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HB1223 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Danny Lopez
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about cash bail amounts.

Rules for Crimes Against Police Officers

This bill changes how Indiana punishes people who seriously hurt or kill police officers.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes someone a sex offender or violent criminal if they cause serious bodily injury or death to a police officer.
  • Doesn't let courts reduce sentences because the person was in jail before trial or on home detention.
  • Adds extra punishment for crimes that result in serious harm to police officers.
  • Only allows cash bail for people charged with hurting or killing a police officer.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who hurt or kill police officers
  • Courts and judges in Indiana

Terms To Know

Sex offender
A person who has committed certain crimes involving sex, like hurting someone sexually.
Violent criminal
Someone who commits a crime that involves violence or the threat of violence.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much cash bail is needed.
  • It's unclear if this will change how often police officers are hurt or killed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 House

    Representative Smith H added as coauthor

  2. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Lopez

  3. 2026-01-05 House

    Coauthored by Representative Garcia Wilburn

  4. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.
Crimes against law enforcement.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Crimes against law enforcement.

Makes a person who commits an offense that results in serious bodily injury or death to a law enforcement officer a sex or violent offender. Prohibits a court from considering time spent by the defendant in pretrial detention or home detention or on work release when determining the sentence for a crime that resulted in serious bodily injury or death to a law enforcement officer. Makes it a sentencing aggravator if an offense results in serious bodily injury or death to a law enforcement officer. Provides that a person charged with an offense that resulted in serious bodily injury or death to a law enforcement officer may only be released on cash bail.