republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/hb-1250.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public safety procedures."
description: "Requires the department of correction to electronically notify, at least seven days in advance, the: (1) county sheriff; (2) prosecuting attorney; and (3) chief of police; of the county or municipality into which the department will release a serious violent felon, including a juvenile adjudicated for an act that would be a serious violent felony, and of the county or municipality where the serious violent felon or juvenile committed the offense. Requires the department of correction to notify a registered victim through the department's automated victim notification system. Requires: (1) a court; and (2) the prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's victim assistance program; to notify a victim of the automated victim assistance notification program, and provides that a victim has the right to be informed, upon request, about the progress of the criminal case involving the victim. Requires that, before hiring a person as a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement hiring department or agency shall request from prior law enforcement employers all documents relating to disciplinary action or internal investigations that involve the person. (Under current law, a hiring agency must request all findings and orders)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1250"
citation: "Indiana HB 1250 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGENCIES; Department of Corrections (DOC)", "CORRECTIONS; Juvenile Inmates and Facilities", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against Persons", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Prosecuting Attorneys (Non-Elected)", "LAW ENFORCEMENT; County Sheriffs' Departments", "LAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cyndi Carrasco", "Scott Baldwin", "Timothy O'Brien", "Vaneta Becker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-05"
last_action: "2026-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b89d11f5-7ebd-4aad-9e79-34e4b13456b7"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1250"
source_hash: "867ab084457eca11827527a6b7f4ccd47461b9de507a4680452d383162ba8f6c"
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 HB 1250 (2026) — Public safety procedures.

Requires the department of correction to electronically notify, at least seven days in advance, the: (1) county sheriff; (2) prosecuting attorney; and (3) chief of police; of the county or municipality into which the department will release a serious violent felon, including a juvenile adjudicated for an act that would be a serious violent felony, and of the county or municipality where the serious violent felon or juvenile committed the offense. Requires the department of correction to notify a registered victim through the department's automated victim notification system. Requires: (1) a court; and (2) the prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's victim assistance program; to notify a victim of the automated victim assistance notification program, and provides that a victim has the right to be informed, upon request, about the progress of the criminal case involving the victim. Requires that, before hiring a person as a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement hiring department or agency shall request from prior law enforcement employers all documents relating to disciplinary action or internal investigations that involve the person. (Under current law, a hiring agency must request all findings and orders).

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1250/HB1250.04.ENRS.pdf)
2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1250/HB1250.03.COMS.pdf)
3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1250/HB1250.02.COMH.pdf)
4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1250/HB1250.01.INTR.pdf)

## Votes

- HB 1250 - Carrasco - 3rd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1250 - O'Brien - 3rd Reading — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1250 - O'Brien — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cyndi Carrasco — primary (person)
- Scott Baldwin — primary (person)
- Timothy O'Brien — primary (person)
- Vaneta Becker — primary (person)
- Alex Zimmerman — coauthor (person)
- Brett Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Daryl Schmitt — cosponsor (person)
- Garrett Bascom — coauthor (person)
- James Tomes — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy McNamara — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-05** Authored by Representative O'Brien
- **2026-01-05** Coauthored by Representatives McNamara, Bascom
- **2026-01-08** Representative Zimmerman added as coauthor
- **2026-01-22** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-27** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-01-28** Cosponsors: Senators Tomes, Schmitt
- **2026-01-28** Senate sponsors: Senators Carrasco, Baldwin, Becker
- **2026-01-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 94, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-01-29** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2026-02-02** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** Senator Clark added as cosponsor
- **2026-02-16** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 46, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2026-02-24** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2026-02-25** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-25** House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 366: yeas 92, nays 0
- **2026-02-26** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Public Law 57 `became-law`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b89d11f5-7ebd-4aad-9e79-34e4b13456b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).