The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 160 on mask as an aggravating circumstance for sentencing authored by Sen. Deery. The bill makes wearing a mask during the commission of a criminal offense a sentencing aggravator.
The Committee amended the bill by consent to eliminate the list of mask types and replace it with the definition of a mask.
The Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council, Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police, Fraternal Order of Police, and Anti-Defamation League testified in support of the bill. The amended bill passed 8-0.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/160