SB 281 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Expungement.

Summary
Specifies that certain records relating to juvenile offenses are accessible to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the officer's duties, and requires persons having custody of these records to take steps to ensure that these records are available in a timely manner. Specifies that the juvenile court shall cooperate to ensure that certain records are available to the prosecuting attorney or a deputy. Allows the expungement of official misconduct if: (1) the person seeking the expungement is not an elected official; and (2) the prosecuting attorney consents. Permits disclosure to the state police department of certain sealed records if disclosure is required for the purpose of expunging or marking as expunged records in the central repository for criminal history information. Prohibits expungement for a person convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. Requires the office of judicial administration, before July 1, 2025, to establish an electronic system for transmitting a chronological case summary to the state police department for purposes of expungement. Prohibits the expungement of certain records of a person holding a commercial driver's license or permit. Makes certain expungement provisions that apply to elected officials also apply to elected or appointed judicial officers.
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
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Apr 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Bill (S) Senate Bill (H) · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was updated from a Senate version to an Engrossed version after passing both the Senate and House. The main substantive change narrows the records available to law enforcement to only those involving serious violent felonies, rather than all delinquency records. The bill also adds a requirement for the Office of Judicial Administration to establish an electronic system for transmitting case summaries to the State Police by July 1, 2025, and extends expungement rules to include elected or appointed judicial officers.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed to apply only to records involving serious violent felonies rather than all juvenile delinquency records, and the applicability was extended to include judicial officers in addition to elected officials.
SCOPE

Records available to law enforcement are now limited to those involving findings of serious violent felonies, rather than all delinquency proceedings.

REQUIREMENT

Requires the Office of Judicial Administration to establish an electronic system for transmitting chronological case summaries to the State Police by July 1, 2025.

ELIGIBILITY

Expungement provisions that apply to elected officials now also apply to elected or appointed judicial officers.

Records that can be sealed now exclude those involving findings of serious violent felonies, which remain accessible to law enforcement.

EXEMPTIONS

Prohibits expungement for persons holding a commercial driver's license or permit.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2025 · House Mar 27, 2025

How they voted

472
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 20, 2025
D Democratic10
7 Yea 2 Nay 1
70% Yea
R Republican40
40 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Apr 16, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 355: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 321: yeas 71, nays 21
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 182: yeas 47, nays 2
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #3 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Amended
Amendment #2 (Pol) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Amended
Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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