SB 120 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

DNA samples at time of arrest.

Summary

Requires a sheriff to take a DNA sample of a person taken into custody for a felony. Provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor if a person refuses to provide a DNA sample to a sheriff.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

Senate Bill (H) → Senate Bill (S) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a House sponsor and update committee reporting details, while making a minor text correction to clarify that 'identification data' must be withheld in addition to 'information' for certain misdemeanor violations. The bill's substantive policy content regarding sheriff powers and DNA sampling requirements remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added House sponsor information (McNamara) and House committee action history to the bill text.

Corrected a line break error in subsection (a)(3) by adding 'identification data' to the list of withheld information that triggers a Class C misdemeanor.

TIMELINE

Updated dates to reflect House action (March 2025) and changed bill designation from SB to ES (Engrossed).

Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2025 · House Mar 20, 2025

How they voted

40–9

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Feb 10, 2025

D Democratic10

3 Yea 7 Nay

70% Nay

R Republican40

37 Yea 2 Nay 1

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 296: yeas 39, nays 8

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 281: yeas 80, nays 10

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 84: yeas 40, nays 9

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors