HB 1118 Indiana House · 2026 Regular Session

Expungement.

Summary

Repeals and replaces the existing adult expungement statute with a new expungement process that makes certain changes to: (1) time periods for filing expungement; (2) crimes that are eligible for expungement; and (3) other procedural matters relating to expungement. Adds a provision concerning the expungement of juvenile arrest records.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 5, 2026 Last action Jan 26, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced House Bill (H) → House Bill (S) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to reflect its official passage and reporting status, updating the title and header to indicate it is now a House Bill rather than an Introduced Bill. The digest was updated with a new timestamp and version number, and the list of affected legal citations was simplified to remove specific subsection numbers, broadening the reference to entire code sections.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding expungement laws remains unchanged; the modifications are administrative updates to the document's metadata and citation formatting.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title and header to reflect that it has been amended and reported to pass, changing the status from 'Introduced' to 'House Bill'.

Simplified the list of affected legal citations by removing specific subsection numbers, changing references like 'IC 35-38-9' to the broader 'IC 35-38'.

TIMELINE

Added a new entry in the legislative history noting that the bill was amended and reported to pass on January 14, 2026.

Floor votes · House Jan 22, 2026

How they voted

86–4

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 99

Jan 22, 2026

D Democratic29

27 Yea 1 Nay 1

93% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican69

58 Yea 3 Nay 8

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: yeas 87, nays 4

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

lower

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors