For amend and vote only, the Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 324 on criminal penalties authored by Sen. Freeman and Sen. Koch. The bill:
- Increases the penalty levels of crimes related to fentanyl and methamphetamine.
- Increases the penalty levels of battery against a public safety official, battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, battery against a public safety official that results in bodily injury, battery against an endangered adult resulting in serious bodily injury, battery against a child that results in serious bodily injury, battery that results in death, and aggravated battery.
- Requires that a bail hearing for a violent arrestee be held in open court, within 48 hours, and sets minimum bail requirements for the release of a repeat violent arrestee.
The bill passed 10-3.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/324