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	1	+	ES0142.1
	2	+	March 31, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	SENATE BILL No. 142
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF SB 142 (Updated March 31, 2025 11:24 am - DI 151)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 32-31.
	8	+	Synopsis: Eviction issues. Allows a court to order, upon its own
	9	+	motion, that certain eviction records may not be disclosed. Allows a
	10	+	tenant, in certain circumstances, to file a motion requesting that records
	11	+	related to an eviction action not be disclosed. Allows the court to issue
	12	+	an order without a hearing in certain circumstances. Specifies that a
	13	+	final judgment for the recovery of money or costs does not constitute
	14	+	a lien upon real estate and chattels real if certain eviction actions are
	15	+	prohibited from disclosure. Makes conforming changes.
	16	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	17	+	Brown L, Taylor G, Bohacek,
	18	+	Randolph Lonnie M
	19	+	(HOUSE SPONSORS — ZIMMERMA N, PRYOR)
	20	+	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
	21	+	January 16, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	22	+	January 27, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
	23	+	January 28, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 0.
	24	+	HOUSE ACTION
	25	+	March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
	26	+	March 31, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
	27	+	ES 142—LS 6541/DI 106 March 31, 2025
1	28		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	29		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	30		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	31		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	32		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	33		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	34		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	35		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	36		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	37		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 142
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
	38	+	ENGROSSED
	39	+	SENATE BILL No. 142
	40	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	41	+	property.
13	42		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 32-31-11-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.164-2022,
15		-	SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to an eviction action
17		-	that results in an outcome or occurrence described in section 3(a)(1)
18		-	through 3(a)(3) and 3(b) of this chapter regardless of when the eviction
19		-	action is originally filed.
20		-	(b) This chapter does not apply to a hearing for damages in an
21		-	eviction action in which a judgment has been awarded.
22		-	SECTION 2. IC 32-31-11-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.164-2022,
23		-	SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
24		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), if
25		-	a landlord files an eviction action and:
26		-	(1) the eviction action is dismissed by the court:
27		-	(A) upon petition of the landlord under IC 32-31-10-3 or
28		-	otherwise; or
29		-	(B) upon:
30		-	(i) petition by the tenant; or
31		-	(ii) the court's own motion;
32		-	under IC 32-31-10-4 as a result of the landlord's failure to
33		-	prosecute the case;
34		-	(2) a judgment in favor of the tenant is entered by the court; or
35		-	(3) a judgment is entered by the court against the tenant, and the
36		-	SEA 142 — Concur 2
37		-	judgment is subsequently overturned or vacated on appeal;
38		-	the court in which the eviction action was filed upon motion by the
39		-	tenant, shall, on its own motion, order the clerk of the court and the
40		-	operator of any state, regional, or local case management system not to
41		-	disclose or permit disclosure of any records in the case, including the
42		-	petition by the landlord for possession of the rental unit. In an order
43		-	issued under this subsection, the court shall direct the clerk of the court
44		-	to redact or permanently seal the court's own records related to the
45		-	eviction action.
46		-	(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), if a judgment is entered
47		-	by the court against the tenant, and:
	43	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 32-31-11-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.164-2022,
	44	+	2 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	45	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to an eviction action
	46	+	4 that results in an outcome or occurrence described in section 3(a)(1)
	47	+	5 through 3(a)(3) and 3(b) of this chapter regardless of when the eviction
	48	+	6 action is originally filed.
	49	+	7 (b) This chapter does not apply to a hearing for damages in an
	50	+	8 eviction action in which a judgment has been awarded.
	51	+	9 SECTION 2. IC 32-31-11-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.164-2022,
	52	+	10 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	53	+	11 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), if
	54	+	12 a landlord files an eviction action and:
	55	+	13 (1) the eviction action is dismissed by the court:
	56	+	14 (A) upon petition of the landlord under IC 32-31-10-3 or
	57	+	15 otherwise; or
	58	+	16 (B) upon:
	59	+	17 (i) petition by the tenant; or
	60	+	ES 142—LS 6541/DI 106 2
	61	+	1 (ii) the court's own motion;
	62	+	2 under IC 32-31-10-4 as a result of the landlord's failure to
	63	+	3 prosecute the case;
	64	+	4 (2) a judgment in favor of the tenant is entered by the court; or
	65	+	5 (3) a judgment is entered by the court against the tenant, and the
	66	+	6 judgment is subsequently overturned or vacated on appeal;
	67	+	7 the court in which the eviction action was filed upon motion by the
	68	+	8 tenant, shall, on its own motion, order the clerk of the court and the
	69	+	9 operator of any state, regional, or local case management system not to
	70	+	10 disclose or permit disclosure of any records in the case, including the
	71	+	11 petition by the landlord for possession of the rental unit. In an order
	72	+	12 issued under this subsection, the court shall direct the clerk of the court
	73	+	13 to redact or permanently seal the court's own records related to the
	74	+	14 eviction action.
	75	+	15 (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), if a judgment is entered
	76	+	16 by the court against the tenant, and:
	77	+	17 (1) a money judgment related to the eviction action was
	78	+	18 entered and the tenant has satisfied the money judgment; or
	79	+	19 (2) the final judgment against the tenant does not include a
	80	+	20 money judgment and at least seven (7) years have elapsed
	81	+	21 since the entry of the judgment;
	82	+	22 the court in which the eviction action was filed, upon motion by the
	83	+	23 tenant, shall order the clerk of the court and the operator of any
	84	+	24 state, regional, or local case management system not to disclose or
	85	+	25 permit disclosure of any records in the case, including the petition
	86	+	26 by the landlord for possession of the rental unit. In an order issued
	87	+	27 under this subsection, the court shall direct the clerk of the court
	88	+	28 to redact or permanently seal the court's own records related to
	89	+	29 the eviction action. The court may issue an order under this
	90	+	30 subsection without a hearing.
	91	+	31 (b) (c) If the court issues an order under subsection (a) or (b), the
	92	+	32 court and the operator of any state, regional, or local case management
	93	+	33 system shall not disclose or permit disclosure of any records in the
	94	+	34 eviction action, including the petition by the landlord for possession of
	95	+	35 the rental unit:
	96	+	36 (1) other than to any person under a court order;
	97	+	37 (2) other than to a law enforcement agency for an authorized law
	98	+	38 enforcement activity; or
	99	+	39 (3) unless authorized under this chapter or otherwise required by
	100	+	40 law.
	101	+	41 (c) (d) The court shall issue an order under subsection (a) at the
	102	+	42 time:
	103	+	ES 142—LS 6541/DI 106 3
	104	+	1 (1) the action is dismissed;
	105	+	2 (2) the judgment in favor of the tenant is entered; or
	106	+	3 (3) the opinion overturning or vacating the judgment against the
	107	+	4 tenant becomes final;
	108	+	5 as applicable, without holding an additional hearing.
	109	+	6 (d) (e) If an appellate court overturns or vacates a judgment entered
	110	+	7 against a tenant in an eviction action, as described in subsection (a)(3),
	111	+	8 and the court in which the action is filed then enters an order
	112	+	9 prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the action under subsection
	113	+	10 (a), the appellate court shall:
	114	+	11 (1) redact the opinion or memorandum decision as it appears on
	115	+	12 the computer gateway administered by the office of technology so
	116	+	13 that it does not include the name of the tenant; and
	117	+	14 (2) provide a redacted copy of the opinion to any publisher or
	118	+	15 organization to whom the opinion or memorandum decision is
	119	+	16 provided after the date of the order under subsection (a).
	120	+	17 The Indiana supreme court and the court of appeals are not required to
	121	+	18 redact, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any copy of an opinion or
	122	+	19 memorandum decision that includes the name of the tenant and that
	123	+	20 was created before the date of the order under subsection (a).
	124	+	21 (e) (f) This section does not affect an order that is issued by a court
	125	+	22 and that:
	126	+	23 (1) is made in compliance with an order of the Indiana supreme
	127	+	24 court issued in connection with a residential eviction diversion
	128	+	25 program that complies with IC 32-31-10-5(b); and
	129	+	26 (2) makes court records related to a pending eviction action
	130	+	27 confidential.
	131	+	28 Records related to a pending eviction action that are made confidential
	132	+	29 under an order described in this subsection retain or lose their
	133	+	30 confidential status in accordance with the court's order.
	134	+	31 (g) If an order is entered under subsection (a), any final
	135	+	32 judgment for the recovery of money or costs does not constitute a
	136	+	33 lien upon real estate and chattels real pursuant to IC 34-55-9-2.
	137	+	34 SECTION 3. IC 32-31-11-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.164-2022,
	138	+	35 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	139	+	36 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) If:
	140	+	37 (1) an eviction action:
	141	+	38 (A) is filed before July 1, 2022; and
	142	+	39 (B) results in an outcome described in section 3(a)(1) through
	143	+	40 3(a)(3) of this chapter before July 1, 2022;
	144	+	41 and the court in the action has not otherwise filed an order
	145	+	42 described in section 3 of this chapter; or
	146	+	ES 142—LS 6541/DI 106 4
	147	+	1 (2) the court has not otherwise issued an order under section 3 of
	148	+	2 this chapter in an eviction action that results, on or after July 1,
	149	+	3 2022, in an outcome described in section 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(3)
	150	+	4 of this chapter;
	151	+	5 the tenant in the action may petition the court in which the eviction
	152	+	6 action was filed to issue an order prohibiting the disclosure of any
	153	+	7 records in the action, including the petition by the landlord for
	154	+	8 possession of the rental unit, in accordance with section 3 of this
	155	+	9 chapter.
	156	+	10 (b) If:
	157	+	11 (1) an eviction action is filed before July 1, 2025; and
	158	+	12 (2) an outcome or occurrence described in section 3(b) of this
	159	+	13 chapter occurs before July 1, 2025;
	160	+	14 and the court in the action has not otherwise filed an order
	161	+	15 described in section 3 of this chapter, the tenant in the action may
	162	+	16 petition the court in which the eviction action was filed to issue an
	163	+	17 order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the action,
	164	+	18 including the petition by the landlord for possession of the rental
	165	+	19 unit, in accordance with section 3 of this chapter.
	166	+	20 (b) (c) A petition under subsection (a) or (b) must be verified by the
	167	+	21 petitioner and filed with court, and must include the following
	168	+	22 information:
	169	+	23 (1) The petitioner's full name.
	170	+	24 (2) The petitioner's date of birth.
	171	+	25 (3) The petitioner's current address.
	172	+	26 (4) The case number or cause number of the eviction action.
	173	+	27 (5) A description of why the petitioner is entitled to relief under
	174	+	28 this section, along with any supporting documentation or
	175	+	29 evidence.
	176	+	30 (6) A sworn statement that a monetary judgment is not
	177	+	31 outstanding to the landlord in the eviction action with respect to
	178	+	32 which the petitioner seeks relief under this section.
	179	+	33 (c) (d) The court may do any of the following, with respect to a
	180	+	34 petition filed under subsection (a) or (b):
	181	+	35 (1) Issue an order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the
	182	+	36 action, in accordance with section 3 of this chapter, without a
	183	+	37 hearing, if the court determines that the petition contains
	184	+	38 sufficient information under subsection (b). subsection (c).
	185	+	39 (2) Set the matter for a hearing if:
	186	+	40 (A) the court determines that the petition does not contain
	187	+	41 sufficient information under subsection (b); subsection (c); or
	188	+	42 (B) one (1) or more questions arise from the petition.
	189	+	ES 142—LS 6541/DI 106 5
	190	+	1 In a hearing under this subdivision, the petitioner bears the
	191	+	2 burden of proof with respect to whether the court should issue an
	192	+	3 order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the eviction
	193	+	4 action in accordance with section 3 of this chapter.
	194	+	ES 142—LS 6541/DI 106 6
	195	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	196	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Judiciary, to which was
	197	+	referred Senate Bill No. 142, has had the same under consideration and
	198	+	begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the
	199	+	recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
	200	+	Page 1, line 11, after "(a)" insert "An order may not be entered
	201	+	under this subsection if a money judgment related to the eviction
	202	+	action was entered against a tenant and the tenant has not satisfied
	203	+	the money judgment.".
	204	+	Page 2, delete lines 10 through 12, begin a new line block indented
	205	+	and insert:
	206	+	"(5) effective January 1, 2028, at least seven (7) years have
	207	+	elapsed since the eviction action was filed and a final
	208	+	judgment has been entered that did not include a money
	209	+	judgment against the tenant;".
	210	+	Page 4, delete lines 2 through 3, begin a new line block indented
	211	+	and insert:
	212	+	"(2) an outcome or occurrence described in:
	213	+	(A) section 3(a)(4) of this chapter occurs before July 1,
	214	+	2025; or
	215	+	(B) section 3(a)(5) of this chapter occurs before January 1,
	216	+	2028;".
	217	+	Page 4, line 4, before "the court" insert "and".
	218	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	219	+	(Reference is to SB 142 as introduced.)
	220	+	BROWN L, Chairperson
	221	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 1.
	222	+	_____
	223	+	SENATE MOTION
	224	+	Mr. President: I move that Senate Bill 142 be amended to read as
	225	+	follows:
	226	+	Page 2, line 11, delete "and the tenant has satisfied the" and insert
	227	+	"and:
	228	+	(A) the tenant has satisfied the money judgment; and
	229	+	(B) the landlord has submitted proof to the court that the
	230	+	money judgment has been satisfied; or".
	231	+	ES 142—LS 6541/DI 106 7
	232	+	Page 2, delete line 12.
	233	+	(Reference is to SB 142 as printed January 17, 2025.)
	234	+	YOUNG M
	235	+	_____
	236	+	SENATE MOTION
	237	+	Mr. President: I move that Senate Bill 142 be amended to read as
	238	+	follows:
	239	+	Page 1, line 5, delete "3(a)(5)" and insert "3(a)(4)".
	240	+	Page 2, line 9, after "appeal;" insert "or".
	241	+	Page 2, delete lines 10 through 16, begin a new line blocked
	242	+	indented and insert:
	243	+	"(4) a judgment is entered by the court against the tenant and:
	244	+	(A) a money judgment related to the eviction action was
	245	+	entered and the tenant has satisfied the money judgment;
	246	+	or
	247	+	(B) the final judgment against the tenant did not include a
	248	+	money judgment;".
	249	+	Page 2, line 17, after "filed" insert ",".
	250	+	Page 2, line 17, reset in roman "upon motion by the".
	251	+	Page 2, line 18, reset in roman "tenant,".
	252	+	Page 2, line 18, delete ", on its own motion,".
	253	+	Page 2, line 24, after "action." insert "The court may issue an
	254	+	order under this subsection without a hearing.".
	255	+	Page 2, line 39, after "final;" insert "or".
	256	+	Page 2, line 41, delete "eviction; or" and insert "eviction or a final
	257	+	judgment is entered against the tenant that did not include a money
	258	+	judgement;".
	259	+	Page 2, delete line 42.
	260	+	Page 3, delete line 1.
	261	+	Page 4, line 6, delete "in:" and insert "in section 3(a)(4) of this
	262	+	chapter occurs before July 1, 2025;".
	263	+	Page 4, delete lines 7 through 10.
	264	+	(Reference is to SB 142 as printed January 17, 2025.)
	265	+	FREEMAN
	266	+	ES 142—LS 6541/DI 106 8
	267	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	268	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred
	269	+	Senate Bill 142, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
	270	+	to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
	271	+	bill be amended as follows:
	272	+	Page 1, line 5, reset in roman "3(a)(3)".
	273	+	Page 1, line 5, delete "3(a)(4)" and insert "and 3(b)".
	274	+	Page 1, line 11, delete "An order may not be entered under this".
	275	+	Page 1, delete lines 12 through 13.
	276	+	Page 1, line 14, delete "judgment.".
	277	+	Page 1, line 14, strike "(b)," and insert "(c),".
	278	+	Page 2, line 7, reset in roman "or".
	279	+	Page 2, line 9, after "appeal;" delete "or".
	280	+	Page 2, delete lines 10 through 15.
	281	+	Page 2, line 16, delete "filed," and insert "filed".
	282	+	Page 2, line 16, strike "upon motion by the".
	283	+	Page 2, line 17, strike "tenant,".
	284	+	Page 2, line 17, after "shall" insert ", on its own motion,".
	285	+	Page 2, delete lines 23 through 24, begin a new paragraph and
	286	+	insert:
	287	+	"(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), if a judgment is
	288	+	entered by the court against the tenant, and:
48	289		(1) a money judgment related to the eviction action was
49	290		entered and the tenant has satisfied the money judgment; or
50	291		(2) the final judgment against the tenant does not include a
51	292		money judgment and at least seven (7) years have elapsed
52	293		since the entry of the judgment;
53	294		the court in which the eviction action was filed, upon motion by the
54	295		tenant, shall order the clerk of the court and the operator of any
55	296		state, regional, or local case management system not to disclose or
56	297		permit disclosure of any records in the case, including the petition
57	298		by the landlord for possession of the rental unit. In an order issued
58	299		under this subsection, the court shall direct the clerk of the court
59	300		to redact or permanently seal the court's own records related to
60	301		the eviction action. The court may issue an order under this
61		-	subsection without a hearing.
62		-	(b) (c) If the court issues an order under subsection (a) or (b), the
63		-	court and the operator of any state, regional, or local case management
64		-	system shall not disclose or permit disclosure of any records in the
65		-	eviction action, including the petition by the landlord for possession of
66		-	the rental unit:
67		-	(1) other than to any person under a court order;
68		-	(2) other than to a law enforcement agency for an authorized law
69		-	enforcement activity; or
70		-	(3) unless authorized under this chapter or otherwise required by
71		-	law.
72		-	(c) (d) The court shall issue an order under subsection (a) at the
73		-	time:
74		-	(1) the action is dismissed;
75		-	(2) the judgment in favor of the tenant is entered; or
76		-	(3) the opinion overturning or vacating the judgment against the
77		-	tenant becomes final;
78		-	as applicable, without holding an additional hearing.
79		-	SEA 142 — Concur 3
80		-	(d) (e) If an appellate court overturns or vacates a judgment entered
81		-	against a tenant in an eviction action, as described in subsection (a)(3),
82		-	and the court in which the action is filed then enters an order
83		-	prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the action under subsection
84		-	(a), the appellate court shall:
85		-	(1) redact the opinion or memorandum decision as it appears on
86		-	the computer gateway administered by the office of technology so
87		-	that it does not include the name of the tenant; and
88		-	(2) provide a redacted copy of the opinion to any publisher or
89		-	organization to whom the opinion or memorandum decision is
90		-	provided after the date of the order under subsection (a).
91		-	The Indiana supreme court and the court of appeals are not required to
92		-	redact, destroy, or otherwise dispose of any copy of an opinion or
93		-	memorandum decision that includes the name of the tenant and that
94		-	was created before the date of the order under subsection (a).
95		-	(e) (f) This section does not affect an order that is issued by a court
96		-	and that:
97		-	(1) is made in compliance with an order of the Indiana supreme
98		-	court issued in connection with a residential eviction diversion
99		-	program that complies with IC 32-31-10-5(b); and
100		-	(2) makes court records related to a pending eviction action
101		-	confidential.
102		-	Records related to a pending eviction action that are made confidential
103		-	under an order described in this subsection retain or lose their
104		-	confidential status in accordance with the court's order.
105		-	(g) If an order is entered under subsection (a), any final
	302	+	subsection without a hearing.".
	303	+	Page 2, line 25, strike "(b)" and insert "(c)".
	304	+	Page 2, line 25, after "(a)" delete "," and insert "or (b),".
	305	+	Page 2, line 35, strike "(c)" and insert "(d)".
	306	+	Page 2, line 37, reset in roman "or".
	307	+	Page 2, line 39, delete "or".
	308	+	Page 2, delete lines 40 through 42.
	309	+	ES 142—LS 6541/DI 106 9
	310	+	Page 3, line 2, strike "(d)" and insert "(e)".
	311	+	Page 3, line 17, strike "(e)" and insert "(f)".
	312	+	Page 3, between lines 26 and 27, begin a new paragraph and insert:
	313	+	"(g) If an order is entered under subsection (a), any final
106	314		judgment for the recovery of money or costs does not constitute a
107		-	lien upon real estate and chattels real pursuant to IC 34-55-9-2.
108		-	SECTION 3. IC 32-31-11-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.164-2022,
109		-	SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
110		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) If:
111		-	(1) an eviction action:
112		-	(A) is filed before July 1, 2022; and
113		-	(B) results in an outcome described in section 3(a)(1) through
114		-	3(a)(3) of this chapter before July 1, 2022;
115		-	and the court in the action has not otherwise filed an order
116		-	described in section 3 of this chapter; or
117		-	(2) the court has not otherwise issued an order under section 3 of
118		-	this chapter in an eviction action that results, on or after July 1,
119		-	2022, in an outcome described in section 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(3)
120		-	of this chapter;
121		-	the tenant in the action may petition the court in which the eviction
122		-	SEA 142 — Concur 4
123		-	action was filed to issue an order prohibiting the disclosure of any
124		-	records in the action, including the petition by the landlord for
125		-	possession of the rental unit, in accordance with section 3 of this
126		-	chapter.
127		-	(b) If:
128		-	(1) an eviction action is filed before July 1, 2025; and
129		-	(2) an outcome or occurrence described in section 3(b) of this
130		-	chapter occurs before July 1, 2025;
131		-	and the court in the action has not otherwise filed an order
132		-	described in section 3 of this chapter, the tenant in the action may
133		-	petition the court in which the eviction action was filed to issue an
134		-	order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the action,
135		-	including the petition by the landlord for possession of the rental
136		-	unit, in accordance with section 3 of this chapter.
137		-	(b) (c) A petition under subsection (a) or (b) must be verified by the
138		-	petitioner and filed with court, and must include the following
139		-	information:
140		-	(1) The petitioner's full name.
141		-	(2) The petitioner's date of birth.
142		-	(3) The petitioner's current address.
143		-	(4) The case number or cause number of the eviction action.
144		-	(5) A description of why the petitioner is entitled to relief under
145		-	this section, along with any supporting documentation or
146		-	evidence.
147		-	(6) A sworn statement that a monetary judgment is not
148		-	outstanding to the landlord in the eviction action with respect to
149		-	which the petitioner seeks relief under this section.
150		-	(c) (d) The court may do any of the following, with respect to a
151		-	petition filed under subsection (a) or (b):
152		-	(1) Issue an order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the
153		-	action, in accordance with section 3 of this chapter, without a
154		-	hearing, if the court determines that the petition contains
155		-	sufficient information under subsection (b). subsection (c).
156		-	(2) Set the matter for a hearing if:
157		-	(A) the court determines that the petition does not contain
158		-	sufficient information under subsection (b); subsection (c); or
159		-	(B) one (1) or more questions arise from the petition.
160		-	In a hearing under this subdivision, the petitioner bears the
161		-	burden of proof with respect to whether the court should issue an
162		-	order prohibiting the disclosure of any records in the eviction
163		-	action in accordance with section 3 of this chapter.
164		-	SEA 142 — Concur President of the Senate
165		-	President Pro Tempore
166		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
167		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
168		-	Date: Time:
169		-	SEA 142 — Concur
	315	+	lien upon real estate and chattels real pursuant to IC 34-55-9-2.".
	316	+	Page 4, line 5, delete "3(a)(4)" and insert "3(b)".
	317	+	Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
	318	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	319	+	(Reference is to SB 142 as reprinted January 28, 2025.)
	320	+	JETER
	321	+	Committee Vote: yeas 10, nays 1.
	322	+	ES 142—LS 6541/DI 106