Legislative record

SB 246STATE · IndianaIntroduced

Redaction of court records.

Requires the names and specified other information of child victims, child witnesses, and certain other persons to be redacted in criminal actions. Requires the use of an anonymous designator such as "Child Witness No. 1" when redacting a name, and prohibits redaction that uses the person's initials or that describes the person in terms of a family relationship.

Voted 3/5/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

133 yea·0 nay·15 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/5/2026Public Law 129
  2. 3/5/2026Signed by the Governor
  3. 2/27/2026Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  4. 2/27/2026Signed by the President of the Senate
  5. 2/27/2026Signed by the Speaker
  6. 2/25/2026Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 286: yeas 47, nays 0
  7. 2/23/2026Motion to concur filed
  8. 2/18/2026Returned to the Senate with amendments
  9. 2/17/2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 269: yeas 88, nays 0
  10. 2/16/2026Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed