The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 259 on probable cause affidavit authored by Sen. Alting and Sen. Freeman. The bill requires an affidavit for probable cause, or a person testifying at a probable cause hearing, to make disclosures relating to possible conflicts of interest.
A family who experienced the non-disclosure of a law enforcement conflict of interest testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 8-1.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/259