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SB191 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.

Privacy
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Cyndi Carrasco
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the specific protections for individuals or further implications beyond exempting county recorders from accepting electronic documents with confidential addresses.

Indiana Law Change: Confidential Address Protection

This law changes Indiana's property laws to exempt county recorders from accepting electronic documents that contain confidential addresses.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rules for county recorders about accepting electronic documents.
  • Exempts county recorders from accepting electronic documents if they contain identifying information of a person in the address confidentiality program.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County recorders who handle property records.
  • People enrolled in Indiana's address confidentiality program.

Terms To Know

address confidentiality program
A program that helps protect the addresses of people who need extra privacy, like victims of domestic violence.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify what happens if a paper document with a confidential address is submitted.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect other parts of property recording processes.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Public Law 13

  3. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-02-18 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-17 House

    Returned to the Senate without amendments

  6. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  7. 2026-02-16 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 254: yeas 91, nays 0

  8. 2026-02-12 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. 2026-02-10 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  10. 2026-01-20 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

  11. 2026-01-14 Senate

    Referred to the House

  12. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 23: yeas 49, nays 0

  13. 2026-01-13 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Bascom

  14. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Senator Freeman added as second author

  15. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  16. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  17. 2026-01-05 Senate

    Authored by Senator Carrasco

  18. 2026-01-05 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
Electronic record of confidential address.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.

Electronic record of confidential address.

Exempts a county recorder from the requirement of accepting an electronic document for recording if the electronic document contains identifying information of a person in the address confidentiality program.