The Senate Appropriations Committee heard Sen. Broden’s SB 132 on food stamp assistance after drug conviction. This bill allows certain individuals who were convicted of a drug offense, but have not been convicted of another drug offense in the previous five years before applying for food stamps to receive food stamps. It also permits individuals who have had a conviction in the p … [Read more...] about Food stamp assistance after drug conviction
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Methamphetamine matters
The Senate Appropriations Committee heard Sen. R. Michael Young’s SB 161 on methamphetamine matters. This bill defines "drug related felony", and requires courts to report drug related felonies to the State Police Department. It requires the State Police Department to report drug related felonies to the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) so that NPLEx can generate a stop sale a … [Read more...] about Methamphetamine matters
Drug enforcement, treatment and prevention
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Merritt’s SB 271 on drug enforcement, treatment and prevention. This bill establishes the Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse (ICCDA). It also repeals the Commission for a Drug Free Indiana and requires the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) to assume certain duties of the repealed Commission for a Drug Free Indiana concerning the … [Read more...] about Drug enforcement, treatment and prevention
Criminal law matters
The Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee heard SB 290 authored by Sen. R. Michael Young on criminal law matters. The bill would (1) make possession of over 10 grams of a drug sufficient to convict for dealing offenses without additional evidence of intent to manufacture/deliver; (2) forbid probable-cause or reasonable-suspicion determinations to be based in any part on an … [Read more...] about Criminal law matters
Methamphetamine matters
The House Public Health Committee heard HB 1157, on methamphetamine matters, authored by Rep. Frizzell This bill defines "drug related felony", and requires courts to report drug related felonies to the state police department. This bill also requires the State Police Department to report drug related felonies to the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) so that NPLEx can generate … [Read more...] about Methamphetamine matters