Indiana · 2026 session · senate
SB 251OWI penalties.
- Status
- Passed chamber
- Latest action
- — Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Primary sponsor
- Aaron Freeman (Republican)
- Deadline
- Adjourned sine die
- CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Motor Vehicle Offenses (Excluding Traffic Violations)
- LAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally
- TRANSPORTATION; Landcraft
- TRANSPORTATION; Traffic Rules, Regulations, Penalties, and Violations
Sponsors
- Aaron Freeman (Republican) · authorprimary
- Cyndi Carrasco (Republican) · authorprimary
- Ed Charbonneau (Republican) · coauthor
- Chris Jeter (Republican) · sponsorprimary
- Julie Olthoff (Republican) · cosponsor
Effective dates
What law changes on each date. Different sections can land on different dates.
- Upon passagePending enactment
- addsIC 4-12-1-23
- July 1, 2026In effect
- amendsIC 12-23-5-5
- amendsIC 12-23-5-5.5
- amendsIC 14-15-11-14
- amendsIC 14-15-11-15
- amendsIC 14-15-11-17
- amendsIC 14-15-12-5
- amendsIC 14-15-13-2
- amendsIC 14-15-4-4
- +36 more
What takes effect when — from the latest version's statute changes.
Versions
- Introduced Senate Bill (S)
- Senate Bill (S)
- Senate Bill (H)
Legislative history
- Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor
- First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
- Referred to the House
- House sponsor: Representative Jeter
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 124: yeas 47, nays 1
- Second reading: ordered engrossed
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Senator Charbonneau added as coauthor
- Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
- First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
- Authored by Senators Freeman, Carrasco
Official sources
- Fiscal Note: SB0251.04.COMH.FN001PDF
About this page
- Is this the official Indiana bill page?
- No — this is Billy’s public legislative record for SB 251. Official source links are listed above when publishers provide them.
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