeas 86, nays 0
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- **2026-02-25** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Public Law 56 `became-law`
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- **2026-03-03** 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/952560ee-fc9b-45f7-83ac-5a92313d8311`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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