SB 246 IN

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Became Law

Requires the names and specified other information of child victims, child witnesses, and certain other persons to be redacted in criminal actions. Requires the use of an anonymous designator such as "Child Witness No. 1" when redacting a name, and prohibits redaction that uses the person's initials or that describes the person in terms of a family relationship.

• Aaron Freeman Republican · author
• Cyndi Carrasco Republican · author
• Garrett Bascom Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 8, 2026 Authored by Senator Freeman · upper
2. Jan 8, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
3. Jan 13, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
4. Jan 14, 2026 Senator Carrasco added as second author · upper
5. Jan 15, 2026 Senators Pol, Koch, Clark, Glick added as coauthors · upper
6. Jan 15, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
7. Jan 20, 2026 House sponsor: Representative Bascom · upper
8. Jan 20, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 39: yeas 46, nays 0 · upper
9. Jan 22, 2026 Senator Baldwin added as coauthor · upper
10. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to the House · upper
11. Jan 28, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
12. Jan 29, 2026 Representatives Ireland, Zimmerman added as cosponsors · lower
13. Feb 5, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
14. Feb 9, 2026 Representative Isa added as cosponsor · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Amendment #1 (Bascom) prevailed; voice vote · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
17. Feb 17, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 269: yeas 88, nays 0 · lower
18. Feb 18, 2026 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
19. Feb 23, 2026 Motion to concur filed · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 286: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower
22. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
23. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
24. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
25. Mar 5, 2026 Public Law 129 · upper