The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 379 on drug schedules sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald. This annual legislation adds substances to the list of controlled substances. The bill also increases the penalty for dealing a drug that contains fentanyl. An amendment was adopted by consent to add additional substances to the drug schedules. The Indiana Professional … [Read more...] about Drug schedules
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Drug schedules
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 379 on drug schedules authored by Sen. Sandlin.The bill adds to the list of controlled substances various opioids, anti-depressants, a dissociative drug, and a psychomotor stimulant. The bill was amended by consent to correct misspellings and add alternative spellings to various chemical … [Read more...] about Drug schedules
Drug schedules
S.E.A. 122, P.L. 10 Effective: July 1, 2021 Adds new scheduled drugs to the statutory drug schedules. Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/122 … [Read more...] about Drug schedules
Criminal law issues
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 197 on criminal law issues, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald. The author, Sen. M. Young, presented the bill which does the following: Specifies that a conviction for certain sex offenses requires mandatory revocation of a teaching license. Provides that a child who: (1) commits indecent display by a youth; or (2) commits … [Read more...] about Criminal law issues
Operating while intoxicated
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 201 sponsored by Rep. John Young regarding operating while intoxicated. The bill provides a defense to prosecution for a person who operates a vehicle with marijuana or its metabolite in the person’s blood when the person was not intoxicated, did not cause a traffic accident, and the substance was identified by means of a c … [Read more...] about Operating while intoxicated