The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1687 on probation transfers for a sex or violent offenders authored by Rep. Smaltz and Rep. Gore. The bill prohibits the transfer of a sex or violent offender’s probation jurisdiction to another county in Indiana while the offender is required to register as an offender unless certain conditions are met.
The bill was amended by consent to specify the factors that courts must consider before transferring probation. The amendment also prohibits a sexually violent predator or an offender against children from working in any setting where the predator or offender: (1) has more than incidental and occasional contact with a child who is not accompanied by the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian; (2) has supervisory or disciplinary power over a child; or (3) is expected to touch a child on a more than incidental and occasional basis.
The Indiana Public Defender Council and Indiana Voices testified against the bill. The amended bill passed 13-0.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1687