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Indiana 2026

SB 271

Telecommunications wire and valuable metal dealers.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 10:11:05 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Indiana
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses, CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against Property, METALS AND METAL DEALERS, TECHNOLOGY; Communication (Including Internet, Phone Lines, Print Media, Radio, and Television)
Introduced / first action
2026-01-08 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Adds telecommunications network wire to the definition of "valuable metal" for purposes of Indiana law governing valuable metal dealers. Moves existing criminal penalties concerning valuable metals to the criminal code. Provides that a person may not sell or attempt to sell, and a valuable metal dealer may not purchase or attempt to purchase, telecommunications network wire in any amount unless specified conditions are satisfied. Provides that a person who suffers a pecuniary loss as a result of a violation of Indiana law governing valuable metal dealers may bring a civil action for specified damages against the person who caused the loss.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  2. Public Law 142

    became-law

  3. Signed by the Speaker

    passage

  4. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

    filing

  5. CCR # 1 filed in the House

    filing

  6. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 323: yeas 50, nays 0

  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 418: yeas 94, nays 2

  8. Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  9. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    passage

  10. Senate advisors appointed: Schmitt, Randolph Lonnie M

  11. Senate conferees appointed: Koch, Taylor G

  12. Representative McNamara added as advisor

  13. Representative Lindauer added as conferee

  14. Returned to the Senate with amendments

    receipt

  15. Representative McNamara removed as conferee

  16. House advisors appointed: Soliday, Lindauer, Gore

  17. House conferees appointed: McNamara, Pierce M

  18. Senate dissented from House amendments

  19. Motion to dissent filed

    filing

  20. Representative Lindauer removed as advisor

  21. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 354: yeas 76, nays 21

    passage, reading-3

  22. Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote

    amendment-passage

  23. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  24. Amendment #2 (Zimmerman) motion withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal

  25. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  26. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

    reading-1, referral-committee

  27. Referred to the House

    referral

  28. Cosponsor: Representative Soliday

  29. Senator Schmitt added as coauthor

  30. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 62: yeas 44, nays 1

    passage, reading-3

  31. House sponsor: Representative McNamara

  32. Senator Pol added as third author

  33. Senator Freeman added as second author

  34. Second reading: ordered engrossed

    reading-2

  35. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    committee-passage

  36. First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

    reading-1, referral-committee

  37. Authored by Senator Koch

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