SB 231 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Various corrections matters.

Summary
Eliminates requirements that the department of correction: (1) maintain farm programs for offenders committed to the department; and (2) prepare a report calculating the savings realized as a result of sentencing changes. Replaces a reference to a rule repealed by the department of correction with a requirement that the custody and treatment of juveniles meet the standards and licensing requirements adopted in the administrative rules of the department.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Senate Bill (S) Senate Bill (H) · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to remove the requirement for the Department of Correction to maintain farm programs for offenders and to eliminate the mandate to prepare a report calculating the cost of those programs. The bill also removed the establishment of the Officer Breann Leath Memorial Prison Nursery and the incarcerated women's maternal health fund that would have supported it. Additionally, the bill was amended to remove citations to IC 11-8, which previously contained the deleted farm program requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing requirements related to farm programs for offenders and the associated reporting obligations. The establishment of a new prison nursery and its funding mechanism was also removed.
REQUIREMENT

Eliminated the requirement for the Department of Correction to maintain farm programs for offenders committed to the department.

Removed the mandate for the Department of Correction to prepare a report calculating the cost of farm programs.

FISCAL

Deleted the creation of the Officer Breann Leath Memorial Prison Nursery and the incarcerated women's maternal health fund that would have supported it.

SCOPE

Removed citations to IC 11-8, which contained the previously deleted farm program requirements.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill version from Senate Bill (S) to Senate Bill (H) and changed the digest update date to reflect House action.

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

How they voted

481
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 20, 2025
D Democratic10
8 Yea 1 Nay 1
80% Yea
R Republican40
40 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
12
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 6, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 531: yeas 48, nays 2
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 571: yeas 77, nays 2
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 289: yeas 90, nays 0
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Summers) prevailed; Roll Call 267: yeas 96, nays 0
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 179: yeas 48, nays 1
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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