HB 1115 Indiana House · 2025 Regular Session

Emergency possessory orders.

Summary

Provides that under certain circumstances a landlord may file a petition for an emergency possessory order. Requires a court to order a tenant to return possession of a dwelling unit to the landlord if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) a tenant or the tenant's guest has committed a crime that affects the health and safety of another tenant, the landlord, or an agent of the landlord; or (2) a tenant provided materially false information to induce the landlord into leasing or giving possession of the rental unit to the tenant. Provides that nothing in the section concerning filing a petition for an emergency possessory orders shall be construed to interfere with the rights of a tenant who is the victim of certain crimes.

Issues: ✗ Housing

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed May 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled House Bill (H) → House Bill (S) · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates Indiana's emergency possessory order laws to provide clearer, more specific criteria for when landlords can evict tenants for criminal activity. The changes add new requirements for proving crimes directly affect health and safety, create a new section for fraud-related evictions, and clarify that tenants cannot use emergency orders to interfere with their own legal rights as crime victims.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of emergency possessory orders by adding specific criminal acts (identity deception, counterfeiting, forgery, fraud) that allow landlords to seek immediate eviction, while also clarifying protections for tenants who are crime victims.

ELIGIBILITY

Updated criteria for landlords to file emergency possessory orders now require proof that crimes directly affect health and safety of other tenants or agents, rather than just affecting them generally.

REQUIREMENT

Added new Section 7.2 to allow landlords to seek emergency eviction when tenants commit identity deception, counterfeiting, forgery, or fraud to induce the landlord to lease the property.

DEFINITION

Added specific legal definitions for crimes (IC 35-31.5-2-75(a) for health and safety crimes, IC 35-43-5-3.5 for identity deception, IC 35-43-5-2 for counterfeiting/forgery, IC 35-43-5-4 for fraud).

ENFORCEMENT

Clarified that emergency possessory orders do not interfere with tenants' rights as victims of crimes, ensuring victims can still pursue their own legal remedies.

TIMELINE

Maintained July 1, 2025 effective date for all provisions.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025 · House Feb 3, 2025

How they voted

38–10

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Apr 1, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican40

38 Yea 2

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 1, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 464: yeas 63, nays 17

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 323: yeas 38, nays 10

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment #2 (Gaskill) prevailed; Division of the Senate: yeas 33, nays 11

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 65: yeas 70, nays 19

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Amendment #1 (Burton) ruled out of order

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Amendment #2 (Bauer) ruled out of order

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Amendment #5 (Bauer) ruled out of order

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor