The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard, for amendment and vote only, HB 1235, sponsored by Sen. R. Michael Young and Sen. Steele, on drug offenses. The bill permits a prior conviction for dealing in a synthetic drug to be used as an enhancing circumstance, and makes the minimum sentence non-suspendible for Level 2 felony drug offenses.
Sen. Lanane introduced an amendment to remove the enhancing-circumstance provision, and to make non-suspendible only Level 2 offenses for dealing heroin if the person has a prior drug dealing conviction for a drug other than marijuana, hashish or hash oil, salvia, or a synthetic drug. The bill was amended by 7-2 vote, and passed as amended 7-1.
Read the bill at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1235