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HB 1118 IN
Passed One Chamber

Expungement.

IN · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 5, 2026

Latest action (Jan 26, 2026) First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

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.

Sponsors (2)

3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (10)

  1. Jan 5, 2026 Authored by Representative Zimmerman · lower
  2. Jan 5, 2026 Coauthored by Representatives Bascom, Steuerwald · lower
  3. Jan 5, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
  4. Jan 14, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  5. Jan 15, 2026 Representative Gore added as coauthor · lower
  6. Jan 20, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  7. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to the Senate · lower
  8. Jan 22, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: yeas 87, nays 4 · lower
  9. Jan 22, 2026 Senate sponsor: Senator Freeman · lower
  10. Jan 26, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
Subjects
COURTS; GenerallyCOURTS; Juvenile CourtsCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Criminal History and Expungements

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