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SB92 • 2026

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

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

Crime
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Brett Clark
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the impact on people working with or benefiting from community corrections programs.

Indiana Community Corrections Trust Fund Act

This act allows counties with community corrections programs to establish trust funds, sets rules for funding and spending from these funds, and requires regular reports and audits.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows counties that run community corrections programs to set up special trust funds called 'community corrections trust funds'.
  • Lists the ways money can be put into these trust funds.
  • Explains how the money in these funds can be used, such as for program costs and services.
  • Requires regular reports and audits of these funds to make sure they are managed properly.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Counties that have community corrections programs

Terms To Know

Community Corrections Program
A program run by a county to help people who are on probation or parole, instead of keeping them in jail.
Trust Fund
A special account where money is kept for specific purposes and managed according to certain rules.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact amount of money that should be in the trust funds.
  • It does not explain what happens if a county chooses not to create a community corrections trust fund.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0092.03.COMS.AMH01

Committee Senate Bill (H) • Representative Jennifer Meltzer

Filed

Plain English: This amendment changes the reporting requirements for certain individuals in Indiana's corrections system.

  • Adds new reporting periods for specific individuals under correctional supervision.
  • The exact details of who these individuals are and what they need to report are not specified in the provided amendment text, making it unclear how this will be implemented.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Public Law 110

  3. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  4. 2026-02-27 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 274: yeas 48, nays 0

  7. 2026-02-18 House

    Returned to the Senate with amendments

  8. 2026-02-18 Senate

    Motion to concur filed

  9. 2026-02-17 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 262: yeas 88, nays 0

  10. 2026-02-16 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-12 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  12. 2026-02-05 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. 2026-02-05 House

    Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

  14. 2026-01-29 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

  15. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Referred to the House

  16. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 94: yeas 45, nays 1

  17. 2026-01-27 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Steuerwald

  18. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Cosponsors: Representatives McNamara, May, Moed

  19. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Senators Goode, Raatz added as coauthors

  20. 2026-01-26 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  21. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  22. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  23. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Senator Buck added as third author

  24. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Senators Bohacek, Dernulc, Tomes added as coauthors

  25. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Senator Niemeyer added as second author

  26. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  27. 2025-12-09 Senate

    Authored by Senator Clark

  28. 2025-12-09 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections.
Community corrections trust funds.

Current Bill Text

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

Community corrections trust funds.

Authorizes a county that operates a community corrections program to establish a county community corrections trust fund (fund). Specifies the funding sources and permissible uses of the fund. Specifies reporting and auditing requirements relating to the administration of the fund. Makes technical corrections to a reference to community corrections programs located in the civil procedure law.