SB120 requires a sheriff to take a DNA sample of a person who is arrested for, not just charged with or convicted of, a felony.
The House passed SB120 on March 20, 2025, by a vote of 80 to 10. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill unconstitutionally subjects even innocent persons to mandatory DNA collection, thereby dangerously expanding the statewide DNA database system and the threat it poses to justice and individual privacy. In America, “due process of law” requires that a person be presumed innocent “until proven guilty.” Indiana lawmakers should support, not undermine, the 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
