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Indiana Bailable Offenses Amendment (2026)
| Indiana Bailable Offenses Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Civil and criminal trials | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Indiana Bailable Offenses Amendment may appear on the ballot in Indiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.[1]
The amendment would provide that offenses, other than murder or treason, are bailable "unless the accused poses a substantial risk to any other person or the community" if the presumption is strong and the state proves that no condition of release will protect the community.[1]
Text of measure
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Indiana Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a simple majority vote is required in both the Indiana State Senate and the Indiana House of Representatives in two successive legislative sessions with a general election between them. The measure was passed by the legislature during the 2023 legislative session. To appear on the ballot in 2026, the legislative sessions of 2025 or 2026 must also pass the measure.
2023-2024 legislative session
The constitutional amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 1 on January 9, 2023. It was passed in the Senate on January 26, 2023, in a vote of 34-15. The House passed an amended version of the measure on April 6, 2023, in a vote of 70-19. The Senate concurred with the House's amendments on April 13, 2023, in a vote of 38-9.[1]
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