SB 419 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Crimes against health care providers.

Summary

Defines "health care provider". Provides that the offense of battery is a Level 6 felony if it is committed against a health care provider, and a Level 5 felony if it is committed against a health care provider by placing bodily fluids or waste on the health care provider.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed Senate Bill (H) → Senate Bill (S) · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was updated to expand its scope and clarify how it applies to health care providers. The changes make the penalties more specific by requiring that the offense occur while the provider is on duty, and they add new provisions to protect communications infrastructure.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly covers offenses committed against health care providers while they are acting within the scope of their duties, and it expands the definition of critical infrastructure to include communications services facilities.

ELIGIBILITY

Battery against health care providers now requires the provider to be acting within the scope of their duties to qualify for enhanced felony penalties.

REQUIREMENT

Battery is now a Level 5 felony if it results in bodily injury or involves placing bodily fluids or waste on a health care provider while they are on duty.

Intimidation of a health care provider is now a Level 5 felony if the threat relates to their status as a health care provider.

DEFINITION

Added new citations for IC 35-44.1, IC 35-45, and IC 35-46 to the list of affected statutes.

Defined communications services facilities to include wires and equipment used to provide communications service to customers for critical infrastructure statutes.

TIMELINE

Updated reprint and digest dates from February 18, 2025 to February 14, 2025, and from February 17, 2025 to February 11, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

42–7

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Feb 20, 2025

D Democratic10

8 Yea 1 Nay 1

80% Yea

R Republican40

34 Yea 6 Nay

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 192: yeas 42, nays 7

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment #2 (Carrasco) prevailed; voice vote

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Amended

Amendment #5 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 131: yeas 9, nays 39

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

upper

4 primary · 10 co-sponsors