SB 142 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Eviction issues.

Summary

Allows a court to order, upon its own motion, that certain eviction records may not be disclosed. Allows a tenant, in certain circumstances, to file a motion requesting that records related to an eviction action not be disclosed. Allows the court to issue an order without a hearing in certain circumstances. Specifies that a final judgment for the recovery of money or costs does not constitute a lien upon real estate and chattels real if certain eviction actions are prohibited from disclosure. Makes conforming changes.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House 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 Senate Bill (S) → Senate Bill (S) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill modifies Indiana's eviction expungement law to automatically order record sealing in qualifying cases rather than requiring tenant requests, and adds a new eligibility category for cases where seven years have passed since filing without a money judgment. The changes streamline tenant relief by reducing administrative burdens and expanding protections for tenants facing eviction.

Scope change

Expanded from requiring tenant-initiated expungement requests to automatic court-ordered sealing, and added a new seven-year eligibility window for cases without money judgments.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed expungement process from tenant-requested to automatic court order in qualifying cases.

Added new eligibility category for cases where seven years have elapsed since eviction filing without a money judgment against the tenant.

TIMELINE

Added effective date of January 1, 2028 for the seven-year eligibility provision.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized subsection structure to clarify when courts must issue expungement orders.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Jan 28, 2025

D Democratic10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

R Republican40

40 Yea

100% 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 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 453: yeas 35, nays 1

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 394: yeas 85, nays 5

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 29: yeas 49, nays 0

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment #3 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment #2 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

upper

4 primary · 9 co-sponsors