STATE BILLIN SB 291PASSED

Court security.

State of Indiana

Court security. Establishes a procedure to prevent certain personal information of a protected judicial individual from being publically available by a public agency. Creates a civil cause of action against a public agency that fails to remove certain personal information of a protected individual. Repeals current code concerning the supreme court sheriff. Allows the supreme court and the court of appeals to each appoint a court marshal and allows each appointed court marshal to hire deputy court marshals. Requires a court marshal to ensure the safety and security of the court. Requires a supreme court marshal and a court of appeals court marshal to carry out certain responsibilities. Provides that a court marshal is entitled to qualified immunity for acts performed in the course of official duties. Specifies that a court marshal has limited police powers and is required to notify the local law enforcement agency as soon as practicable when a security threat is detected. Allows the marshal appointed by the court of appeals to provide for the safety and security of the tax court.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Mar 5, 2026
252 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2026 Regular Session
IN SB 291 · PassedMar 5

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Bill details

Last action
Public Law 139 · Mar 5, 2026

Sponsors

SBScott BaldwinSenator · Republican · SD-020Primary sponsor
CCCyndi CarrascoSenator · Republican · SD-036Primary sponsor
EKEric KochSenator · Republican · SD-044Primary sponsor
MYMichael YoungSenator · Republican · SD-035
EBElizabeth BrownSenator · Republican · SD-015
AFAaron FreemanSenator · Republican · SD-032
GTGreg TaylorSenator · Democrat · SD-033
LRLonnie RandolphSenator · Democrat · SD-002
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SGSusan GlickSenator · Republican · SD-013
BCBrett ClarkSenator · Republican · SD-024
RPRodney PolSenator · Democrat · SD-004
SDSpencer DeerySenator · Republican · SD-023
DSDaryl SchmittSenator · Republican · SD-048
SAScott AlexanderSenator · Republican · SD-026
GSGregory SteuerwaldRepresentative · Republican · HD-040
CJChris JeterRepresentative · Republican · HD-088
CHCraig HaggardRepresentative · Republican · HD-057

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 5, 2026Public Law 139Senate
Mar 5, 2026Signed by the GovernorSenate
Feb 27, 2026Signed by the President of the SenateSenate
Feb 27, 2026Signed by the SpeakerHouse
Feb 27, 2026Signed by the President Pro TemporeSenate
Feb 25, 2026Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 288: yeas 47, nays 0Senate
Feb 17, 2026Motion to concur filedSenate
Feb 11, 2026Returned to the Senate with amendmentsHouse
Show 25 earlier actions
Feb 10, 2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 230: yeas 95, nays 0House
Feb 9, 2026Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedHouse
Feb 9, 2026Amendment #1 (Gore) prevailed; voice voteHouse
Feb 9, 2026Amendment #2 (Ireland) prevailed; voice voteHouse
Feb 5, 2026Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedHouse
Jan 29, 2026Representative Haggard added as cosponsorHouse
Jan 28, 2026First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal CodeHouse
Jan 27, 2026Referred to the HouseSenate
Jan 26, 2026Senator Schmitt added as coauthorSenate
Jan 26, 2026Senator Alexander added as coauthorSenate
Jan 26, 2026Senator Deery added as coauthorSenate
Jan 26, 2026Cosponsor: Representative JeterSenate
Jan 26, 2026House sponsor: Representative SteuerwaldSenate
Jan 26, 2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 86: yeas 44, nays 0Senate
Jan 22, 2026Senators Glick, Clark added as coauthorsSenate
Jan 22, 2026Senator Pol added as coauthorSenate
Jan 22, 2026Senators Brown L, Freeman, Taylor G, Randolph added as coauthorsSenate
Jan 22, 2026Second reading: amended, ordered engrossedSenate
Jan 22, 2026Amendment #4 (Baldwin) prevailed; voice voteSenate
Jan 20, 2026Senator Young M added as coauthorSenate
Jan 15, 2026Senator Koch added as third authorSenate
Jan 15, 2026Committee report: do pass, adoptedSenate
Jan 12, 2026Senator Carrasco added as second authorSenate
Jan 12, 2026First reading: referred to Committee on JudiciarySenate
Jan 12, 2026Authored by Senator BaldwinSenate

Recorded votes

Senate - Third readingJan 26, 2026 · Senate · 44 yea · 0 nayPassed
House - Third readingFeb 10, 2026 · House · 95 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate - Senate concurred with House amendmentsFeb 25, 2026 · Senate · 47 yea · 0 nayPassed

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