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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sex crimes and child safety."
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description: "Specifies the sex offender reporting requirements for persons who are sex offenders or required to register in other jurisdictions. Adds \"high risk missing person\" to the definition of \"missing child\". Specifies that the silver alert program applies to missing children. Removes provisions concerning possession of child sex abuse material (CSAM) from the statute containing the offense of child exploitation, and makes a new section for CSAM offenses. Creates a new crime for distribution of CSAM, and generally conforms the sentencing enhancements for possession of CSAM, distribution of CSAM, and child exploitation. Specifies that certain restrictions on CSAM in discovery also apply in civil proceedings (under current law, they only apply in criminal proceedings). Provides a defense in specified circumstances. Removes certain duplicative provisions and makes conforming amendments and technical corrections."
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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 1303"
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citation: "Indiana HB 1303 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CHILDREN AND MINORS; Crimes Against Children", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Sex Offenses"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brett Clark", "Cyndi Carrasco", "Wendy McNamara"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-06"
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last_action: "2026-03-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87a7641c-cd1c-4b93-8ecd-9072dd728c14"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1303"
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source_hash: "4067ad5e682288b76b88a7a46cce21019390b3375975f0ff6412d54784f2f0dd"
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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 1303 (2026) — Sex crimes and child safety.
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Specifies the sex offender reporting requirements for persons who are sex offenders or required to register in other jurisdictions. Adds "high risk missing person" to the definition of "missing child". Specifies that the silver alert program applies to missing children. Removes provisions concerning possession of child sex abuse material (CSAM) from the statute containing the offense of child exploitation, and makes a new section for CSAM offenses. Creates a new crime for distribution of CSAM, and generally conforms the sentencing enhancements for possession of CSAM, distribution of CSAM, and child exploitation. Specifies that certain restrictions on CSAM in discovery also apply in civil proceedings (under current law, they only apply in criminal proceedings). Provides a defense in specified circumstances. Removes certain duplicative provisions and makes conforming amendments and technical corrections.
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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 House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1303/HB1303.06.ENGS.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1303/HB1303.03.ENGH.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1303/HB1303.07.ENRS.pdf)
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4. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1303/HB1303.02.COMH.pdf)
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5. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1303/HB1303.05.COMS.pdf)
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6. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1303/HB1303.01.INTR.pdf)
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## Votes
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- HB 1303 - McNamara - 3rd Reading — **89–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1303 - McNamara — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 1303 - Clark - 3rd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brett Clark — primary (person)
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- Cyndi Carrasco — primary (person)
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- Wendy McNamara — primary (person)
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- Fady Qaddoura — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Meltzer — coauthor (person)
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- Jim Pressel — coauthor (person)
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- Liz Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael Karickhoff — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-06** Coauthored by Representatives Karickhoff, Meltzer, Pressel
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- **2026-01-06** Authored by Representative McNamara
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- **2026-01-14** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-20** Amendment #3 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-01-20** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-20** Amendment #1 (Bascom) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-01-23** Referred to the Senate `referral`
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- **2026-01-22** Senate sponsors: Senators Clark, Carrasco
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- **2026-01-22** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 79: yeas 89, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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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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- **2026-01-27** Senator Brown L added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-12** Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-19** Senator Qaddoura added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-19** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 253: yeas 46, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
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- **2026-02-25** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-25** House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 377: yeas 96, nays 0
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Public Law 92 `became-law`
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- **2026-03-04** 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/87a7641c-cd1c-4b93-8ecd-9072dd728c14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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