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HB1240 - Criminal law issues.
Gregory E. Steuerwald, Wendy McNamara, Alex Zimmerman
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Criminal law issues. Makes numerous changes to the criminal law, including: (1) changing references from "county prosecuting attorney" to "prosecuting attorney"; (2) specifying the membership of county school safety commissions; (3) removing and replacing the organized theft statute; (4) increasing the penalty for fraud and battery under certain circumstances; and (5) defining "abusive head trauma" and permitting it to be used as an aggravating circumstance. Makes unlawful carrying of a handgun by a child a waivable offense. Specifies that "telephone sales call" includes certain types of electronically transmitted information. Makes certain other changes for consistency.
STATUS
Passed
HB1199 - Economic enhancement district.
Julie A. McGuire, Jeffrey A. Thompson, Mike Speedy
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Economic enhancement district. Requires the legislative body to provide notice and conduct a public hearing before a proposed economic enhancement district may be established. Amends the definition of "economic enhancement project". Amends the required contents of an ordinance to establish an economic enhancement district. Increases the number of members of an economic enhancement board from eight to nine and amends the composition of the board. Requires an economic enhancement district to expire not later than 10 years from the date of the adoption of an ordinance. Repeals a provision that allows an economic enhancement district to be extended. Requires that an ordinance establishing an economic enhancement district must be adopted on or before December 31, 2024. Provides that if the legislative body of a city has adopted an ordinance to establish an economic enhancement district before the effective date of this bill, that ordinance shall be void, but may be revised and reenacted by the legislative body by the adoption of a new ordinance, which must comply with the provisions added in the bill. Makes a technical correction.
STATUS
Passed
SB0232 - Statewide 911 system.
Kyle Walker, Michael R. Crider, Aaron Freeman
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Statewide 911 system. Removes references to "enhanced 911 service". Increases the penalty for false informing if the false report is that a person is dangerous and certain other circumstances exist. Changes references from the "enhanced prepaid wireless charge" to the "911 service prepaid wireless charge". Provides that information relating to security measures or precautions used to secure the statewide 911 system may be excepted from public disclosure at the discretion of the statewide 911 board. Makes changes to or repeals certain definitions relating to the state 911 system. Provides that all originating service providers that provide 911 service for their customers: (1) shall connect to the state 911 system using an industry standard or functional equivalent; and (2) must establish and maintain the connection in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements requiring service continuity and ensure access to public safety assistance.Provides that an emergency communications center included in the definition of PSAP may not be construed to create an additional PSAP. Makes a technical correction. Makes conforming amendments.
STATUS
Passed
SB0137 - Administrative rulemaking.
Mike Gaskill, Aaron Freeman, Karen Engleman
Last updated 10 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Administrative rulemaking. Removes references concerning the adoption of an emergency rule. Amends a reference from emergency rules to provisional or interim rules under certain circumstances. Makes conforming changes. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the code revision commission.)
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0052 - Prohibition on use of dedicated lanes.
Aaron Freeman, R. Michael Young, Mark B. Messmer
Last updated 10 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Prohibition on use of dedicated lanes. Prohibits, until July 1, 2025, a consolidated city from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, or other requirement concerning a public transportation project, including the blue line, that seeks to: (1) convert; (2) restrict; or (3) otherwise establish; a vehicular traffic lane for use as a dedicated lane. Specifies exclusions from the scope of the bill's temporary prohibition. Requires the driver of a passenger bus operating in a consolidated city that travels on a dedicated lane in the opposite direction of the flow of traffic to sound a horn or bell when approaching an intersection to alert pedestrians.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0023 - Damage to a penal facility.
Vaneta G. Becker, Michael R. Crider, Mike Bohacek
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Damage to a penal facility. Provides that a person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally damages a component of an automatic building fire suppression system that is located in a penal facility commits criminal mischief, a Level 6 felony.
STATUS
Passed
SB0293 - Trespass.
Randy Maxwell, Mike Bohacek, Aaron Freeman
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Trespass. Provides that a person commits trespass if the person does not have a contractual interest in the property and knowingly or intentionally enters or refuses to leave the property of another person after having been prohibited from entering or asked to leave the property by a law enforcement officer, if the officer was dispatched to the property after a person with a contractual interest in the property requested the presence of a law enforcement officer at the property.
STATUS
Enrolled
SCR0007 - Urging INDOT to rename the bridge over I-70 and North College Avenue the "John Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery Memorial Bridge".
Greg Taylor, Andrea Hunley, Scott Alexander
Last updated 9 months ago
55 Co-Sponsors
Urging INDOT to rename the bridge over I-70 and North College Avenue the "John Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery Memorial Bridge". A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename that portion of the I-65N bridge over I-70 and North College Avenue the "John Leslie 'Wes' Montgomery Memorial Bridge".
STATUS
Passed
HB1203 - Xylazine.
Jennifer Meltzer, Victoria Garcia Wilburn, Beau Baird
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Xylazine. Makes possession of xylazine a Class A misdemeanor, and increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior xylazine related conviction. Makes dealing in xylazine a Level 5 felony, and increases the penalty to a Level 4 felony if the person has a prior xylazine related conviction. Exempts certain persons using, distributing, or manufacturing xylazine for veterinary purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB0240 - Public safety.
Aaron Freeman, J.D. Ford, Cynthia E. Carrasco
Last updated 10 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Public safety. Provides that a person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly operates a vehicle in a repeated or continuous manner with the intent of causing a rotational skid commits reckless driving, a Class B misdemeanor, and increases the penalty if certain circumstances apply. Specifies that a person may request specialized driving privileges even after the initial hearing. Specifies that a vehicle used to commit reckless driving involving a rotational skid or obstruction of traffic involving a rotational skid is subject to seizure for purposes of civil forfeiture if the person has a prior unrelated conviction for the offense. Increases the penalty for resisting law enforcement to a Level 5 felony if a person operates a vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to another person. Makes conforming amendments.
STATUS
Engrossed
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