Indiana SB 160 — Public safety.
Indiana, 2026. SB 160: Public safety.
Latest action
March 5, 2026 — Signed by the Governor
Summary
Makes wearing a mask during the commission of a criminal offense a sentencing aggravator. Makes it malicious littering, a Class A misdemeanor, for a person to place refuse on the property of another person with the intent to cause the owner or occupant of the property to reasonably fear for their physical safety.
Sponsors
- Spencer Deery — primary sponsor
- Brett Clark — primary sponsor
- Scott Baldwin — primary sponsor
- Danny Lopez — primary sponsor
- Tim Yocum
Bill text
Enrolled Senate Bill (S) Read version ↗
Senate Bill (S) Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Engrossed Senate Bill (H) Read version ↗
Introduced Senate Bill (S) Read version ↗
Recorded votes
SB 160 - Lopez - 2nd Reading
February 16, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 33 · no: 59 · excused: 4 · not voting: 4
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Morris | not voting |
| Karickhoff | not voting |
| Hostettler | not voting |
| Rowray | excused |
| Lindauer | excused |
| Johnson, B | excused |
| Heine | excused |
| Prescott | no |
| Ledbetter | no |
| DeVon | no |
| Yocum | no |
| Pierce, K | no |
| Lawson | no |
| Davis | no |
| Wesco | no |
| Payne | no |
| Lauer | no |
| Culp | no |
| VanNatter | no |
| Patterson | no |
| King | no |
| Criswell | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Olthoff | no |
| Judy | no |
| Commons | no |
| Teshka | no |
| O'Brien | no |
| Jordan | no |
| Cash | no |
| Sweet | no |
| Miller, D | no |
| Jeter | no |
| Carbaugh | no |
| Steuerwald | no |
| McNamara | no |
| Isa | no |
| Borders | no |
| Soliday | no |
| McGuire | no |
| Ireland | no |
| Behning | no |
| Snow | no |
| Mayfield | no |
| Heaton | no |
| Bascom | no |
| Smith, H | no |
| May | no |
| Hall | no |
| Bartels | no |
| Smaltz | no |
| Manning | no |
| Haggard | no |
| Barrett | no |
| Slager | no |
| Lucas | no |
| Greene | no |
| Baird | no |
| Shonkwiler | no |
| Lopez | no |
| Goss-Reaves | no |
| Aylesworth | no |
| Pressel | no |
| Lehman | no |
| Engleman | no |
| Abbott | no |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Dvorak | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| Pack | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Zimmerman | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Gore | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Moed | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Burton | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Genda | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Meltzer | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
SB 160 - Lopez - 3rd Reading
February 17, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 88 · no: 2 · excused: 5 · not voting: 5
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Karickhoff | not voting |
| Mr. Speaker | not voting |
| Meltzer | not voting |
| Lucas | not voting |
| Heine | not voting |
| Gore | excused |
| Snow | excused |
| Shonkwiler | excused |
| Hostettler | excused |
| Barrett | excused |
| Dvorak | no |
| Burton | no |
| Zimmerman | yes |
| Pfaff | yes |
| Lauer | yes |
| Engleman | yes |
| Yocum | yes |
| Payne | yes |
| Klinker | yes |
| DeVon | yes |
| Wesco | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| King | yes |
| DeLaney | yes |
| VanNatter | yes |
| Pack | yes |
| Judy | yes |
| Davis | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Olthoff | yes |
| Jordan | yes |
| Dant Chesser | yes |
| Teshka | yes |
| O'Brien | yes |
| Johnson, B | yes |
| Culp | yes |
| Sweet | yes |
| Novak | yes |
| Jeter | yes |
| Criswell | yes |
| Summers | yes |
| Moseley | yes |
| Jackson, C | yes |
| Commons | yes |
| Steuerwald | yes |
| Morris | yes |
| Isa | yes |
| Clere | yes |
| Soliday | yes |
| Moed | yes |
| Ireland | yes |
| Cash | yes |
| Smith, V | yes |
| Miller, K | yes |
| Heaton | yes |
| Carbaugh | yes |
| Smith, H | yes |
| Miller, D | yes |
| Hatcher | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Smaltz | yes |
| McNamara | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Borders | yes |
| Slager | yes |
| McGuire | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Behning | yes |
| Shackleford | yes |
| Mayfield | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Bauer | yes |
| Rowray | yes |
| May | yes |
| Haggard | yes |
| Bascom | yes |
| Pryor | yes |
| Manning | yes |
| Greene | yes |
| Bartlett | yes |
| Pressel | yes |
| Lopez | yes |
| Goss-Reaves | yes |
| Bartels | yes |
| Prescott | yes |
| Lindauer | yes |
| GiaQuinta | yes |
| Baird | yes |
| Porter | yes |
| Lehman | yes |
| Genda | yes |
| Aylesworth | yes |
| Pierce, M | yes |
| Ledbetter | yes |
| Garcia Wilburn | yes |
| Andrade | yes |
| Pierce, K | yes |
| Lawson | yes |
| Errington | yes |
| Abbott | yes |
SB 160 - Deery
February 25, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 46 · no: 0 · excused: 1 · not voting: 3
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (50)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Raatz | yes |
| Glick | yes |
| Byrne | yes |
| Niezgodski | yes |
| Gaskill | yes |
| Busch | yes |
| Young | yes |
| Niemeyer | yes |
| Garten | yes |
| Buck | yes |
| Yoder | yes |
| McKinley | yes |
| Freeman | yes |
| Buchanan | yes |
| Walker K | yes |
| Maxwell | yes |
| Ford J.D. | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Walker G | yes |
| Leising | yes |
| Donato | yes |
| Bray | yes |
| Tomes | yes |
| Koch | yes |
| Dernulc | yes |
| Bohacek | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Deery | yes |
| Becker | yes |
| Spencer | yes |
| Jackson, L | yes |
| Crider | yes |
| Bassler | yes |
| Schmitt | yes |
| Hunley | yes |
| Clark | yes |
| Baldwin | yes |
| Rogers | yes |
| Holdman | yes |
| Charbonneau | yes |
| Alting | yes |
| Randolph | yes |
| Goode | yes |
| Carrasco | yes |
| Alexander | yes |
| Qaddoura | not voting |
| Mishler | not voting |
| Doriot | not voting |
| Pol | excused |
SB 160 - Deery - 3rd Reading
January 22, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 45 · no: 0 · excused: 2 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (49)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Busch | not voting |
| Bassler | not voting |
| Mishler | excused |
| Becker | excused |
| Randolph | yes |
| Holdman | yes |
| Clark | yes |
| Raatz | yes |
| Goode | yes |
| Charbonneau | yes |
| Qaddoura | yes |
| Glick | yes |
| Carrasco | yes |
| Young | yes |
| Pol | yes |
| Gaskill | yes |
| Byrne | yes |
| Yoder | yes |
| Niezgodski | yes |
| Garten | yes |
| Buck | yes |
| Walker K | yes |
| Niemeyer | yes |
| Freeman | yes |
| Buchanan | yes |
| Walker G | yes |
| Maxwell | yes |
| Ford J.D. | yes |
| Brown | yes |
| Tomes | yes |
| Leising | yes |
| Doriot | yes |
| Bray | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Koch | yes |
| Donato | yes |
| Bohacek | yes |
| Spencer | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Dernulc | yes |
| Baldwin | yes |
| Schmitt | yes |
| Jackson, L | yes |
| Deery | yes |
| Alting | yes |
| Rogers | yes |
| Hunley | yes |
| Crider | yes |
| Alexander | yes |
Legislative history
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 276: yeas 46, nays 0
- Motion to concur filed
- Returned to the Senate with amendments
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 265: yeas 88, nays 2
- Representative Yocum added as cosponsor
- Amendment #1 (Pierce M) failed; Roll Call 242: yeas 33, nays 59
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
- Referred to the House
- Senator Baldwin added as third author
- House sponsor: Representative Lopez
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 51: yeas 45, nays 0
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
- Senator Clark added as second author
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
- Authored by Senator Deery
- Signed by the Speaker
- Signed by the Governor
- Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Public Law 112
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