Senate Bill
SB 159
Procedures for obtaining a warrant.
In plain English
Requires that oral warrant requests made by phone, radio, or similar electronic means be recorded and typed or transcribed. Allows certain warrant requests to be made and recorded electronically, instead of only by radio or telephone and on audio tape. Requires prosecutors and law enforcement agencies to keep all warrant requests and give them to a defendant during discovery.
Written by AI from the official digest below, and checked only by automated rules. If they differ, the official digest and bill text control.
Official digest
Specifies that a request for a warrant made orally by telephone, radio, or similar electronic means must be recorded and typed or transcribed. (Under current law, the judge is required to record the request, and the court reporter to type or transcribe it.) Permits certain warrant requests to be: (1) made electronically (where current law only allows this by radio or telephone); and (2) recorded electronically (where current law only permits the use of audio tape). Requires the prosecuting attorney and a law enforcement agency to maintain all requests for warrants, and to provide them to a defendant in discovery.
Latest action: Signed by the Governor, April 30, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Aaron Freeman, Mike Bohacek, Garrett Bascom
Co-authors and co-sponsors: Rodney Pol, Eric Koch, Sue Glick, Lonnie Randolph
Roll-call votes
3 recorded votes, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
Senate · Jan 23, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 159 - Freeman - 3rd Reading
Passed
49 yes0 no1 did not vote
Republicans: 38 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteDemocrats: 10 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (49)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- Greg Walker (R)
- J.D. Ford (D)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Buck (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Mike Young (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Ron Alting (R)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Unknown member
- Vaneta Becker (R)
Did not vote (1)
- Justin Busch (R)
House · Mar 20, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 159 - Bascom - 3rd Reading
Passed
90 yes0 no10 did not vote
Republicans: 63 yes, 0 no, 7 did not voteDemocrats: 25 yes, 0 no, 3 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (90)
- Alaina Shonkwiler (R)
- Alex Burton (D)
- Alex Zimmerman (R)
- Andrew Ireland (R)
- Becky Cash (R)
- Ben Smaltz (R)
- Bob Behning (R)
- Bob Heaton (R)
- Bob Morris (R)
- Brad Barrett (R)
- Bruce Borders (R)
- Carey Hamilton (D)
- Carolyn Jackson (D)
- Cherrish Pryor (D)
- Chris Campbell (D)
- Chris Jeter (R)
- Chris Judy (R)
- Chuck Moseley (D)
- Cindy Ledbetter (R)
- Cory Criswell (R)
- Craig Haggard (R)
- Craig Snow (R)
- Dale DeVon (R)
- Danny Lopez (R)
- Dave Hall (R)
- Dave Heine (R)
- David Abbott (R)
- Earl Harris (D)
- Ed Clere (I)
- Ed DeLaney (D)
- Ed Soliday (R)
- Elizabeth Rowray (R)
- Ethan Lawson (R)
- Ethan Manning (R)
- Garrett Bascom (R)
- Greg Steuerwald (R)
- Gregory Porter (D)
- Hal Slager (R)
- Heath VanNatter (R)
- Hunter Smith (R)
- J.D. Prescott (R)
- Jack Jordan (R)
- Jeff Thompson (R)
- Jenny Meltzer (R)
- Jim Lucas (R)
- Jim Pressel (R)
- John Bartlett (D)
- Julie McGuire (R)
- Julie Olthoff (R)
- Justin Moed (D)
- Karen Engleman (R)
- Kendell Culp (R)
- Kyle Miller (D)
- Kyle Pierce (R)
- Lindsay Patterson (R)
- Lori Goss-Reaves (R)
- Lorissa Sweet (R)
- Mark Genda (R)
- Martin Carbaugh (R)
- Matt Commons (R)
- Matt Hostettler (R)
- Matt Lehman (R)
- Matt Pierce (D)
- Maureen Bauer (D)
- Michelle Davis (R)
- Mike Andrade (D)
- Mike Aylesworth (R)
- Mike Karickhoff (R)
- Peggy Mayfield (R)
- Phil GiaQuinta (D)
- Robb Greene (R)
- Robin Shackleford (D)
- Ryan Dvorak (D)
- Ryan Lauer (R)
- Sheila Klinker (D)
- Steve Bartels (R)
- Sue Errington (D)
- Tim O'Brien (R)
- Tim Wesco (R)
- Tim Yocum (R)
- Tony Isa (R)
- Tonya Pfaff (D)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Unknown member
- Vanessa Summers (D)
- Vernon Smith (D)
- Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D)
- Wendy Dant Chesser (D)
- Wendy McNamara (R)
- Zach Payne (R)
Did not vote (10)
- Beau Baird (R)
- Chris May (R)
- Doug Miller (R)
- Jake Teshka (R)
- Joanna King (R)
- Mitch Gore (D)
- Ragen Hatcher (D)
- Reneé Pack (D)
- Shane Lindauer (R)
- Todd Huston (R)
Senate · Apr 16, 2025
Final vote: concurrence or conference report
Roll call text: SB 159 - Freeman
Passed
38 yes0 no12 did not vote
Republicans: 31 yes, 0 no, 8 did not voteDemocrats: 6 yes, 0 no, 4 did not voteNot matched to a current member: 1 yes, 0 no
How each member voted
Yes (38)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Buck (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Justin Busch (R)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Young (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Ron Alting (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
- Unknown member
- Vaneta Becker (R)
Did not vote (12)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Greg Walker (R)
- J.D. Ford (D)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.