The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard HB 1269 on unlawful proposition penalties authored by Rep. Bauer. The bill provides that at the time of sentencing for a person convicted of making an unlawful proposition, the court may require the person to complete a prostitution offender program approved by the court. The bill also requires a person ordered to complete a prostitution offender program to pay a $500 fee.
The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Indiana Public Defender Council, Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault, and a survivor advocate testified in support of the bill. The bill passed 13-0.
Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1269/