Indiana House Bill 1189 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protection of property rights. Provides that under certain circumstances, a residential property owner may obtain the removal of an unauthorized person from the residential property owner's residential real property. Establishes a cause of action for wrongful removal from residential property. Provides that if a person without either the consent of the owner of a dwelling or a contractual interest in the dwelling knowingly or intentionally enters the dwelling and knowingly or intentionally causes more than $10,000 in damages to the dwelling, the person commits a Level 6 felony.

Protection of property rights.

Rep. David Abbott [R]

Rep. Ben Smaltz [R]

Rep. Jim Pressel [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2025-01-08	House	Authored by Representative Abbott
2025-01-08	House	Coauthored by Representatives Smaltz and Pressel

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1189/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1189/HB1189.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1189/fiscal-notes/HB1189.01.INTR.FN001.pdf