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Advanced DNA testing for cold cases.

It became law on Mar 3, 2026.

IN HB 1248 · House Bill · 2026

Stage: Became law
Started in: House
Sponsors: 11
Latest action: Mar 3, 2026

What it does

Establishes a process concerning eligibility for advanced DNA testing for cold cases.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Done)
Law (Done)
Mar 3, 2026

What moved

Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Carey HamiltonLead sponsor
Cyndi CarrascoLead sponsor
Rodney PolLead sponsor
Garrett BascomSponsor
Maureen BauerSponsor
Wendy McNamaraSponsor
Fady QaddouraCo-sponsor
J.D. FordCo-sponsor
Jim BuckCo-sponsor
Scott BaldwinCo-sponsor
Sue GlickCo-sponsor

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Where it goes next

Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Indiana.

What an agency writes to carry it outAn agency's name on a lobbying report is not a rulemaking.
Which court can stay or strike itAn opinion listed here is not yet tied to the law it reviewed.
How the place it governs is doingBecoming law is not the result. A number moving is not proof the law moved it.

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