The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1157 authored by Rep. Frizzell on methamphetamine matters. The bill (like Senate Bill 161) requires the Division of State Court Administration to report all drug-related felony convictions to the NPLEx registry to generate a stop-sale alert for pseudoephedrine purchases. The Consumer Healthcare Products Association testified … [Read more...] about Methamphetamine matters
Human trafficking
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1199, sponsored by Sen. Head and Sen. Eckerty, on human trafficking. The bill requires a person convicted of promotion of human trafficking of a minor to register as a “sex offender” or “sex or violent offender.” The Office of the Attorney General and Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council testified in support of the bill, whi … [Read more...] about Human trafficking
Methamphetamine and criminal mischief
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1211, sponsored by Sen. L. Brown, on methamphetamine and criminal mischief. The bill (1) requires law enforcement to report methamphetamine-related fires to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute; (2) makes manufacture of methamphetamine a Level 4 felony (or Level 3 for 5-10 grams and Level 2 if over 10 grams, or the … [Read more...] about Methamphetamine and criminal mischief
Drug offenses
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 … [Read more...] about Drug offenses
Trial court jurisdiction
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1322 concerning trial court jurisdiction sponsored by Sen. Steele. The bill specifies that circuit courts, superior courts, and probate courts have original and concurrent jurisdiction under certain provisions of the Indiana Code. This bill is a follow-up to legislation adopted in 2011 on this general topic. Judge Mary Willis, Henry Circuit … [Read more...] about Trial court jurisdiction